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Prestige 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paris Rozario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rozario counters with an inside leg kick.
Rozario with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rozario counters with a thumping low kick.
Trickle misses with a hook to the body
and Rozario counters with a stiff right hand.
Trickle misses with a takedown
and Rozario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Trickle.
Rozario rushes Trickle and presses him up against the cage.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Trickle looks gassed!
Rozario working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rozario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cole Trickle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rozario landing knees to the body.
Rozario works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rozario scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Rozario.
Rozario lands an elbow inside that Trickle shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Rozario.
Rozario presses Trickle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rozario scores with a knee to the head.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Rozario landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rozario connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rozario.
Rozario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Rozario - that landed with a thud.
Rozario is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rozario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trickle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Trickle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rozario fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trickle tries to keep at a distance but Rozario has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rozario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle has Rozario pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rozario manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Rozario.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rozario obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rozario.
Trickle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trickle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a body punch.
Rozario lands a shot to the body.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a body punch.
Trickle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rozario prevents it.
Rozario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trickle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rozario counters with a nice uppercut.
Trickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rozario.
Rozario keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rozario scores with a nice head shot.
Rozario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rozario fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trickle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rozario scores with a jab to the body.
Rozario connects with a crisp jab.
Rozario ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rozario throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trickle's head.
Rozario lands with a good body shot.
Rozario stalks Trickle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trickle's face. Trickle staggers backwards, shaken.
Trickle moves forwards but Rozario connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Rozario stuns Trickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rozario gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Rozario.
A hook to the body from Rozario.
Rozario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trickle's defenses.
Rozario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozario landing knees to the body.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rozario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trickle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Rozario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rozario lands a really nice looking cross but Trickle seems unphased.
Trickle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Rozario lands.
Rozario dips to his left and cracks Trickle with an uppercut!
Cole Trickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rozario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rozario thuds his shin into the meat of Trickle's side.
Crunch! Rozario slams his shin into Trickle's torso.
Rozario jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rozario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trickle can do to turn this around?
Trickle fails with the takedown
and Rozario counters with a left to the body.
Rozario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trickle is breathing heavily.
Rozario has Trickle up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rozario lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Rozario.
Rozario stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Rozario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rozario with a jab.
Rozario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trickle at a distance.
Paris Rozario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trickle has closed the distance and engaged Rozario in a clinch.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rozario crunches a lovely knee into Trickle's ribcage.
Rozario digs a right hand underneath Trickle's ribcage. Trickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rozario lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Rozario working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Rozario.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.
Rozario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trickle's face.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rozario misses with a punch to the body.
Rozario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rozario lands a nice elbow.
Trickle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rozario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rozario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trickle avoids it.
Trickle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rozario gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Trickle.
Knees to the body from Rozario.
Trickle tries to pull guard but Rozario won't allow it.
Rozario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rozario scores with a knee to the head.
Rozario misses with a knee strike.
Rozario cracks Trickle with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rozario throws an elbow but misses.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike.
Rozario lands a body shot.
Trickle working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trickle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trickle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rozario works on Trickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rozario lands a nice knee to the body.
Rozario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rozario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike from Rozario.
Trickle goes for a takedown attempt but Rozario pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donk. Rozario catches Trickle right on the button with a cross.
Rozario closes the distance and clinches.
Trickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rozario makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rozario trying to land knees to the body.
Rozario with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozario throws an elbow that misses.
Trickle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rozario smiles and moves away.
Trickle rushes Rozario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trickle is working for takedown but Rozario is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rozario digs a right hand into Trickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trickle's gas tank.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Rozario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rozario with a knee to the head.
Trickle takes a shot to the head.
Rozario working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Rozario scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike.
Rozario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rozario misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Rozario dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Trickle gets a takedown into half guard.
Trickle trying to mount his opponent but Rozario defends it.
Trickle is trying to control the action in half guard but Rozario is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trickle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rozario to regain full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trickle stays in close to Rozario's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle throwing strikes but missing.
Trickle wants to control from the top but Rozario keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trickle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rozario's guard.
Trickle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trickle trying to control the action but Rozario is working from the bottom.
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.
Trickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozario defending well though.
Rozario blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trickle.
Trickle throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Trickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozario defending well though.
