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Halo FC 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Tebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Ward!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ward on the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Ward has been cut.
Jab by Tebow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tebow tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tebow's waist but Tebow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ward off to one side.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tebow as he jumps to the side.
Tebow throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ward tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tebow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ward somewhat.
Tim Tebow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Ward.
Ward needs to keep his hands up - Tebow had a free shot at his head there.
Ward tries to move into range but Tebow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tebow connects with a stiff jab that staggers Ward - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Tebow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jeff lewbowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lewbowski comes to the cage accompanied by Gipsy kings - hotel california. Phil London has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jeff lewbowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil London!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lewbowski drives through and clinches with London against the cage.
lewbowski keeps control of London as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
lewbowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but London has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lewbowski is trying to drag London to the mat but London just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
London jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as lewbowski walks away with a smile on his face. London gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - lewbowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lewbowski shoots in for a double leg but London sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
London shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
London trying to control the pace.
London stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lewbowski gets caught flat footed, as London shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
London gets to his feet. lewbowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
lewbowski throws a head kick but London moves out of range.
lewbowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. London tries to avoid it but lewbowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag London to the ground. London escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff lewbowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts lewbowski as he jumps to the side.
No luck for London with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from London is defended easily by lewbowski.
London looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
London is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
London is looking to advance position but lewbowski won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
London decides to stand up.
lewbowski wants to clinch.
jeff lewbowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lewbowski moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
London jumps guard but lewbowski stands there with London around his waist. London gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
London breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lewbowski wants to clinch up but London keeps it at a distance.
lewbowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and London counters by moving into the clinch.
lewbowski is breathing heavily.
London is trying to break the clinch but lewbowski is controlling him.
lewbowski fails to pull guard.
London looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
London pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
London throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lewbowski tries to clinch
and London counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for lewbowski!
London misses with a head shot.
London controlling the pace for now.
lewbowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poor strikes thrown by London there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
London pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil London dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
London throws a head kick that misses
and lewbowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lewbowski is looking to control London's arms but London gets an underhook and turns him. Now lewbowski has his back to the cage.
London is trying to drag lewbowski to the mat but lewbowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
lewbowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
London managing to block the knees to the body from lewbowski.
London stalls.
lewbowski tries a knee to the head but London blocks it.
London jumps guard.
London looking to hit a scissor sweep but lewbowski is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
London trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
London has an active guard here but lewbowski has managed to pass into half guard.
London kicks off lewbowski and gets to his feet.
lewbowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
London shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches lewbowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
London is putting a hurting on lewbowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lewbowski regains half guard, as London was trying to land strikes.
Phil London has got the better of the ground game so far.
London seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
lewbowski is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London uses his free foot to push down on lewbowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for lewbowski.
London controlling from the full mount.
London raining down shots from the mount!
London controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOOM! London connects with a massive shot to the dome!
London tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil London showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
London fails with a takedown attempt.
lewbowski blocks a head kick by London.
London shoots in but lewbowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
lewbowski moves out of range of the leg kick from London.
London is trying hard to land a takedown here. lewbowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
jeff lewbowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil London.
London is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in lewbowski's half guard.
London not doing much here.
London takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
London with the ground and pound but lewbowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. lewbowski is keeping the position for now.
lewbowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst London is controlling him.
lewbowski is working an open guard so London takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
London throws a combination but it was largely blocked by lewbowski.
lewbowski tries to clinch but London moves away
and London counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for lewbowski!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London is stalling here but it's allowed lewbowski to get half guard.
London lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with London in particular looking to stall.
London's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
London is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so lewbowski is just riding it out for now. London eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lewbowski won't allow London to pass to mount.
London works his way into side control.
London sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but lewbowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
jeff lewbowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
London stands up and beckons lewbowski to his feet.
London shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says lewbowski as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from London.
London buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
London shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than London was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by London.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil London comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got London winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil London!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abidan Eshel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayce has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free bird as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abidan Eshel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Early Grayce!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by Eshel.
Grayce walks into a stiff left hand from Eshel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eshel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayce fails with the takedown.
Grayce looks to land a right hand but Eshel moved out of range.
Eshel misses with a straight left.
Grayce takes one to the side of the head.
Grayce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eshel misses with a low kick.
