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EUFC 132 Reinforce the cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
184 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pieru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyrant misses with a hook
and Tyrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pieru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pieru is looking to clinch but Tyrant is avoiding it.
Pieru misses with an uppercut
and Tyrant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pieru lands an overhand right.
Pieru misses with an uppercut
and Tyrant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyrant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pieru counters with a nice uppercut.
Pieru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrant throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pieru to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrant throws an off balance right hand
and Pieru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pieru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
A short right from Pieru on the inside.
Tyrant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pieru.
Pieru's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pieru prevents Tyrant from breaking the clinch.
Pieru misses with the head strike.
Tyrant blocking some punches.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyrant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pieru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrants head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pieru.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Pieru lands a right hand.
Tyrant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pieru gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pieru pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tyrant tries to break the clinch but Pieru is controlling the position.
Pieru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrant up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pieru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pieru has Tyrant pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Pieru.
Nice defenses there by Pieru.
Tyrant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pieru takes the fight into the clinch.
Pieru stalls.
Tyrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pieru leaning against his opponent.
Tyrant pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
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.
Pieru has Tyrant pressed against the cage.
Tyrant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Pieru has double underhooks.
Tyrant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pieru just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pieru lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
Pieru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrant up against the cage.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyrant is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pieru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyrant takes a shot to the head.
Tyrant is trying to force a seperation but Pieru has the dominant position.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pieru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyrant misses with a lunging right hand
and Pieru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Tyrant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pieru has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pieru throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyrant counters with a right hand to the body.
Pieru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyrant misses with a right hand
and Pieru counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pieru is struggling to control the position.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrant is trying to stall.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pieru stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Pieru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pieru throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrant.
Tyrant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Pieru.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pieru taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pieru for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tyrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Pieru has double underhooks.
Pieru taking a breather.
Tyrant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Pieru won't allow it.
Pieru misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Pieru to work.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
Tyrant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pieru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyrant up against the cage.
Pieru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrant backwards.
Pieru lands with a light punch inside.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrant.
Tyrant trying to stall but Pieru improves his position.
Pieru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrant is trying to push Pieru away but Pieru has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pieru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrant or not.
Tyrant tries to circle away but Pieru has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pieru.
Pieru has Tyrant pressed against the cage, preventing Tyrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Pieru to work.
Pieru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
Tyrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pieru has Tyrant pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
Tyrant tries a knee to the head but Pieru blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pieru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pieru stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pieru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrant.
Pieru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Pieru.
Pieru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pieru throws a right hand that misses
letting Tyrant counter with a right hand.
Tyrant throws out a loose jab but Pieru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrant misses the body punch
and Pieru counters by moving into the clinch.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pieru.
Tyrant is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Pieru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pieru dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Pieru.
Pieru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyrant counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyrant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pieru.
Tyrant misses with a hook
and Tyrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrant just misses with a punch to the body.
Pieru throws a right hand that misses
and Pieru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrant misses with a right hand
and Pieru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyrant misses with a straight right.
Pieru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrant.
Pieru looks to throw the jab but Tyrant is out of range.
Pieru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyrant throws an off balance right hand
and Pieru counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyrant lands with a right hand.
Tyrant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pieru eats them both and turns towards Tyrant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tyrant connects with a nice looking jab.
Pieru fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Tyrant.
Tyrant misses with a right hand
and Pieru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
George Pieru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pieru looks to land a left hand but Tyrant moved out of range nicely.
Tyrant throws a hook but Pieru avoids it easily.
Pieru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pieru swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tyrant to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant misses with a hook
and Pieru counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Tyrant - just one landing.
Tyrant misses with a left hand
and Tyrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pieru throws a looping overhand right but Tyrant ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrant misses with a left hand
and Pieru moves into the clinch.
Pieru gets underhooks to prevent Tyrant's takedown attempt.
Tyrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Pieru won't allow it.
Pieru taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pieru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Pieru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyrant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pieru walks away with a smile on his face. Tyrant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyrant misses with an uppercut
and Tyrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pieru throws a lazy right hand but Tyrant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.
