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EUFC 73 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIZZ NESS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BIZZ NESS has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BIZZ NESS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mike miller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
NESS shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with miller but miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but NESS paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from NESS.
miller scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like BIZZ NESS has been cut.
NESS checks a low kick from miller.
miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
miller misses with a wild body shot.
miller doesn't manage to clinch there - NESS circles away.
miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
miller wants to land a leg kick but NESS is out of range.
NESS shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BIZZ NESS. That's going to take a lot out of him.
miller lands with a cross.
BIZZ NESS's cut is getting worse.
NESS tries to score a power double leg takedown but miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten NESS somewhat.
NESS shoots in for a takedown but miller shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NESS defending well as miller loads up on a big left hand.
miller throws out a loose jab but NESS uses good head movement to avoid it.
miller lands a jab to the head.
BIZZ NESS's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
NESS is breathing heavily.
miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and miller wants it to stay on the feet.
miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. NESS checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
miller misses with a leg kick.
miller dances in with a quick combination. NESS is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from miller snaps NESS's head back. NESS stumbles backwards against the cage. miller steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with NESS's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. NESS just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). mike miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiggie Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twiggie Munson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baki Hanma's chin.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twiggie Munson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma stalks Munson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munson's face. Munson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Twiggie Munson has been cut.
Munson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Munson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanma throws an overhand right that has Munson reeling! Hanma follows up with more punches and Munson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Baki Hanma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas throws a body punch but Hristov moves out of range.
Doug Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Hristov.
Hristov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
A jab from Hristov does it's job there.
Hristov lands a nice shot to the body.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Hristov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Hristov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Hristov misses with a two punch combination.
Hristov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hristov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hristov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hristov drops Douglas with a beautiful combination! Douglas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hristov is looking for the KO!
Douglas is rocked!
It looks like Doug Douglas has been cut.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Hristov misses with a double jab
and Douglas moves into the clinch.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hristov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hristov is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Hristov wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Hristov blocks it.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Hristov shrugs off.
Hristov trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hristov into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hristov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Hristov blocks with his arms.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas prevents Hristov from breaking the clinch.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hristov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hristov taking a breather.
Hristov seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hristov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Hristov wants to stall.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Hristov blocks the elbow strike.
Hristov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas prevents Hristov from breaking the clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hristov looking to slow down the pace here.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Hristov effectively controlling the action here.
Hristov is trying to break free.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hristov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hristov counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hristov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hristov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Hristov.
Hristov throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hristov.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hristov is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hristov.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hristov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov connects with a single shot there.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Hristov.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valio Hristov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Hristov misses with a series of wild punches.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hristov circles away.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doug Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hristov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hristov looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hristov.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Hristov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas has Hristov up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Hristov.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov letting Douglas take a breather here.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Hristov blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hristov is defending well for now.
Hristov managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Hristov avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
Hristov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Hristov is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hristov can't break the clinch.
That's two 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.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Douglas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas has Hristov pressed against the cage, preventing Hristov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hristov backwards.
Hristov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Hristov avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hristov is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Hristov blocks it.
Hristov is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Hristov into the cage.
Hristov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hristov or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Hristov blocks with his arms.
Hristov tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Hristov breaks the clinch.
Hristov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valio Hristov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Hristov scores with a four punch combination!
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hristov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hristov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Hristov misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Hristov.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hristov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Hristov both land. Nice combination.
Hristov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hristov throws a one two combo.
Hristov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Hristov counters with a left and a right... And another left! Douglas is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valio Hristov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarence Malone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence Malone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Malone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blasko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Blasko which made him look bad.
Blasko feints and as Malone raises his hands in defense, Blasko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
Blasko 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.
Blasko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malone striking off his back but it's not causing Blasko any problems.
Blasko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blasko preventing the sweep.
Blasko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malone is trying to control the position but Blasko postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blasko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blasko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blasko postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blasko moves into the clinch successfully.
Malone tries to pull guard but Blasko won't allow it.
John Blasko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Malone.
Blasko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blasko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blasko counters with a thumping low kick.
Blasko shoots in and bounces Malone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blasko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blasko landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasko trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone has his foot on Blasko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blasko works his way back into a safe position though.
Malone wants to stand but Blasko is controlling the position.
Blasko preventing the sweep.