Grayce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eshel lands a big head kick that sends Grayce to the canvas! Eshel follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abidan Eshel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Palledorous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Palledorous!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palledorous takes one on the button.
LeBeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palledorous fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from LeBeau does no damage.
LeBeau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palledorous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LeBeau leaves Palledorous with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palledorous needs to keep his hands up - LeBeau had a free shot at his head there.
Palledorous looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBeau with a jab.
LeBeau throws a nice looking combination but Palledorous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palledorous has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LeBeau works Palledorous's body with a nice hook.
Palledorous closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
LeBeau lands a left and a right that send Palledorous crashing to the mat, dazed. LeBeau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
LeBeau lands a left and a right that send Palledorous crashing to the mat, dazed. LeBeau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Palledorous is rocked!
Palledorous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palledorous gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palledorous takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
LeBeau cracks Palledorous with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Palledorous looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can LeBeau finish him?
Palledorous is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBeau finish him?
A jab from LeBeau does it's job there.
Palledorous seems to have recovered his senses.
Remy LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBeau scores with a jab to the jaw.
LeBeau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBeau scores with a nice right hand.
Palledorous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
LeBeau scores with the left hand. Palledorous knows he should have avoided that one.
LeBeau with a nice cross.
LeBeau lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
LeBeau Rushes Palledorous and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Palledorous is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. LeBeau Piles on the pressure and Palledorous crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy LeBeau!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whitey Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Star.
Star darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Star wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Star wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Star seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Star controlling the pace.
Star is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Star shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Star is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Star is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking to escape.
Star is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Star is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Star's head.
It looks like Whitey Star has been cut.
Smith throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
Star takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Star looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Star finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Star on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Star dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Star's head and hops out.
Star shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Star shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Star slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Star throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Star looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a head kick that drops Star to the mat! Star scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Star shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Star counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Star trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Star is controlling him.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Star wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Star wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Star takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination but Star avoids it well.
Star wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Star throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Star backing up. Star nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Star fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Star misses with a takedown
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitey Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.
Star blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Star counters with a thumping low kick.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Whitey Star's cut is getting worse.
Star tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Dan Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Star shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Star's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Star with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Star has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith cracks Star with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Star looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith finish him?
Star tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Star is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat McWhorter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWhorter has chosen Young Buck - Pullin Me Back as his entrance music. Mat McWhorter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mat McWhorter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Atticus Johnson's chin.
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213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mat McWhorter!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McWhorter.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McWhorter dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on McWhorter's head and hops out.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
It looks like Mat McWhorter has been cut.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses McWhorter's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good work by McWhorter as he checks the leg kick.
McWhorter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McWhorter looks gassed!
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McWhorter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from McWhorter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McWhorter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McWhorter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McWhorter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from McWhorter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Atticus Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat McWhorter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Atticus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWhorter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but McWhorter moves out of range.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for McWhorter's leg but McWhorter calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McWhorter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as McWhorter shoots in.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that McWhorter semi-blocks.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from McWhorter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson looks to land a combination. McWhorter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson throws a head kick that McWhorter semi-blocks.
That has opened up Mat McWhorter's cut even more.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson cracks the inside of McWhorter's front leg.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atticus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McWhorter checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson works over McWhorter's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands a head kick. McWhorter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The cut above Mat McWhorter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of McWhorter's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mat McWhorter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McWhorter shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McWhorter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson feints and then cracks McWhorter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McWhorter down.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atticus Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McWhorter is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McWhorter at a distance.
Johnson digs a good body shot into McWhorter's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabs at McWhorter's body.
Johnson jabs at McWhorter's body.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses McWhorter's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
McWhorter dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
McWhorter wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
McWhorter dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
McWhorter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson tests McWhorter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson with a jab.
McWhorter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow McWhorter down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhorter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWhorter.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but McWhorter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McWhorter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as McWhorter shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a right and a left that McWhorter avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWhorter.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mat McWhorter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson throws a series of punches but McWhorter moves out of range.
McWhorter defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a leg kick but McWhorter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson stalks McWhorter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McWhorter's face. McWhorter staggers backwards, shaken.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
McWhorter slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McWhorter.
