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Volume 56: 145 Finale Pt Deux PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Nash !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Nash shoots in for a double leg but Edwards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Nash .
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Nash counters with a nice body kick.
Nash keeps Edwards at a distance using the push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwards.
Nash goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nash fails with the takedown.
Edwards wants to slow Nash down by chopping away at his legs.
Nash shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Nash . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nash !
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!
Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Nash tries to pull guard but Edwards won't allow it.
Nash fails to pull guard.
Edwards stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edwards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Nash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nash .
Edwards looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nash , right into the meat.
Nash cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Nash scores with a head kick.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nash .
Nash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nash off to one side.
Nash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nash tries to score a body lock takedown but Edwards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edwards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nash .
Nash drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edwards pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nash scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nash lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nash .
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Nash lands but Edwards takes it in his stride.
Edwards throws a one two combo.
Nash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nash to the mat! Nash manages to get full guard.
Nash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nash trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
Edwards trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nash with a poor takedown
and Edwards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards won't allow Nash to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nash looking to control.
Nash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Edwards works over Nash with some ground and pound from guard.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Nash is avoiding it.
Nash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Edwards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nash can't get the takedown.
Edwards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nash has Edwards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Edwards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Nash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Nash misses
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards misses the jab.
Nash ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Nash .
Cliff Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Edwards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nash gets full guard.
Nash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edwards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash looking to control.
Nash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Nash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edwards postures up in Nash 's guard and throws a big left but Nash blocks it.
Nash is trying to keep Edwards in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nash shoots and misses
and Edwards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nash 's guard now.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Nash .
Edwards sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to control the position.
Edwards gets to his feet - Nash follows without any prompting.
Nash lands with a kick to the temple. Edwards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nash throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nash looks to clinch
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nash has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Nash lands but Edwards takes it in his stride.
Nash keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Edwards - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Nash .
Edwards forces Nash back against the cage and clinches.
Nash is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Edwards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Nash . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash is trying to drag Edwards to the mat but Edwards just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Edwards is pressed up against the cage. Nash has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edwards down to the mat. Edwards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nash - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nash gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nash lands a head kick!
Edwards throws a series of punches but Nash avoids them all with ease.
Glenn Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nash connects with a high kick.
Nash feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Nash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edwards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nash somewhat.
Nash wants to clinch.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Nash .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Nash sees coming a mile off.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash clinches but Edwards breaks the clinch
and Edwards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nash 's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nash is looking to clinch.
Cliff Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards wants to slow Nash down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Nash .
Edwards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Edwards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edwards stays in close to Nash 's body and controls the position.
Nash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Nash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edwards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash looking for a guillotine here but Edwards defends easily.
Edwards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Edwards has managed to clinch.
Nash jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edwards walks away with a smile on his face. Nash gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Nash slams his shin into Edwards's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nash 's half guard.
Edwards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nash looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nash looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edwards moves nicely into side control.
Nash tries to escape but Edwards is in control.
Nash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edwards trying to control the action but Nash is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Edwards in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nash wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edwards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nash manages to work his way to half guard, despite Edwards's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nash is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Nash is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edwards seems to be looking for submissions.
Nash has hold of Edwards's hands but Edwards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nash is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Edwards is tapping! Great win for Nash !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cliff Nash !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Daniels told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Belfort moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels shoots in but Belfort avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Belfort.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Belfort is trying to keep an underhook but Daniels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Daniels prevents Belfort from improving his position.
It looks like Daniels is going to stand back up.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Belfort knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belfort's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belfort is trying to stand.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belfort does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels drives through and clinches with Belfort against the cage.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort takes one to the chin there.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels rushes Belfort and presses him up against the cage.
Daniels looks gassed!
Belfort content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belfort avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels slips a jab from Belfort.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Daniels misses with a hook. Belfort ducked under it nicely.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Henrik Daniels has been cut.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marco Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels has clasped his hands together around Belfort's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Belfort is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Belfort regains half guard.
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Belfort is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels is thwarting Belfort's attempts to control the position.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belfort's head.
Daniels seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marco Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Daniels.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Belfort connects with a looping right hand.