Blasko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blasko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blasko stands up and waves to Malone to follow him.
Malone wants to clinch but Blasko slips to the side
and Blasko counters with a nice body shot.
Malone looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone tries for a takedown but Blasko circles away easily
and Blasko counters with a series of strikes. Malone will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko lands a jab to Malone's midsection.
Blasko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blasko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blasko's corner calls for a 1-2. Blasko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malone clinches but Blasko breaks the clinch
and Blasko counters by clinching up.
Blasko is leaning against Malone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blasko lands with a light punch inside.
Blasko lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Blasko gets through Malone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasko managing to block the knees to the body from Malone.
Blasko breaks the clinch.
Blasko has closed the distance and engaged Malone in a clinch.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blasko.
Good body shot from Blasko.
Blasko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarence Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt
and Blasko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blasko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blasko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasko controls the position.
Blasko is working Malone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Malone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blasko working the ground and pound from side control.
Blasko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Blasko tries to move to mount but Malone blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blasko cracks Malone with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blasko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone tries to clinch but Blasko moves away
and Blasko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blasko walks away with a smile on his face. Malone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malone struggling a bit here.
Malone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blasko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
Blasko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blasko in side control, throwing shots but Malone defends.
Malone is trying to control Blasko's posture but Blasko avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malone with a poor takedown
and Blasko counters by clinching up.
Malone trying to land knees to the body.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.
Malone tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Blasko counter with a right hand.
Malone looks to clinch
and Blasko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blasko lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Blasko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blasko darts in and clinches Malone up against the cage.
Malone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blasko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John Blasko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Malone.
Malone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blasko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blasko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blasko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Malone's guard now.
Blasko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Malone is trying to control the position but Blasko postures up.
Malone throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blasko is stalling in the full guard.
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!
Blasko postures up and lands a big shot to Malone's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blasko postures up.
Malone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blasko is controlling him.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malone darts in trying to clinch
and Blasko counters with a one-two to the body.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.
Malone ducks right into an uppercut from Blasko.
Blasko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malone has time to react.
Malone clinches but Blasko breaks the clinch
and Blasko moves into the clinch.
Malone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blasko smiles and moves away.
Malone fails with the takedown
and Blasko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malone won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone is trying to improve his position.
Blasko working away.
Malone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blasko's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Blasko! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Malone has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Blasko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss - God of Thunder. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
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, Chad Drake!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice sprawl there from Cartman as Drake shoots in.
Drake tries to clinch there but Cartman circles away.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartman circles away.
Cartman cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartman.
Cartman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cartman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cartman's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake is stalling in the full guard.
Cartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartman tries to get out of the position.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartman pulls Drake in close to prevent any damage.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Cartman is keeping the position.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartman pulls Drake in to control the position.
Cartman working a defensive guard here.
Cartman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cartman misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake darts in and clinches Cartman up against the cage.
Cartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Cartman scores with a four punch combination!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartman lands a left and a right that send Drake crashing to the mat, dazed. Cartman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cartman is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Cartman circles away and we're back to standing.
Eric Cartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Drake.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Drake looks gassed!
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Cartman scores with a spinning back kick!
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cartman misses with a double jab.
Cartman stalks Drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drake's face. Drake staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake is rocked!
Cartman drops Drake with a big left hand! Drake is injured, injured bad! Cartman jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cartman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Durland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Pieru has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Durland!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durland wants to clinch up but Pieru keeps it at a distance.
Durland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pieru gets a clinch.
Pieru prevents the takedown attempt.
Pieru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durland up against the cage.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Durland.
Pieru is stalling here.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Durland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pieru fails to land.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pieru pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pieru throws a good cross that connects.
Pieru instigates a clinch.
Durland has Pieru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pieru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durland wants a takedown.
Durland tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
A short left from Pieru.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Durland looks gassed!
Pieru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pieru gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durland.
Durland has Pieru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pieru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durland avoids it.
Pieru lands a hook that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pieru.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
Pieru scores with a hook to the body.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Pieru.
Pieru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pieru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pieru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pieru scores with a shot to the side of Durland's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pieru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pieru.
A bit of stalling here from Pieru.
Pieru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durlands head.
A nice left hand lands by Pieru.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durland has Pieru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pieru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
Pieru scores with a shoulder strike.