Mat McWhorter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McWhorter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McWhorter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWhorter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McWhorter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McWhorter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that McWhorter ducks under and follows up with a left that McWhorter also avoids with ease.
McWhorter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McWhorter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but McWhorter avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mat McWhorter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Atticus Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back in Black-AC/DC. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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22
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamar Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands the left hand.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Lamar Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Washington throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Washington lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Washington takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Washington avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Washington throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Washington.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Washington as he jumps to the side.
Lamar Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Washington lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Washington takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Washington throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Washington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Washington defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Washington lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Washington thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Washington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Washington can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Washington delivers a nice body kick.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a brutal head kick. Gracie looks out on his feet and Washington throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lamar Washington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryal Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Rounded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rounded comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayer - Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Will Rounded has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryal Squires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Rounded!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires throws a series of punches but Rounded avoids them all with ease.
Rounded jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rounded defending well as Squires loads up on a big left hand.
Rounded throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squires counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rounded uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squires.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rounded sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rounded misses with a combination
enabling Squires to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rounded swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Squires slips under a jab.
Squires ducks under a wild hook from Rounded.
Rounded lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squires circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires swings for the body but Rounded moves out of range.
Squires looks to land a combination but Rounded avoids it well.
Will Rounded is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squires throws a lazy right hand but Rounded sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Squires staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Squires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rounded's waist but Rounded gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Squires off to one side.
Squires misses with a body shot.
Rounded throws a looping overhand right but Squires ducks down to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Squires loads up on a big right hand but Rounded slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryal Squires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Squires drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rounded controls Squires momentarily but Squires frees himself.
Squires is in close to Rounded's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Squires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Squires stands up over Rounded, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Squires wants to control from the top but Rounded keeps moving.
Rounded is pulling down on Squires's head to control his posture.
Squires stays in close to Rounded's body and controls the position.
Squires trying to control but Rounded is working from the bottom.
Squires has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires wants to pass the guard but Rounded is keeping the position.
Rounded is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rounded looking for a guillotine here but Squires defends easily.
Rounded is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Squires with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Squires works the jab nicely.
Will Rounded is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Squires fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rounded avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rounded fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryal Squires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rounded counters with a one-two to the body.
Rounded throws a hook but Squires blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounded throws a right and a left that Squires avoids nicely.
Squires waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rounded.
Squires is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rounded sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Rounded will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rounded uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squires.
Rounded looks to land a left hand but Squires moved out of range nicely.
Rounded misses with a combination
and Squires counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded is trying to control Squires's posture but Squires avoids it.
The strikes coming from Squires are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rounded manages to work his way to half guard, despite Squires's best efforts.
Squires wants to work for an arm triangle but Rounded is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rounded is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squires scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rounded is trying to maintain the position but Squires is very close to passing his half guard.
Squires looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Squires looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rounded with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rounded.
Rounded trying to control the position.
Rounded looking to hit a scissor sweep but Squires is one step ahead there.
Squires is fighting to break Rounded's control of his arms but Rounded is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Squires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rounded is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires stopping the sweep attempt from Rounded.
Squires wants to pass the guard but Rounded is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rounded ducks under a wild hook from Squires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rounded keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rounded misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Squires here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rounded slips under a jab from Squires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryal Squires clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Rounded 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rounded bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rounded moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squires with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rounded.
Rounded throws a hook to the side of Squires's head but Squires sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Squires misses with a body shot
and Rounded connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squires cracks a nice hook into Rounded's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires misses with a body shot.
Squires staying out of range there.
Squires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires missing with a left hand there. Rounded was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squires swings for the body but Rounded moves out of range.
Rounded thows a left - swing and a miss!
Squires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rounded.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rounded uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Squires.
Squires fails with a takedown attempt.
Squires avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ryal Squires will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Squires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rounded counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Squires! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rounded!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rounded!
Will Rounded is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeroen Heijdens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Head Strong as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeroen Heijdens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heijdens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cunningham did well to prevent Heijdens getting side control.
Heijdens is looking to advance position but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham wants to get back to full guard.
Cunningham is defending against the submission attempts here by Heijdens.
Heijdens is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cunningham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heijdens.
Heijdens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to hold on to Heijdens's head to control him but Heijdens postures up.