Pieru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pieru misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tyrant counter with a right hand.
Pieru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrant moves away.
Tyrant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pieru dips to his left and cracks Tyrant with an uppercut!
Pieru gets a clinch.
Pieru slowing the pace effectively.
Pieru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pieru presses Tyrant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pieru scores with a shot to the side of Tyrant's head.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrant.
Pieru misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant tries to break the clinch but Pieru is controlling the position.
Tyrant tries to stall but Pieru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrant looking for a takedown.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Tyrant.
Tyrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pieru.
Tyrant blocks an uppercut.
George Pieru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyrant is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pieru working aggressively here.
Tyrant tries to circle away but Pieru has him pinned against the cage.
George Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pieru lands with a short shot to the head.
Pieru dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Jacob Tyrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrant misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Pieru.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pieru, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pieru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacko Parantainen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Prime!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Prime can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Parantainen and Prime drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Parantainen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacko Parantainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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264 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Burton!
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, Nicolas Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws an off balance right hand
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Billy Burton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Belfort sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burton somewhat.
Burton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Burton down! Belfort is looking to finish but Burton is intelligently defending himself.
Burton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burton tries to get out of the position.
Burton is breathing heavily.
Burton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Belfort is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Burton.
Belfort controlling the position from side mount.
Burton is looking for a sweep.
Belfort really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is working hard here to advance position.
Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burton keeps working.
Burton is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Belfort has eaten all the pies!
Burton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belfort working Burton over with strikes.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Burton is defending well.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belfort content to control rather than advance.
Belfort prevents Burton from improving his position.
Burton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
Burton has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Belfort escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Belfort!
Belfort tries to stand but Burton is controlling his head.
Burton is trying to get back to half guard.
Belfort wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Belfort's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
Burton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
Burton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Burton's cut.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Belfort.
Burton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Belfort drops his hands momentarily and Burton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burton misses with an uppercut
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Billy Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort throws a left that rocks Burton and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Belfort dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Burton regain composure!
Belfort has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Burton's cut is getting worse.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort catches Burton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters with a left to the body.
Belfort throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Belfort lands with a straight right. Burton didn't see that one coming.
Billy Burton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Belfort lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Burton sprawling to the canvas. Belfort follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Burton hang on?
Burton actively working from the bottom here.
Burton is not content to let Belfort control the position.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
Burton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Belfort jumps into side control!
Burton tries to buck Belfort off but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort stands up and beckons Burton to his feet.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nicolas Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort lands with a kick to the temple. Burton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nicolas Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton misses with a hook
and Belfort counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jeez, Billy Burton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burton circles away quickly and effectively.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton looks for a takedown but Belfort sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Burton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Belfort counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burton thinking.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burton misses with a hook to the body
and Belfort counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burton misses with a hook
and Belfort counters with a left and a right that stings Burton.
Burton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Belfort. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton misses with a left hand
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Belfort tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort counters with a three punch combo that has Burton backing up. Burton nods at Belfort to acknowledge the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Burton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Belfort!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Blockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ward's choice of entrance music: Tupac ft. Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G. & Dr Dre - 'Don't Go To Sleep. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nisse Blockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Ward!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward swings for the body but Blockson moves out of range.
Blockson misses with a leg kick
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Ward works the jab nicely.
Blockson throws a leg kick
and Ward counters with a leg kick.
Ward gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blockson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blockson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Ward misses with a leg kick
and Blockson counters with a left to the body.
Blockson cracks Ward with a good jab.
Blockson gets a clinch.
Blockson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blockson works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Blockson avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blockson.
Blockson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blockson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Blockson.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blockson avoids it.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kerry Ward has been cut.
Ward looks gassed!
Ward wants to stall.
Blockson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ward in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ward avoids it.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
Blockson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blockson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blockson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blockson lands an uppercut.
Blockson lands with a right to the head.
Blockson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Blockson lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Blockson.
Blockson drops Ward onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ward is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ward is rocked!
Blockson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ward's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ward drops to his knees and Blockson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nisse Blockson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Linnear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mocking Bird kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Linnear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas swings widly with a right hand
and Linnear counters with a good low kick that Christmas was not able to check.