Durland avoids a wild elbow strike from Pieru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Pieru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Durland is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pieru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pieru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru effectively controlling the action here.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Durland.
Durland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pieru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durlands head.
Durland tries for a takedown but Pieru manages to get underhooks.
Pieru lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pieru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Durland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pieru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durland up against the cage.
Pieru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pieru pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durland tries to score a body lock takedown but Pieru shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pieru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durland takes a shot to the head.
Pieru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pieru cracks Durland with a nice body shot.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durland dodges an elbow strike from Pieru.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pieru pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru scores with a shoulder strike.
Pieru lands a right hand.
Pieru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
A short left from Pieru.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pieru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pieru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pieru misses with a knee to the head.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Pieru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pieru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pieru scores with a shoulder strike.
Pieru controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durland.
Durland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durland looking for a takedown.
Pieru lands a right hand.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Pieru prevents the takedown attempt.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Durland blocking some punches.
Pieru is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durland being controlled against the cage.
Durland looking for a takedown.
Durland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pieru avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pieru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pieru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pieru moves into range and clinches up with Durland.
Durland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durland.
Durland has Pieru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pieru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pieru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pieru prevents it.
Durland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pieru gets the underhooks and prevents it.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Durland.
Durland blocks an uppercut.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pieru fails to land.
Durland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pieru pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pieru darts in and clinches Durland up against the cage.
Pieru pushes Durland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durland is breathing heavily.
Pieru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pieru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pieru.
A short left from Pieru.
Pieru lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Pieru pushes Durland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pieru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durland can't get the takedown.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pieru.
Pieru slowing the pace effectively.
Pieru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pieru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Pieru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pieru avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pieru lands with a right to the head.
Durland blocks the elbow strike.
Pieru lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pieru.
Pieru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pieru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru lands a nice uppercut.
Pieru throws a punch but it's blocked by Durland.
Pieru pushes Durland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pieru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durland is trying to drag Pieru to the mat but Pieru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Durland.
Pieru throws a punch but it's blocked by Durland.
George Pieru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pieru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pieru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pieru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Durland tries for a takedown but Pieru manages to get underhooks.
Pieru is struggling to control the position.
Durland is working for takedown but Pieru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pieru is pushing Durland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durland looking for a takedown.
Pieru stalling.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Pieru on the inside.
Pieru stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durland is working for takedown but Pieru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pieru lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Pieru.
Durland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pieru pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pieru clinches up with Durland and pushes him back against the cage.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pieru pushes Durland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Durland uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pieru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Durland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durland changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pieru fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pieru clinches up against the cage.
Pieru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Pieru scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pieru.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pieru presses Durland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pieru scores with a shoulder strike.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durland blocks an uppercut.
Pieru gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durland.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pieru.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Pieru.
Durland tries to score a body lock takedown but Pieru shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Durland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durland wants a takedown.
Pieru pushes Durland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pieru dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durland tries for a takedown but Pieru manages to get underhooks.
Pieru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pieru.
Durland is trying to drag Pieru to the mat but Pieru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Durland.
Pieru lands a nice uppercut.
Pieru lands with a light punch inside.
Pieru lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pieru.
Pieru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durland is still on wobbly legs! Can Pieru finish him?
Come on Pieru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durland seems to have recovered his senses.
Pieru scores with a shot to the side of Durland's head.
A nice left hand lands by Pieru.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru is pressed up against the cage. Durland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pieru down to the mat. Pieru avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pieru gets a clinch.
Pieru slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durland wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Pieru is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pieru.
Pieru misses with an elbow strike.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
Durland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pieru prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Pieru.
Pieru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Durland is working for takedown but Pieru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Durland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pieru gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pieru taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durland goes for a takedown attempt but Pieru pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pieru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pieru.
Pieru prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pieru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Pieru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Durland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pieru gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pieru has Durland pressed against the cage.
Joe Durland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durland tries for a takedown but Pieru manages to get underhooks.
Durland wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Pieru fails to land.
Durland blocks an uppercut.
Durland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pieru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durland pushes off an throws an elbow but Pieru leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pieru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pieru is working Durland over against the cage.
A short right from Pieru on the inside.
Pieru lands with a light punch inside.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
Pieru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pieru gets underhooks to prevent Durland's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Pieru.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pieru.
Durland can't get the takedown.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Durland blocks an uppercut.