Belfort with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belfort avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belfort tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Daniels has Belfort pressed against the cage, preventing Belfort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belfort looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belfort tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. Belfort tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belfort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Belfort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Belfort.
Belfort lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Belfort moved out of range nicely.
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daniels is trying to trip Belfort. He has hold of a leg but Belfort is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Daniels persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Daniels stops Belfort from standing up.
Daniels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Belfort blocks the leg kick.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Belfort thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Belfort.
Belfort connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belfort scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belfort gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Belfort is looking to stand up but Daniels isn't so interested in that idea.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels wanted to stand there but Belfort had control of the position.
Belfort working a defensive guard here.
Daniels pushes down on Belfort's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to control Daniels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belfort avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Belfort manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Daniels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belfort is on top in guard.
Daniels wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belfort stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Belfort stops Daniels from standing up.
Belfort throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels looking to control.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Belfort dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belfort sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belfort scores with a punch to the head.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Daniels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort scores with a hook.
Marco Belfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Belfort.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Belfort.
Belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Belfort swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
Belfort lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Belfort takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws the left hand but Belfort avoids the punch easily.
Belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Belfort scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
Belfort takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belfort throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daniels wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
Marco Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Daniels.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Belfort.
Belfort lands a with a good body shot.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belfort did well to prevent Daniels getting side control.
Daniels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daniels wants to stand but Belfort has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
Marco Belfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belfort trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Daniels there.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Belfort is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belfort is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daniels is controlling him well.
Henrik Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Daniels landing strikes.
Belfort sneaks back into half guard.
Daniels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daniels is nestled in close to Belfort, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belfort wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belfort, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Belfort!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okuma Yoshiari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiari comes into the arena with Please Don't Go blaring out of the sound system. Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mayhem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okuma Yoshiari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiari throws a chopping leg kick but Karlsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yoshiari swivels and escapes.
Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karlsson misses with a low kick as Yoshiari jumps back.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshiari tries to sprawl out of it but Karlsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshiari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshiari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshiari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshiari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshiari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Okuma Yoshiari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Karlsson.
Yoshiari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshiari tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshiari to the ground. Yoshiari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshiari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karlsson's head backwards.
Yoshiari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Yoshiari misses with a hook.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Yoshiari.
Karlsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshiari throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Yoshiari.
Yoshiari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yoshiari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshiari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karlsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yoshiari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshiari working away.
Karlsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yoshiari scores with punches from side control.
Yoshiari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yoshiari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yoshiari is breathing heavily.
Yoshiari is working Karlsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshiari working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karlsson gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoshiari drops back looking for a leg! Karlsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karlsson manages to kick Yoshiari off! Yoshiari jumps back into Karlsson's guard.
Karlsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshiari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshiari tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karlsson 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.
Yoshiari distracts Karlsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoshiari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yoshiari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yoshiari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshiari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoshiari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Yoshiari pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshiari looking to pass the guard.
Karlsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshiari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karlsson has his foot on Yoshiari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshiari works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshiari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karlsson tries to bench press Yoshiari off him but Yoshiari keeps the position.
Yoshiari working the ground and pound.
Yoshiari lands an elbow.
Yoshiari lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karlsson down.
Yoshiari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoshiari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yoshiari throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Karlsson manages to get back to half guard.
Karlsson has hold of Yoshiari's hands but Yoshiari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karlsson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okuma Yoshiari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yoshiari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshiari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiari forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshiari.
A short uppercut from Yoshiari.
Karlsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yoshiari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshiari cracks Karlsson with a nice body shot.
Karlsson trying to control the position but instead, Yoshiari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karlsson into the cage.
Yoshiari lands a left hand.
Yoshiari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yoshiari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okuma Yoshiari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Karlsson.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshiari connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Yoshiari both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari lands a nice hook to Karlsson's body. Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshiari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoshiari sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshiari scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshiari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karlsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshiari can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Yoshiari works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshiari, as that shot connected.
Karlsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yoshiari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karlsson.
Yoshiari clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshiari lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshiari lands a shot to the body.
Yoshiari scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshiari scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshiari works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshiari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshiari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshiari wants the takedown. Karlsson is fighting it off but Yoshiari persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karlsson's guard against the cage.
Karlsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yoshiari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshiari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshiari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshiari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshiari landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson wants to sweep here but Yoshiari controlling him for the moment.