Linnear tries to clinch up but Christmas circles away and keeps his distance.
Christmas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Christmas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Christmas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Linnear is trying to control Christmas's posture but Christmas avoids it.
Christmas just content to control the position.
Linnear is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Linnear manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Linnear is pressing down on Christmas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christmas is holding on for now.
Linnear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christmas's head.
Christmas wants to get back to his feet.
Linnear controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christmas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Linnear trying to control the action but Christmas is working from the bottom.
Christmas is trying to stand up here but Linnear is controlling him well.
Linnear content to control rather than advance.
Christmas is staying active underneath Linnear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicholas Linnear just wasn't active enough.
Christmas throws a lazy body kick
and Linnear counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linnear wants to control from the top but Christmas keeps moving.
Linnear drops back looking for a leg! Christmas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christmas manages to kick Linnear off! Linnear jumps back into Christmas's guard.
Christmas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Linnear is controlling him.
Linnear wants to pass the guard but Christmas is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linnear is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Christmas is looking to stand up but Linnear isn't so interested in that idea.
Christmas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Christmas lands a shot to the body.
Christmas has picked Linnear up - he's going for a ride! Christmas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Linnear is looking to control Christmas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linnear avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christmas throws a strike but Linnear avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Christmas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linnear is keeping the position for now.
Christmas trying to control but Linnear is working from the bottom.
Linnear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christmas is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Linnear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lloyd Christmas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Linnear throws a looping overhand right but Christmas ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lloyd Christmas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linnear counters with a nice body shot.
Christmas tries to move into range but Linnear moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christmas misses with an uppercut
and Linnear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christmas scores with a takedown into Linnear's guard.
Christmas trying to control but Linnear is working from the bottom.
Linnear throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Linnear is pulling down on Christmas's head to control his posture.
Christmas trying to control but Linnear is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lloyd Christmas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Linnear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christmas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linnear's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christmas under the eye.
Linnear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linnear counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christmas's knee momentarily.
Linnear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linnear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christmas.
Christmas lands with an overhand left.
Christmas throws a right hand that misses
letting Linnear counter with a right hand.
Linnear takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linnear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Linnear scores with a shoulder strike.
Linnear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linnear is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Christmas tightens his grip and picks Linnear up, before dumping him to the ground. Linnear manages to land in guard.
Christmas is stalling in the full guard.
Christmas looking to pass the guard.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Linnear is on top in guard.
Linnear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christmas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linnear stays in close to Christmas's body and controls the position.
Christmas keeping moving, preventing Linnear from controlling successfully.
Linnear stops Christmas from standing up.
Lloyd Christmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linnear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Linnear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Christmas keeping moving, preventing Linnear from controlling successfully.
Linnear throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
Linnear works over Christmas with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christmas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Linnear trying to control the position from guard on top but Christmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicholas Linnear will probably get the nod.
That's time! Linnear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Christmas misses with a lunging right hand
and Linnear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christmas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linnear counters with a two punch combo.
Christmas misses with a right hand
and Linnear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lloyd Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linnear jabs Christmas right on the nose. Christmas blinks but takes it well.
Christmas throws a right hand that misses
and Linnear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christmas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linnear moves into the clinch.
Christmas blocks a body shot from Linnear.
Christmas can't break the clinch.
Linnear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linnear is fighting off a takedown attempt but Christmas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Linnear to the mat. Linnear regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Linnear is adopting a defensive guard.
Linnear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christmas's guard.
Linnear won't allow Christmas to get back to his feet.
Christmas keeping moving, preventing Linnear from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicholas Linnear wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Christmas misses with a right hand
and Linnear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christmas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Christmas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Christmas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linnear looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Linnear sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Linnear preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Linnear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linnear is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Christmas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Christmas's back!
Christmas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Linnear is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Linnear is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Christmas is defending well though. Linnear let's go of the attempt for now.
Linnear has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Linnear tries to keep control of the position but Christmas is staying busy.
Christmas is trying to get back to his feet but Linnear has full control of the position and if anything, Christmas has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Linnear has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linnear tries to keep control of the position but Christmas is staying busy.