Durland is working for takedown but Pieru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durland takes a shot to the head.
Pieru throws a head punch that misses.
Pieru working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
Pieru misses with the head strike.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durland.
Durland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pieru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Pieru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Durland wants a takedown.
Pieru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pieru lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pieru.
A short uppercut from Pieru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durlands head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pieru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
Pieru throws a head punch that misses.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Pieru gets underhooks to prevent Durland's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pieru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Durland wants a takedown.
A short right from Pieru on the inside.
Pieru stops a takedown attempt from Durland.
Pieru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pieru throws a head punch that misses.
Pieru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durland can do to turn this around?
Durland looking for a takedown.
Pieru lands a hook that snaps the head of Durland backwards.
Durland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pieru gets through Durland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durland blocking some punches.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durland tries to land knees in the clinch but Pieru avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Pieru on the inside.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pieru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pieru 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pieru!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zig Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renton comes to the cage accompanied by A Small Victory. Zig Ziggler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zig Ziggler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziggler turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ziggler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Renton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ziggler off and has taken his back!
Renton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ziggler wants to escape the position.
Renton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ziggler has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Renton misses with an elbow to the head.
Ziggler is trying to get back to his feet but Renton has full control of the position and if anything, Ziggler has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Renton 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.
Renton looking to break Ziggler's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ziggler remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Renton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ziggler is trying to get back to his feet but Renton has full control of the position and if anything, Ziggler has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Renton is persistently looking for the submission but Ziggler is defending it well.
Ziggler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Renton looking for the RNC.
Renton is trying to stick to Ziggler's back but Ziggler is turning into Renton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Renton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ziggler.
That's two 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.
Ziggler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Renton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziggler defends it easily.
Renton is breathing heavily.
Ziggler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Renton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ziggler is aware though and is defending well.
Ziggler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Renton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziggler.
Ziggler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ziggler works over Renton with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Ziggler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
I looks like Ziggler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Renton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziggler defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zig Ziggler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziggler tries to close the distance and clinch but Renton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ziggler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Renton wants to clinch up but Ziggler keeps it at a distance.
Ziggler shoots in for a takedown but Renton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziggler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Renton was covering up waiting for the punch and Ziggler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ziggler won't allow Renton to sweep him here.
Renton looking for a triangle here. Ziggler is fighting it but it looks tight! Renton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ziggler is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Renton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Izreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izreal has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Dan Izreal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Izreal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izreal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalez is working Izreal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gonzalez in side control, throwing shots but Izreal defends.
Izreal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gonzalez off and has taken his back!
Izreal is hanging on to Gonzalez's back as he tries to escape.
Gonzalez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Gonzalez breaks Izreal's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Izreal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Izreal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gonzalez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Izreal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzalez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Izreal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Izreal wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Izreal's guard.
Gonzalez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Izreal is being controlled here.
Gonzalez working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Izreal struggling a bit here.
Izreal is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Izreal is working away.
Gonzalez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Izreal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonzalez is putting a hurting on Izreal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Izreal is working away.
Izreal gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Gonzalez seems content to control.
Gonzalez moves into full mount! Izreal won't be happy about that!
Gonzalez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Izreal is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez cracks Izreal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Izreal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Izreal taking shots to the head.
Gonzalez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Izreal?
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez lands a big elbow.
Gonzalez with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzalez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzalez 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.
Izreal tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Izreal tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gonzalez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Izreal can't escape the position.
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalez working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzalez lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Izreal's face.
Izreal is rocked!
Gonzalez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Izreal is still in real trouble! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez cracks Izreal with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagatov comes to the cage accompanied by USSR ANTHEM IN ENGLISH. 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
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Thor!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Bagatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagatov scores with a sloppy right hand. Thor should have avoided that one.
Thor feints and as Bagatov raises his hands in defense, Thor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thor being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thor throwing strikes but missing.
Bagatov is looking to sweep but instead, Thor has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bagatov is looking to improve his position.
Bagatov keeping hold of Thor's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bagatov trying to control here.
Thor moves nicely into side control.
Thor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagatov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thor taking a break here but Bagatov is having none of it and regains half guard.
Thor is trying to work for a kimura but Bagatov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov is looking to improve his position.
Bagatov is working hard here to advance position.
Bagatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bagatov wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bagatov scores with a jab to the body.