Trickle throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Trickle slips a nice elbow through Rozario's hands, connecting with Rozario's forehead.
Trickle seems to be working for a kimura but Rozario defends the submission attempt.
Trickle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rozario doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trickle.
Trickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trickle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Trickle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rozario keeping hold of Trickle's head, controlling as best he can.
Rozario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trickle on the ground.
Trickle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cole Trickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paris Rozario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trickle prevents Rozario from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trickle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trickle working Rozario over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Trickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rozario 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paris Rozario!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes into the arena with Game - Hate it or Love it blaring out of the sound system. 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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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to clinch up
and Dean counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.
Dean 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.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
Dean 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.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dean is controlling him.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean drops back looking for a leg! Martin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martin manages to kick Dean off! Dean jumps back into Martin's guard.
Martin wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Dean is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Dean has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dean is trying to control. Martin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin wants to control but Dean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Dean prevents Martin from standing back up.
Dean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Dean is controlling him
Dean blocks the strikes from Martin.
Dean prevents Martin from standing back up.
Martin looks gassed!
Dean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Martin wants to control but Dean is having none of it.
Dean is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dean goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Martin turns into him and now he's in Dean's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Dean's brow.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Dean controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Martin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dean regains half guard.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.
Martin is looking to advance position but Dean won't allow it.
Martin trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Dean 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.
Martin shoots and misses
and Dean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martin's guard now.
Martin has control of Dean's left arm, preventing Dean from doing any damage.
Martin looking to control.
Dean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martin's head.
Dean is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martin controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Martin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dean defends it easily.
Dean won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Martin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dean has gone for a leg lock! Martin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dean's guard.
Martin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dean has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Martin manages to get his head free but now Dean has transitioned to an armbar! Martin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dean! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbert Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrix's entrance music is Locust . A fine choice. Dutch Matrix had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Slim Jim!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrix throws a right hand that Slim Jim ducks under and follows up with a left that Slim Jim also avoids with ease.
Slim Jim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slim Jim tries to clinch
and Matrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matrix.
Slim Jim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matrix blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Matrix.
Slim Jim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slim Jim tries to clinch up
and Matrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slim Jim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matrix is fending him off so far but Slim Jim persists. Nope, Matrix circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Matrix. No joy for Slim Jim on that attempt.
Slim Jim moves to clinch but Matrix breaks away
and Matrix counters with a crisp one two that drops Slim Jim! Matrix thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Slim Jim to his feet! Slim Jim is in big trouble!
Slim Jim is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Slim Jim to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Matrix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dutch Matrix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dummy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen has chosen The Realest Sport as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dummy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Jones.
Allen wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Allen tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Allen darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen wants to clinch
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
A hook to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Allen closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Allen darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dummy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Allen tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dummy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Allen darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Allen looks gassed!
Allen looks to clinch
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Allen's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dummy Jones 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.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jason Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Dummy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jason Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Allen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Allen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Allen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones clinches.
Jones digs a right hand into Allen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allen's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into rage.
Allen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Allen tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Allen closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Allen backs away looking to recover.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Allen tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones is working Allen over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Allen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Allen.
Allen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Allen closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dummy Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Jones clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Allen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Allen has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
That kick from Jones tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen tries to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones'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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Allen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones'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.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to clinch up
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Dummy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jason Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dummy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dummy Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes to the cage accompanied by Face Breaker - Poison Pen. Makunouchi has chosen sandstorm as his entrance music. Elvin Ruez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Makunouchi's chin.
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruez gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Makunouchi!
Ruez controlling the pace for now.
Makunouchi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ruez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Makunouchi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ruez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Makunouchi has Ruez in his guard.
Ruez trying to control but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Makunouchi dives on top into guard.
Ruez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makunouchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Makunouchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruez is aware though and is defending well.
Ruez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Makunouchi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruez has managed to get both his arms back between Makunouchi's legs - danger averted.
Makunouchi has an active guard here but Ruez has managed to pass into half guard.
Makunouchi trying to control from the bottom.
Ruez works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is bucking up trying to escape but Ruez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ruez with a couple of short strikes.
Ruez looking to control but Makunouchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruez 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.
Ruez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ruez working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruez wants to finish this one by submission but Makunouchi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ruez.