Linnear throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Linnear struggling to keep hold of the position.
Christmas trying to get back to his feet but Linnear is in full control for now.
Linnear throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Christmas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linnear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christmas is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Linnear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linnear 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Linnear!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Murder Was the Case. A fine choice. Alpo Wednesday will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halo counters with an outside leg kick.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Halo misses.
Wednesday throws an off balance right hand
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Wednesday off balance momentarily.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo pushes Wednesday up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wednesday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wednesday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
Wednesday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wednesday digs a right hand underneath Halo's ribcage. Halo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wednesday is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo stalls.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo pulls guard effortlessly.
Wednesday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wednesday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wednesday gets to his feet - Halo follows without any prompting.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A lazy body kick from Halo
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wednesday throws out the jab.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wednesday misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to circle away but Halo has him pinned against the cage.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo lands a left hand.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the cage.
Halo jumps into guard, dragging Wednesday to the mat.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wednesday being controlled here momentarily.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Wednesday has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wednesday tries to clinch
and Halo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo throwing strikes from guard but Wednesday blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wednesday looking for a sweep. Not yet Wednesday, not yet.
Halo wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo throws and elbow that misses. Wednesday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halo's guard. Nice move by Wednesday!
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Wednesday throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Halo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wednesday working a defensive guard here.
Wednesday keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo stopping the sweep attempt from Wednesday.
Halo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Wednesday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Wednesday is looking to stand up but Halo won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wednesday wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Halo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halo lands a jab.
Halo misses with a body shot
and Wednesday moves into the clinch.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Wednesday blocks with his arms.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo misses with some punches.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Wednesday.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Wednesday into the cage.
Wednesday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wednesday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Wednesday checks it.
Wednesday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wednesday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halo.
Halo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halo.
Wednesday slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wednesday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo thows a big elbow that misses.
Halo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wednesday has wrist control.
Halo lands a couple of digs.
Wednesday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Halo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halo trying to control but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
Halo throws a strike but Wednesday rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wednesday wants to stand but Halo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Halo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Hardon has chosen Ameno as his entrance music. Frank Castle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
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275 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon slips a straight right by Castle.
Hardon thows a body kick. Castle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardon.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardon as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Hardon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Castle is predictable there
and Hardon counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardon throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Hardon throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Hardon connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardon digs a good body shot into Castle's ribs.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon drops back looking for a leg! Castle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castle manages to kick Hardon off! Hardon jumps back into Castle's guard.
Hardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Hardon from controlling successfully.
Hardon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castle's guard.
Hardon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardon.
Hardon thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
Hardon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Hardon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle can't escape the position.
Hardon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hardon wants to finish this one by submission but Castle is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardon.
Castle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castle wants to control but Hardon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardon landing strikes from the mount and Castle is in trouble!
Hardon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hardon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Castle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Castle and Hardon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardon but great work by Castle.
Hardon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Castle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hardon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Castle could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hardon has cracked it and Castle is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hardon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Hardon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Motive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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272 lbs
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267 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Motive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Motive's waist but Motive gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kenny off to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kenny.
Kenny misses with a hook
and Motive counters with a two punch combo.
Kenny throws a wild body kick that Motive sees coming a mile off.
Motive misses with a low kick as Kenny jumps back.
Kenny misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenny wants to slow Motive down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenny with a hook.
Kenny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Motive circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenny moves forwards but Motive connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motive lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Motive counters with a left and a right that stings Kenny.
Motive tries to clinch
enabling Kenny to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Motive manages to avoid it.
Kenny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Motive is able to avoid easily.
Motive keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenny.
Kenny misses with a leg kick
and Motive connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motive takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motive takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenny misses with a body shot
and Motive counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenny's knee momentarily.
Kenny drives through with a takedown into Motive's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Motive works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Motive dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kenny misses with a lunging right hand
and Motive counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenny misses with a left hand
and Motive counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenny misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Kenny misses
and Motive counters with a beautiful punch that sends Kenny to the canvas!