Thor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bagatov swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagatov looks to land a left hand but Thor moved out of range nicely.
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 Azamat Bagatov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Azamat Bagatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thor tries to clinch there but Bagatov circles away.
Thor closes the distance and clinches.
Bagatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bagatov circles away.
Bagatov cracks Thor with a good jab.
It looks like Damien Thor has been cut.
A cross from Bagatov lands.
Thor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bagatov but Bagatov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bagatov tries to avoid it but Thor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bagatov to the ground. Bagatov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Azamat Bagatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thor.
Nice cross by Bagatov.
Thor closes the distance and clinches up with Bagatov, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes Bagatov against the cage but Bagatov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bagatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bagatov throws the left hand but Thor avoids the punch easily.
Thor moves out of range as Bagatov strikes.
Bagatov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
Bagatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bagatov misses with a straight right.
Thor moves out of range of the strikes.
Thor shoots in but no luck this time.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from Bagatov.
Thor moves away from the strike by Bagatov.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagatov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov misses the shot to the body.
Thor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bagatov's waist but Bagatov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thor off to one side.
Thor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thor has Bagatov pressed against the cage, preventing Bagatov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bagatov slows down the pace here.
Bagatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bagatov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagatov fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Thor staying out of range there.
Bagatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bagatov swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thor misses with a takedown attempt - Bagatov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bagatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagatov pinned against the cage. Bagatov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagatov misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azamat Bagatov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thor'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. This is the final round!
Bagatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bagatov.
Bagatov misses with a wild combination.
Thor slips a straight right by Bagatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Thor with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor shoots in but Bagatov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bagatov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thor counters with a right hand to the body.
Thor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bagatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Azamat Bagatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thor.
Thor moves out of range of the strikes.
Thor with a poor takedown
and Bagatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov misses with a double jab
and Thor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bagatov!
Bagatov tries to lock up and control but Thor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bagatov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bagatov tries to bench press Thor off him but Thor keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov gets back to half guard.
Thor prevents Bagatov from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagatov counters with a left to the body.
Damien Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bagatov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bagatov, as that shot connected.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thor slips a jab from Bagatov.
Bagatov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thor trying to control the action but Bagatov is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azamat Bagatov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bagatov, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azamat Bagatov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Boxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Boxo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi throws a nice looking combination but Boxo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Yoshi lands but Boxo takes it in his stride.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Boxo's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxo tries to avoid it.
Boxo misses with a wild body shot.
Boxo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshi counters with a head kick. That will keep Boxo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boxo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoshi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boxo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Yoshi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yoshi tries to work over Boxo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
Yoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boxo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxo breaks from the clinch.
Boxo blocks a leg kick.
Yoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo tries to bum rush Yoshi with a series of wild strikes but Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshi misses with an uppercut. Boxo saw that one coming.
Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxo.
Yoshi lands a right hook to the body.
Boxo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Boxo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boxo is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Boxo's face as Yoshi controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boxo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yoshi off and has taken his back!
Yoshi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Boxo missing with strikes.
Boxo trying to control.
Yoshi trying to control but not successfully.
Boxo struggling to land strikes to the head as Yoshi covers up.
Boxo is looking to control Yoshi but Yoshi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boxo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo throwing sloppy strikes.
Yoshi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boxo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boxo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yoshi is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshi is squirming around, avoiding Boxo's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yoshi looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Boxo wants to control the pace but Yoshi is squirming around nicely.
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.
Yoshi tries to hold on but Boxo pushes him away.
Boxo looking to control but Yoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yoshi tries to reverse the position but Boxo maintains control.
Boxo can't control as he wanted to and Yoshi manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Boxo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshi misses with a low kick as Boxo jumps back.
Yoshi looks to land a combination but Boxo avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxo lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshi off the cage and back into rage.
Boxo avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Boxo swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Yoshi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boxo swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi is looking to clinch but Boxo is avoiding it.
Boxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Boxo blocks a body shot from Yoshi.
A right hand to the body from Boxo.
Yoshi presses Boxo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxo as Yoshi tries to tie him up.
Yoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Boxo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boxo scores with a jab to the body.
Taka Yoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to move into range but Boxo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boxo missing with a left hand there. Yoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mini Boxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshi clinches.
Good body shot from Boxo.
A shot in the inside from Yoshi.