Heijdens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heijdens misses with a head kick.
Heijdens moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heijdens.
Cunningham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heijdens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cunningham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heijdens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunningham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cunningham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cunningham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heijdens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heijdens misses with a series of wild punches.
Heijdens throws a series of punches but Cunningham moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
Cunningham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heijdens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeroen Heijdens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
A swing and a miss from Heijdens.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Heijdens.
Cunningham throws a push kick but Heijdens slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cunningham fails with the takedown
and Heijdens counters with a solid body kick.
Heijdens is looking to clinch.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Heijdens circles away easily
so Heijdens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Heijdens trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Heijdens dominated that round.
That's time! Heijdens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Heijdens.
Cunningham checks a leg kick.
Cunningham has his takedown stuffed
and Heijdens counters with a three punch combo that has Cunningham backing up. Cunningham nods at Heijdens to acknowledge the strikes.
Heijdens is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Heijdens.
Heijdens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.
Heijdens tries to land a body kick
and Cunningham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cunningham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heijdens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Heijdens tries to roll over but Cunningham keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to stall here but Heijdens recovers full guard.
Cunningham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cunningham trying to control but Heijdens is working from the bottom.
Heijdens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cunningham's guard.
Heijdens controlling from the top position.
Heijdens trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens postures up.
Cunningham trying to control the position here.
Heijdens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunningham is keeping the position for now.
Cunningham is trying to keep Heijdens in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cunningham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunningham had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Heijdens is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cunningham Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Heijdens's back instead.
Heijdens rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cunningham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heijdens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heijdens swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeroen Heijdens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Heijdens misses
and Cunningham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Heijdens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heijdens controlling the position.
Cunningham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cunningham trying to control but Heijdens is working from the bottom.
Heijdens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cunningham throws a big right hand that misses.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Heijdens keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heijdens looks to land a combination. Cunningham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heijdens misses with a wild combination.
Heijdens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cunningham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heijdens counters with a left and a right that stings Cunningham.
Heijdens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heijdens showed some decent athleticism there.
Cunningham wants to control but Heijdens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heijdens thows a huge punch but Cunningham dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens trying to control from half guard but Cunningham is working away.
Heijdens is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cunningham is trying to control but can't.
Heijdens moves nicely into side control.
Heijdens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cunningham is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Cunningham tries to buck Heijdens off but Heijdens is having none of it.
Heijdens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cunningham has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Heijdens clearly takes that round.
That's time! Heijdens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cunningham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heijdens counters with a right hand to the body.
Heijdens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cunningham's calf.
Heijdens works over Cunningham's head and body with a nice combination.
Heijdens misses with a double jab
and Cunningham counters with a single leg into guard. Heijdens didn't expect that.
Cunningham controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Heijdens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Heijdens has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heijdens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunningham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cunningham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heijdens is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunningham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jeroen Heijdens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunningham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heijdens counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a takedown attempt
and Heijdens counters with a three punch combo that has Cunningham backing up. Cunningham nods at Heijdens to acknowledge the strikes.
Jeroen Heijdens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
Heijdens misses with a low kick as Cunningham jumps back.
Heijdens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heijdens tries to clinch up.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Heijdens circles away easily
and Heijdens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heijdens misses the body punch
and Cunningham counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Heijdens is pulling down on Cunningham's head to control his posture.
Bill Cunningham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cunningham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heijdens is keeping the position for now.
Cunningham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heijdens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heijdens has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cunningham dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cunningham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heijdens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cunningham thinking.
Heijdens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Heijdens trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heijdens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cunningham wants to hit a switch here but Heijdens passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cunningham there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heijdens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cunningham has given up his back here.
Cunningham tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heijdens looking for the choke but no joy.
I really don't envy Cunningham right now.
Cunningham trying to control the position but Heijdens manages to sink in the hooks.
Heijdens has good solid back control here.
Heijdens is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens tries to get the hooks in deep but Cunningham pushed the leg off.
Heijdens trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cunningham doesn't escape.
Cunningham tries to escape but Heijdens has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Heijdens not allowing Cunningham to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Cunningham's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bill Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeroen Heijdens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heijdens tightening his grip on Cunningham, looking for the choke.
Heijdens keeps control of the position easily here as Cunningham tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeroen Heijdens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heijdens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeroen Heijdens!