Yoshiari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlsson's guard.
Yoshiari is nestled in close to Karlsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karlsson trying to control but Yoshiari postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karlsson.
Yoshiari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karlsson's head.
Karlsson working for a triangle but Yoshiari defends it easily.
Yoshiari postures up.
Karlsson has his foot on Yoshiari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshiari works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshiari advances position into side control!
Yoshiari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karlsson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karlsson sneaks back into half guard.
Karlsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoshiari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karlsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Karlsson is trying to maintain the position but Yoshiari is very close to passing his half guard.
Karlsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshiari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karlsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yoshiari lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okuma Yoshiari dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yoshiari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsson.
Yoshiari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karlsson takes a step back to recover.
Yoshiari scores with a push kick.
Yoshiari with a jab.
Yoshiari leaves Karlsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okuma Yoshiari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshiari moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshiari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshiari.
Yoshiari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Karlsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karlsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yoshiari connects with a decent elbow.
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari has an Americana. Karlsson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yoshiari is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yoshiari hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Okuma Yoshiari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
148 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat misses with a leg kick.
Goat throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Goat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Goat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Goat.
Goat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goat scoring with punches from side control.
Goat working the head with strikes.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Goat tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie trying to control but Goat postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking to control Goat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie moves into full guard.
Goat distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goat working some strikes from top position.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goat.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goat is looking to improve his position.
Goat is breathing heavily.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Goat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goat is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Goat is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat sneaks back into half guard.
Goat moves into full guard.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Goat has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goat, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goat is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie wants to control but Goat is keeping him busy.
Goat manages to get back to half guard.
Goat tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Goat is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goat scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goat scoring with punches and elbows.
Goat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goat scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie tries to bench press Goat off him but Goat keeps the position.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goat's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Goat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Goat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Goat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goat works his way into side control.
Goat working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Goat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goat working the head and body with strikes.
Goat slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Goat slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Goat defends it easily.
Goat lands a couple of elbows.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goat is aware though and is defending well.
Billy Goat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goat landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie 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.
Goat stands up from Gracie's guard - Goat perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goat can pounce on him.
Goat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Goat's head to control him but Goat postures up.
Goat throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Goat from advancing to side control.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goat.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goat defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Goat shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Goat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goat shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goat postures up.
Goat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goat stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goat's waist but Goat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Goat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Goat works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Goat looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Goat from standing up.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goat is aware though and is defending well.
Goat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie controls Goat momentarily but Goat frees himself.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie working for a triangle but Goat defends it easily.
Goat is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goat pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Goat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Goat there.
Goat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Goat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Goat is proving a slippery customer.
Goat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goat thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Goat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat regains half guard.
Goat manages to get to full guard.
Goat looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Goat up and slammed him! Goat can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Goat tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie trying to control the position but Goat is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Rambo (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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205 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grayson Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotberg misses with an uppercut.
Rotberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Grayson Rambo has been cut.
Rotberg throws a hook to the side of Rambo's head but Rambo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rotberg sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rambo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rambo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilan Rotberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr iLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Becker (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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220 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr iLL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Becker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iLL misses with a head kick.
iLL tries to clinch up.
iLL wants to clinch up but Becker keeps it at a distance.
iLL wants to clinch.
iLL throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker misses with a body punch
and iLL counters with an outside leg kick.
iLL stuffs the takedown.
Becker has his takedown stuffed
and iLL counters with a head kick that drops Becker to the mat! Becker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from iLL.
Becker looks gassed!
iLL circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Becker drops to the canvas, hurt badly! iLL follows Becker to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dr iLL!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Hickok has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Schulte's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hickok!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte looks to land a right hand but Hickok moved out of range.
Hickok misses with a looping left.
Hickok throws a jab when Schulte was well out of range.
Schulte misses with a body shot.
Schulte slips under a jab from Hickok.
Schulte lands a jab to the nose.
Schulte lands an overhand right.
Schulte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickok.
Hickok misses with an uppercut.
Schulte misses with a few strikes there.
Hickok throws a looping overhand right but Schulte ducks down to avoid it.
Schulte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok missing with a left hand there. Schulte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Hickok.