Boxo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxo throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshi lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxo avoids it.
Boxo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boxo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boxo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi slips a jab from Boxo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxo looks to land a right hand but Yoshi moved out of range.
Boxo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Taka Yoshi has been cut.
Boxo misses with the combination.
Boxo misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boxo lands with a hook. Yoshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Boxo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxo.
Boxo misses the jab.
Boxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxo misses the target.
Yoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Boxo misses with a hook to the body
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boxo throws a combination that misses
and Yoshi counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Boxo.
Yoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxo.
Yoshi misses the shot to the body.
Boxo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoshi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoshi lands with a hook. Boxo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi slips a straight right by Boxo.
Boxo connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshi works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yoshi.
Yoshi defending well as Boxo loads up on a big left hand.
Boxo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a push kick but Boxo slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Boxo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi slips a jab and a cross from Boxo.
Boxo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxo looks to land a left hand but Yoshi moved out of range nicely.
Yoshi moves out of range as Boxo strikes.
Boxo throws a sloppy body shot
and Yoshi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxo.
Yoshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boxo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Yoshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boxo doesn't seem phased though.
Boxo throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boxo is trying to work for a sweep but Yoshi has mounted him!
Yoshi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi with good strikes from the mount here!
Boxo gets back to half guard.
Boxo moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshi forces his way into half guard.
Boxo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi is nestled in close to Boxo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boxo tries to get to full guard but Yoshi has control of the leg.
Boxo trying to control but Yoshi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxo gets back to full guard.
Yoshi trying to control but Boxo is working from the bottom.
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.
Boxo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoshi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yoshi preventing the sweep.
Boxo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yoshi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Yoshi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi'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.
A shot to the body from Boxo misses
and Yoshi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boxo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boxo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshi scores with a takedown into Boxo's guard.
Boxo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boxo trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshi is proving a slippery customer.
Boxo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoshi is one step ahead there.
Boxo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boxo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshi is keeping the position for now.
Yoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boxo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boxo has managed to get both his arms back between Yoshi's legs - danger averted.
Boxo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoshi is proving hard to escape from.
Yoshi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Boxo has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boxo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yoshi is holding on to half guard well.
Boxo wants to stand up but Yoshi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Yoshi trying to control but Boxo postures up.
Yoshi is looking to improve his position.
Yoshi is staying active underneath Boxo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshi is trying to control but can't.
Yoshi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshi misses with a looping left.
Boxo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxo misses the jab.
A jab from Boxo misses.
Yoshi connects with a crisp jab.
Boxo avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Boxo moves out of range easily.
Yoshi slips a straight right by Boxo.
Yoshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoshi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boxo misses its intended target.
Boxo missing with a left hand there. Yoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
Boxo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshi throws a hook but Boxo avoids it easily.
Yoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxo as he jumps to the side.
Boxo looks to land a right hand but Yoshi moved out of range.
Boxo misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Yoshi had his way with Mini Boxo in that round.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boxo thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Boxo misses.
Boxo blocks a leg kick.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boxo tries to work over Yoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxo can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshi controls the action.
Yoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxo.
Boxo digs a right hand into Yoshi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshi's gas tank.
Yoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Boxo controls the action.
Yoshi misses with the head strike.
Yoshi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boxo pushes Yoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxo. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshi clinches.
Yoshi prevents Boxo from breaking the clinch.
Boxo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshi digs a right hand underneath Boxo's ribcage. Boxo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshi wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxo.
Yoshi gets through Boxo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshi fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxo pushes Yoshi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxo lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshi working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi blocks a body shot from Boxo.
Boxo lands a nice shot to the body.
Boxo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
Boxo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Boxo.
Boxo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshi wants to clinch up but Boxo keeps it at a distance.
Yoshi sizes up Boxo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boxo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries a low kick but Boxo avoids it.
Yoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Boxo misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boxo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yoshi is trying to control but can't.
Boxo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boxo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to hold on but Boxo pushes him away.
Taka Yoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshi is squirming around, avoiding Boxo's attempts to control the action.
Boxo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yoshi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mini Boxo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi tries to hold on but Boxo postures up.
Boxo throwing strikes here but Yoshi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yoshi 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.
Boxo moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mini Boxo.
I think Yoshi 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Yoshi!
Taka Yoshi retains his light heavyweight title!
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