Jeroen Heijdens is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Dorrestijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Dorrestijn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcedo has managed to clinch.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo can't find room to land a body shot as Dorrestijn controls the action.
Salcedo tries to work over Dorrestijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Dorrestijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrestijn's gas tank.
Salcedo cracks Dorrestijn with a nice body shot.
Dorrestijn looks gassed!
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dorrestijn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Dorrestijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrestijn's gas tank.
Salcedo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dorrestijn backwards.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo works on Dorrestijn's body with a couple of short punches.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorrestijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo gets through Dorrestijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Salcedo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo presses Dorrestijn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Dorrestijn shrugs off.
Salcedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Salcedo as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salcedo lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorrestijn backwards.
Dorrestijn avoids a wild elbow strike from Salcedo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salcedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dorrestijn's brow.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dorrestijn slows down the pace here.
Salcedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrestijn misses with an elbow over the top.
Dorrestijn blocks a body shot from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrestijn throws an elbow that misses.
Dorrestijn scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo has a couple of punches blocked by Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but Dorrestijn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn has Salcedo pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dorrestijn scores with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Dorrestijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Dorrestijn fails to land.
Dorrestijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo working Dorrestijn over with knees to the body.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorrestijn misses with the head strike.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrestijn blocks with his arms.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorrestijn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo being controlled against the cage.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcedo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorrestijn's elbow.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrestijn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrestijn tries a body shot but Salcedo blocks it.
Salcedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salcedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrestijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Dorrestijn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Dorrestijn shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Dorrestijn connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dorrestijn's face.
Dorrestijn landing knees to the head.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but Dorrestijn blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Salcedo cracks Dorrestijn with a nice body shot.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo blocks a body shot from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorrestijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Salcedo.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Dorrestijn is blocking nicely.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrestijn blocks with his arms.
Salcedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
Dorrestijn slowing the pace effectively.
Salcedo pushes Dorrestijn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Dorrestijn is blocking nicely.
Dorrestijn lands a nice elbow.
Dorrestijn trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn blocking some punches.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrestijn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Dorrestijn misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dorrestijn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hans Dorrestijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorrestijn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salcedo moves into the clinch.
Dorrestijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salcedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorrestijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorrestijn avoids it.
Salcedo working Dorrestijn over with knees to the body.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Dorrestijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrestijn's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to work over Dorrestijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Dorrestijn is blocking nicely.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dorrestijn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salcedo is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrestijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn lands a damaging elbow.
Dorrestijn trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks it.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Salcedo.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Salcedo scores with a hook to the body.
Salcedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn prevents a body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrestijn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salcedo walks away with a smile on his face. Dorrestijn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body kick from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo tries to clinch up
and Dorrestijn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salcedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dorrestijn's brow.
Dorrestijn landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dorrestijn.
Salcedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jose Salcedo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dorrestijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorrestijn or not.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn lands an elbow just above Salcedo 's eye.
Dorrestijn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn prevents a body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn misses with an elbow strike.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Dorrestijn 's eye.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrestijn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrestijn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salcedo blocks the elbow strike.
Dorrestijn connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Dorrestijn 's eye.
Salcedo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dorrestijn backwards.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Salcedo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Salcedo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dorrestijn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dorrestijn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dorrestijn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrestijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dorrestijn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Dorrestijn shrugs off.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo blocks an elbow strike from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dorrestijn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dorrestijn slips under a jab from Salcedo.
Good leg kick by Salcedo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dorrestijn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salcedo counters with a solid body kick.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo clinches up against the cage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorrestijn avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dorrestijn throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dorrestijn throws an elbow but misses.
Salcedo scores with a shot to the side of Dorrestijn's head.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrestijn avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrestijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrestijn takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Dorrestijn missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salcedo.
Salcedo avoiding damage as Dorrestijn throws knees to the body.
Dorrestijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorrestijn or not.
Dorrestijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn avoids a wild elbow strike from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salcedo as Dorrestijn tries to tie him up.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Salcedo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside.
Salcedo scores with a hook to the body.
Dorrestijn scores with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salcedo up against the cage.
Dorrestijn scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dorrestijn throws an elbow but misses.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn lands an elbow inside.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrestijn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorrestijn looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Dorrestijn to work.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
Dorrestijn works on Salcedo's body with a couple of short punches.