Hickok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schulte lands with a nice body punch.
Hickok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok walks into a left hand.
Schulte takes a swing at Hickok's ribcage but misses.
Hickok stalks Schulte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schulte's face. Schulte staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Schulte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hickok finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulte's head.
Hickok tries to clinch there but Schulte circles away.
Schulte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hickok circles away quickly and effectively.
Schulte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Hickok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hickok.
Schulte moves away from the strike by Hickok.
A big left from Hickok misses.
Hickok misses with a straight right.
Hickok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulte.
Hickok tries to clinch up.
Hickok connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a straight right.
Hickok connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schulte misses with a double jab.
Hickok lands a jab to the nose.
Hickok tries to clinch but Schulte moves out of range.
Schulte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hickok sprawls well initially but Schulte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulte looks to land a strike but Hickok avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Schulte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hickok is looking for a triangle but Schulte pushes his legs off easily.
Schulte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hickok 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.
Hickok has his hands on Schulte's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok working a defensive guard here.
Hickok wants to sweep but no luck.
Schulte trying to control but Hickok is working from the bottom.
Hickok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schulte is one step ahead there.
Hickok keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.
Schulte 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.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
That's four 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.
Hickok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hickok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hickok with a hook.
Hickok throws out a loose jab but Schulte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Hickok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hickok moves forwards but Schulte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schulte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schulte misses with a hook to the body
and Hickok counters with a nice uppercut.
Brian Schulte's cut is getting worse.
Schulte slips a jab from Hickok.
Hickok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickok's corner calls for a 1-2. Hickok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hickok tries to clinch but Schulte moves out of range.
Hickok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hickok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schulte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hickok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Hickok.
Hickok looks to land a right hand but Schulte moved out of range.
Hickok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulte.
Hickok tries to clinch but Schulte is having none of it.
Hickok thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickok misses with a double jab
and Schulte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hickok wants to clinch.
Bill Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte throws a shot from downtown. Hickok moves away and avoids it.
Hickok blocks a jab.
Hickok slips a jab from Schulte.
Schulte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schulte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hickok might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hickok throws an overhand right that lands on Schulte's shoulder, as Schulte tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schulte blocks a head kick by Hickok.
Schulte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickok.
Hickok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulte.
A swing and a miss from Schulte.
Hickok wants to clinch but Schulte slips to the side
and Schulte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Schulte misses.
Schulte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schulte slips under a jab.
Schulte slips a jab from Hickok.
Schulte slips under a jab from Hickok.
Hickok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brian Schulte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Schulte - just one landing.
Hickok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schulte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte trying to control the action but Hickok is working from the bottom.
Schulte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickok makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hickok.
Hickok manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schulte manages to get himself to full guard.
Hickok trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hickok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schulte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok postures up.
Hickok wants to control from the top but Schulte keeps moving.
Hickok is stalling in the full guard.
Schulte is looking for a triangle here but Hickok uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Schulte is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hickok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulte keeps working.
Hickok working away.
Schulte is trying to improve his position.
Hickok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulte keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Hickok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hickok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hickok, as that shot connected.
Schulte just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schulte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickok thinking.
Hickok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schulte circles away quickly and effectively.
Hickok misses with a body shot.
Hickok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schulte shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hickok as he jumps to the side.
Hickok connects with a body shot.
Hickok staying out of range there.
Hickok cracks Schulte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brian Schulte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hickok thuds his right hand into Schulte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hickok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Hickok - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schulte as Hickok tries to tie him up.
Schulte wants a takedown.
Schulte has clasped his hands together around Hickok's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hickok is looking for a sweep.
Hickok struggling a bit here.
Hickok tries to bench press Schulte off him but Schulte keeps the position.
Hickok takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hickok manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brian Schulte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte gets back to full guard.
Schulte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hickok tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulte is retaining full guard.
Schulte looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hickok has picked Schulte up and slammed him! Schulte can't keep hold of the triangle and Hickok manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Schulte is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hickok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schulte wants to improve his position but Hickok is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hickok in particular looking to stall.
Hickok is thwarting Schulte's attempts to control the position.
Hickok stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schulte is trying to stand up here but Hickok is controlling him well.