Kenny is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motive is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motive postures up and lands a big shot to Kenny's brow.
Motive controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motive won't allow Kenny to get back to his feet.
Motive slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny tries to improve position but can't.
Kenny wants to control but Motive postures up.
Kenny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenny is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kenny parries the strikes from Motive easily there. Motive is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kenny to escape.
A lull in the action here as Motive stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is looking to regain half guard here but Motive keeps moving and retains side control.
Motive connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kenny some visible discomfort.
Kenny is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Motive in side control, throwing shots but Kenny defends.
Motive gets to mount! Kenny was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Motive dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Motive counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenny shoots in for a double leg but Motive sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenny throws a head kick but Motive moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny has his takedown stuffed
and Motive counters with a stiff right hand.
Motive has taken the fight to the clinch.
Motive tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Motive back against the cage.
Motive stops a takedown attempt from Kenny.
Bobby Motive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Kenny.
Motive lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Motive.
Kenny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Motive lands with a light punch inside.
Steve Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Motive on the inside.
Motive pushes Kenny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Motive lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Motive throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennys head.
Still in the clinch, Motive scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kenny is still on wobbly legs! Can Motive finish him?
Still in the clinch, Motive scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motive creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kenny with a big uppercut! Kenny tries to clinch up but Motive pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kenny to the mat! Kenny covers up and Motive unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Motive!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - Painkiller. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Gomi misses
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Thomas.
Tsatsu Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomi should have avoided that one.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bum rush Gomi with a series of wild strikes but Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Gomi crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gomi is rocked!
It looks like Tsatsu Gomi has been cut.
Thomas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas fakes the body blow, causing Gomi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gomi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Roar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dangle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grabowski cracks Dangle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dangle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grabowski counters with a single leg into guard. Dangle didn't expect that.
Grabowski is stalling in the full guard.
Dangle trying to keep a closed guard but Grabowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grabowski misses with a hook
and Dangle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dangle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dangle throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Grabowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dangle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle trying to control here.
Dangle tries to roll over but Grabowski keeps him under control.
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.
Grabowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dangle defending well though.
Grabowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Dangle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damian Grabowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dangle throws a right hand that misses
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown. Dangle fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grabowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Dangle is predictable there
and Grabowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grabowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dangle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grabowski is trying to defend but Dangle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dangle trying to pass the guard but Grabowski defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Grabowski pushes Dangle off looking to stand but Dangle dives back in and keeps control.
Grabowski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dangle manages to mount him!
Dangle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dangle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dangle controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grabowski swings widly with a right hand
and Dangle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grabowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grabowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dangle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Grabowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dangle misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grabowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dangle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Dangle keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Grabowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dangle lands with an uppercut that bounces Grabowski off the cage and back into rage.
Dangle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dangle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dangle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dangle misses the body punch
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dangle trying to control here.
Grabowski prevents Dangle from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dangle misses with a shot to the body
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grabowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dangle counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Dangle looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabowski is just out of range.
Grabowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dangle.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut
and Dangle counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangle throws a low kick but Grabowski avoids it.
Grabowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dangle counters with a stiff right hand.
Dangle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grabowski pinned against the cage. Grabowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grabowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dangle counters with a single leg into guard. Grabowski didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to get back to his feet but Dangle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dangle shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dangle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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.
Dangle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dangle tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
Grabowski tries to escape but Dangle is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grabowski has his takedown stuffed
and Dangle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dangle misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangle misses with an uppercut
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown. Dangle fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Dangle has wrist control.
Dangle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dangle holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jim Dangle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dangle misses with a combination
so Grabowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dangle wants to sweep here but Grabowski controlling him for the moment.
Dangle trying to keep a closed guard but Grabowski is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Dangle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grabowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dangle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle gets caught napping as Grabowski dives in and scores a takedown. Dangle manages to retain guard.
Dangle looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing.
Grabowski preventing the sweep.
Jim Dangle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grabowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dangle on the side of the head.
Grabowski shoots and misses
and Dangle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grabowski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Grabowski!
Damian Grabowski retains his heavyweight title!
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