Dorrestijn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salcedo is defending well for now.
Salcedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorrestijn's defenses.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Dorrestijn 's eye.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dorrestijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks it.
Dorrestijn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrestijn avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrestijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn misses with an elbow over the top.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Salcedo managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorrestijn avoids it.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrestijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Dorrestijn's ribcage.
Dorrestijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salcedo's face.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo working Dorrestijn over with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo pushes Dorrestijn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Dorrestijn blocks it.
Dorrestijn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrestijn avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Dorrestijn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salcedo avoids it.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salcedo avoids it.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Dorrestijn really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Dorrestijn lands but Salcedo takes it in his stride.
Dorrestijn closes the distance and pushes Salcedo back into the cage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorrestijn avoids it.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks with his arms.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Dorrestijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorrestijn is defending well for now.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Dorrestijn with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn tries to stall but Salcedo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dorrestijn.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salcedo is working Dorrestijn over against the cage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Dorrestijn blocks with his arms.
Salcedo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salcedo throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salcedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dorrestijn's brow.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrestijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dorrestijn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salcedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorrestijn lands a nice elbow.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks with his arms.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrestijn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorrestijn trying to control the position but instead, Salcedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dorrestijn into the cage.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Dorrestijn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Dorrestijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorrestijn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salcedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn avoids the elbow strike from Salcedo, against the cage.
Dorrestijn trying to control the position but instead, Salcedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dorrestijn into the cage.
Dorrestijn avoids the elbow strike from Salcedo, against the cage.
Dorrestijn managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dorrestijn prevents a body shot from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrestijn lands an elbow inside that Salcedo shrugs off.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorrestijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Dorrestijn is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dorrestijn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorrestijn or not.
Dorrestijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Dorrestijn's ribcage.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Dorrestijn taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salcedo throws an elbow but misses.
Salcedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo blocks a body shot from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrestijn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salcedo up against the cage.
Salcedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrestijn avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Salcedo.
Dorrestijn cracks Salcedo with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Dorrestijn.
Salcedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcedo presses Dorrestijn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dorrestijn trying to control the position but instead, Salcedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dorrestijn into the cage.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
A short left from Salcedo.
Salcedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrestijn avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrestijn misses with an elbow strike.
Dorrestijn stalling in the clinch.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorrestijn backwards.
Dorrestijn lands an elbow inside that Salcedo shrugs off.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Dorrestijn's ribcage.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Dorrestijn dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Salcedo tries to clinch but Dorrestijn moves away
and Dorrestijn counters with a big head kick but Salcedo shrugs it off.
Dorrestijn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salcedo counters with a body kick that stops Dorrestijn in his tracks momentarily.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorrestijn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salcedo misses with a head kick.
Dorrestijn blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salcedo moves into the clinch.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorrestijn avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salcedo works on Dorrestijn's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorrestijn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrestijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salcedo's face.
Salcedo scores with a shot to the side of Dorrestijn's head.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow that stopped Dorrestijn in his tracks for a moment.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Dorrestijn's ribcage.
Salcedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorrestijn's defenses.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn stalling in the clinch.
Dorrestijn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee to the head.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Dorrestijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrestijn avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Dorrestijn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salcedo blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands with a short shot to the head.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorrestijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo scores with a shot to the side of Dorrestijn's head.
Salcedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salcedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorrestijn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dorrestijn is trying to stall.
Salcedo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dorrestijn.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Dorrestijn shrugs off.
Dorrestijn is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dorrestijn has his back to the cage.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Dorrestijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorrestijn's gas tank.
Dorrestijn looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dorrestijn takes an elbow to the temple.
Dorrestijn blocks the elbow strike.
Dorrestijn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dorrestijn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Salcedo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dorrestijn but great work by Salcedo.
Salcedo is staying tight to Dorrestijn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo tries to move to mount but Dorrestijn blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn manages to get back to half guard.
Salcedo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dorrestijn to regain full guard.
Dorrestijn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dorrestijn is looking for a triangle but Salcedo pushes his legs off easily.
Dorrestijn is looking for a triangle here but Salcedo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dorrestijn hang on?
Dorrestijn tries to improve his position but instead Salcedo has taken his back!
Salcedo working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dorrestijn is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Salcedo has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dorrestijn taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Salcedo!
Jose Salcedo is the new heavyweight champion!
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