Bill Hickok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schulte is staying active underneath Hickok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hickok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schulte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickok.
Some wild striking there from Schulte.
Hickok throws a hook but Schulte blocks it.
Hickok wants to clinch but Schulte slips to the side
and Schulte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hickok throws a hook but Schulte blocks it.
Schulte swings for the body but Hickok moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hickok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hickok 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Hickok!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolborg comes to the cage accompanied by Because I Got High. Lang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYs3wtIMRqY. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Tolborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolborg.
Tolborg walks into a left hand.
Tolborg cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Tolborg. That snapped Lang's head back.
Tolborg punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Lang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tolborg doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolborg staying out of range there.
Lang avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Tolborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang looks gassed!
A combination from Tolborg does no damage.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Tolborg misses
and Lang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tolborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolborg cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Tolborg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tolborg throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Tolborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tolborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tolborg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tolborg misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tolborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg scores with a jab to the body.
Tolborg cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolborg throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Tolborg scores with a shot to the body.
Tolborg misses with a double jab.
Tolborg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tolborg lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Tolborg's shoulder, as Tolborg tries to avoid the shot.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolborg.
Tolborg tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolborg avoids the body shot from Lang.
A punch combination from Tolborg misses.
Tolborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Tolborg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tolborg digs a good hook to Lang's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg moves out of range of the strikes.
Tolborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg moves out of range of the body kick.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
Lang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tolborg throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Tolborg throws a shot to the body.
Tolborg misses with a wild body shot.
Tolborg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
Tolborg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Tolborg - just one landing.
Lang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tolborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolborg.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tolborg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tolborg lands a with a good body shot.
Tolborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Tolborg misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tolborg moves away from the strike by Lang.
Tolborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolborg thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Lang.
Tolborg works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolborg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Tolborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolborg.
Tolborg jabs at Lang's body.
A swing and a miss from Tolborg.
Tolborg slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tolborg!
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolborg.
Good shot there by Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Tolborg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolborg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
Tolborg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tolborg's head.
Tolborg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tolborg's hands.
Lang scores with a punch to the head.
Lang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab by Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lang connects with a right hand. Tolborg shakes it off.
Tolborg misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolborg thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Lang throws a jab when Tolborg was well out of range.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tolborg is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolborg at a distance.
Tolborg lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Tolborg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tolborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang throws a series of punches but Tolborg moves out of range.
Lang throws a right and a left that Tolborg avoids nicely.
Anders Tolborg is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Tolborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tolborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tolborg, as that shot connected.
Tolborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Tolborg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tolborg cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolborg connects with a jab.
Lang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tolborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Tolborg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Tolborg there.
Tolborg throws a good cross that connects.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tolborg lands a slapping body shot.
Lang avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
A cross from Tolborg lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Tolborg moved out of range.
Tolborg misses with a double jab
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolborg misses the target.
Tolborg slips under a jab.
Tolborg misses with a looping left.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolborg cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang moves away from the strike by Tolborg.
Lang throws a right hand that Tolborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolborg also avoids with ease.
Tolborg scores with a hook.
Tolborg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang slips a jab from Tolborg.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Tolborg is out of range.
Tolborg misses the shot to the body.
Tolborg moves away from the strike by Lang.
Tolborg punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolborg's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolborg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tolborg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tolborg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Lang misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tolborg!
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolborg moves away.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lang there.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Tolborg.
Tolborg scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolborg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Tolborg moved out of range.
Tolborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolborg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tolborg misses with a wild combination.
Lang swings for the body but Tolborg moves out of range.
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Tolborg had a free shot at his head there.
Tolborg takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Lang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tolborg looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Lang misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tolborg has got the better of the exchanges.
Tolborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang lands a body shot.
Lang thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolborg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tolborg scores with a jab to the head.
Tolborg cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolborg lands with a nice body punch.
Tolborg slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tolborg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Tolborg.
Lang walks into a left hand.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang takes a swing at Tolborg's ribcage but misses.
Tolborg scores with a punch to the head.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolborg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Lang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tolborg dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
Tolborg digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolborg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolborg misses with a looping left.
Tolborg throws a sloppy body shot
and Tolborg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Tolborg finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Tolborg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Tolborg both land. Nice combination.
Lang throws the left hand but Tolborg avoids the punch easily.
Tolborg clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang throws a series of punches but Tolborg avoids them all with ease.
Lang misses with a body shot.
A combination from Tolborg does no damage.
Lang swings for the body but Tolborg moves out of range.
Tolborg dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Tolborg moves away and avoids it.
Lang swings for the body but Tolborg moves out of range.
Lang misses with a double jab.
A jab from Tolborg finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Tolborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolborg.
Tolborg misses with a wild body shot.
Tolborg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Tolborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Tolborg throws a shot to the body.
Tolborg scores with a jab to the body.
Tolborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Tolborg jabs at Lang's body.
Tolborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolborg takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Tolborg takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Tolborg ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Tolborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolborg moves away.
Tolborg digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Tolborg punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolborg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tolborg.
Tolborg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Tolborg slips a jab from Lang.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tolborg takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Tolborg thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to land a combination but Tolborg avoids it well.
Tolborg digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolborg throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Tolborg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tolborg cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Tolborg takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Tolborg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Lang misses the jab.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Tolborg catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Lang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolborg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tolborg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lang's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolborg connects with a crisp jab.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolborg thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Tolborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Tolborg.
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tolborg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tolborg scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Tolborg throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Tolborg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lang!
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Tolborg slips the punch.
Tolborg works the jab nicely.
Lang throws a hook but Tolborg avoids it easily.
Tolborg connects with a single shot there.
Lang avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolborg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tolborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tolborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Tolborg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolborg misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tolborg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tolborg with a nice cross.
Tolborg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Tolborg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolborg blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolborg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tolborg moves away from the strike by Lang.
James Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang tries to move into range but Tolborg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolborg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tolborg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tolborg swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolborg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tolborg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lang on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolborg punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolborg thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Tolborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolborg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Tolborg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Kreuger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Grateful Deads- Truckin'. Kreuger has chosen "I'm Your Boogie Man" by White Zombie as his entrance music. Rob Adam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Kreuger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreuger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreuger throws a good cross that connects.
Kreuger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreuger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Freddy Kreuger has been cut.
Adam thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kreuger if he has to take too many more of those.
Kreuger doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
Kreuger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adam checks it well.
Kreuger throws a low kick but Adam avoids it.
Kreuger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kreuger is looking to clinch but Adam is avoiding it.
Kreuger avoids the head kick by Adam.
Kreuger moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and Kreuger counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam misses with a body kick.
Rob Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adam misses with a straight left.
Adam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kreuger is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreuger cracks a nice hook into Adam's ribs.
Kreuger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adam throws a nice looking combination but Kreuger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kreuger misses with a kick to the body
and Adam counters with a huge left! Kreuger is in big trouble! He's backing up but Adam isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kreuger from any more damage. A dominating finish by Adam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Adam!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready To Deal. Sexyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time to Say Goodbye. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham slips under a jab.
Sexyama missing with a left hand there. Graham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sexyama moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Sexyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
A clash of legs there as Graham blocks the low kick.
Sexyama misses with a body kick.
Sexyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sexyama misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sexyama misses the target.
Graham misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graham is defended easily by Sexyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sexyama misses.
Graham dodges the punch combination from Sexyama.
Sexyama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham.
Sexyama tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sexyama avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexyama motions for Graham to come forward. Sexyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Sexyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshihiro Sexyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
Graham misses the jab.
Sexyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graham jabs Sexyama right on the nose. Sexyama blinks but takes it well.
Graham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sexyama wants to clinch.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sexyama. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Sexyama throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Sexyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Graham missing with a left hand there. Sexyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sexyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sexyama throws an overhand right that lands on Graham's shoulder, as Graham tries to avoid the shot.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sexyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sexyama tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sexyama to the ground. Sexyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sexyama scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sexyama's corner calls for a 1-2. Sexyama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sexyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sexyama.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexyama tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Sexyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graham momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Sexyama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sexyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sexyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graham.
Sexyama tries to clinch up.
Sexyama throws a looping overhand right but Graham ducks down to avoid it.
Graham staying out of range there.
Graham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graham throws a strike but Sexyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graham pulls Sexyama in close to prevent any damage.
Graham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graham controls Sexyama momentarily but Sexyama frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexyama throws and elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sexyama's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Graham lands a couple of elbows.
Sexyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graham wants to control from the top but Sexyama keeps moving.
Graham with a nice head shot there.
Sexyama keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Graham stands up over Sexyama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Graham working some strikes from top position.
Sexyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Sexyama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Graham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sexyama has his hands on Graham's head, controlling the position.
Sexyama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Graham.
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.
Sexyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
A big right from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sexyama does it's job there.
Graham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sexyama circles away.
Sexyama is looking to land body kicks.
Sexyama throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sexyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Graham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Graham trying to control but Sexyama is having none of it.
Sexyama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Graham is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sexyama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sexyama!
Sexyama preventing the sweep.
Sexyama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sexyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Sexyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sexyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sexyama throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexyama missing with a left hand there. Graham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Graham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graham showed some decent athleticism there.
Graham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sexyama's head.
Graham prevents Sexyama from standing back up.
Sexyama wants to improve his position but Graham is controlling well.
Graham is controlling the pace.
Graham trying to advance position but Sexyama counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham postures up.
Graham tries to free his leg and advance position but Sexyama is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sexyama throws out the jab.
Sexyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sexyama moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexyama tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Sexyama tries to land a front kick but Graham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sexyama manages to avoid it.
Sexyama swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graham, as that shot connected.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graham.
Sexyama managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Graham.
Graham 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.
Graham working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Graham.
Sexyama manages to get back to half guard.
Sexyama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham throwing shots but Sexyama is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graham staying out of range there.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sexyama throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Sexyama misses with an uppercut.
Sexyama tried to score with a low kick but Graham checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexyama looks to throw the jab but Graham is out of range.
Sexyama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graham counters with a single leg into guard. Sexyama didn't expect that.
Sexyama trying to keep a closed guard but Graham is proving a slippery customer.
Sexyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham trying to move into half guard but instead Sexyama has managed to sweep!
Sexyama throwing strikes but missing.
Graham has his hands on Sexyama's head, controlling the position.
Sexyama trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Graham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Graham preventing the sweep.
Graham throws a strike but Sexyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sexyama's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sexyama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Graham has Sexyama in his guard.
Sexyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sexyama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sexyama throws a strike but Graham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham with the ground and pound but Sexyama regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Graham is stalling here. Sexyama is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Graham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sexyama has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Graham gets back to half guard.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sexyama.
Sexyama trying to control from half guard but Graham is working away.
Sexyama works his way into full mount!
Graham tries to lock up and control but Sexyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.
Sexyama looking to ground and pound but Graham is blocking nicely.
Sexyama throwing strikes but Graham uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sexyama.
Sexyama thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Graham to regain full guard.
Sexyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sexyama is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sexyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sexyama.
Sexyama tries to clinch up
and Sexyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sexyama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham had his way with Yoshihiro Sexyama in that round.
That's time! Graham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sexyama tries to clinch up
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Graham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Sexyama blocks nicely.
Sexyama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Graham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sexyama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graham's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sexyama manages to get himself to full guard.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Sexyama has wrist control.
Sexyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sexyama trying to control from half guard but Graham is working away.
Sexyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graham defending well though.
Sexyama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sexyama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Graham tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sexyama has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Graham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama misses with a head shot.
Graham is looking to improve his position but Sexyama isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Sexyama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sexyama working the ground and pound effectively.
Billy Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sexyama.
Graham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sexyama wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Sexyama postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sexyama.
Sexyama preventing the sweep.
Sexyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sexyama swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
A big right from Sexyama misses.
Sexyama is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Sexyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graham doesn't seem phased though.
Yoshihiro Sexyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sexyama swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sexyama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graham counters with a left to the body.
Sexyama misses with a hook to the body
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Sexyama wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it.
Graham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sexyama is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sexyama has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sexyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graham wants to sweep here but Sexyama controlling him for the moment.
Sexyama postures up.
Graham has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sexyama is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Graham.
Sexyama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graham 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 George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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