Ruez with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruez lands a big shot there that rocks Makunouchi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ruez tries to control but Makunouchi wriggling away.
Makunouchi tries to reverse the position but Ruez maintains control.
Ruez controlling the pace for now.
Ruez with the ground and pound from mount.
Ruez tries to control but Makunouchi wriggling away.
Ruez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makunouchi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ruez. What's that going to do exactly?
Makunouchi is bucking up trying to escape but Ruez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Makunouchi is in a horrible position here. Ruez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Makunouchi working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruez tries to control but Makunouchi wriggling away.
Ruez controlling his opponent.
Ruez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Makunouchi tries to lock up and control but Ruez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruez looking to finish Makunouchi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makunouchi!
Ruez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunouchi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Ruez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makunouchi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruez counters with a three punch combo that has Makunouchi backing up. Makunouchi nods at Ruez to acknowledge the strikes.
Makunouchi is rocked!
Makunouchi with a poor takedown
and Ruez counters with a big right hand! Oh Makunouchi is in trouble here! Ruez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvin Ruez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Vasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Los Angeles, David Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasquez.
Baker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baker tries to get out of the position.
Vasquez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vasquez is chipping away with strikes.
Baker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vasquez connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a strike aimed at the side of Baker's head but Baker avoids it well.
Vasquez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vasquez misses with the ground and pound.
Vasquez trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Vasquez scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Baker tries to roll over but Vasquez keeps him under control.
Vasquez wants to free his trapped foot but Baker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Baker is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baker is not content to let Vasquez control the position.
Vasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasquez wants to pass the guard but Baker is defending well.
Vasquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baker tries to roll over but Vasquez keeps him under control.
Vasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vasquez throws a strike but Baker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to control the position.
Baker has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vasquez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a left to the body.
Vasquez fails with the takedown
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Alberto Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baker counters by clinching up.
Vasquez looking for a takedown.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Vasquez.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
Baker works on Vasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Vasquez looks gassed!
Vasquez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baker regains half guard.
Baker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vasquez being controlled here momentarily.
Baker keeping full guard, as Vasquez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alberto Vasquez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasquez tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker counters with a right hand to the body.
Baker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasquez. Vasquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasquez with a poor takedown
and Baker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Baker both land. Nice combination.
Vasquez misses with a takedown
and Baker counters with a slapping leg kick.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Vasquez.
Baker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baker works Vasquez's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Baker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasquez eats them both and turns towards Baker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a body shot.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vasquez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker rushes Vasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baker.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasquezs head.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Baker as the two fighters clinch.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Baker presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Baker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Baker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Baker digs a right hand into Vasquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasquez's gas tank.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
A short uppercut from Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez fails with the takedown
and Baker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baker is looking to wear down Vasquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baker lands with a shot to the body.
Alberto Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vasquez fails with the takedown
and Baker counters with a series of strikes. Vasquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Baker.
A hook to the body from Baker.
A short left from Baker.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasquez tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Baker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Baker dominated that second round.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vasquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Vasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vasquez has his takedown stuffed
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez fails with the takedown
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker clobbers Vasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Baker there.
Vasquez walks into a straight right hand from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasquez's head.
A punch lands to the side of Vasquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasquez misses with a takedown
and Baker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Vasquez.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker lands with a hook. Vasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
David Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasquez's head.
Vasquez tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Baker instigates a clinch.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker lands a damaging elbow.
Baker lands a body punch.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
David Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez shoots and misses
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker pushes Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker cracks Vasquez with a nice body shot.
Baker lands a body punch.
Baker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Baker.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baker digs a right hand into Vasquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasquez's gas tank.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baker scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baker counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a crisp jab.
Vasquez fails with the takedown
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasquez shoots and misses
and Vasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker tests Vasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasquez in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baker 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Baker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denjat looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Bryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denjat looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Denjat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denjat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denjat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denjat walks into a stiff left hand from Bryan.
Denjat scores with a kick to the body.
Bryan tries to clinch up but Denjat circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Bryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denjat tries to score with a low kick but Bryan moves his leg out of the way.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Denjat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denjat misses with a low kick as Bryan jumps back.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Denjat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denjat throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Denjat 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.
Denjat wants to control from the top but Bryan keeps moving.
Bryan can't keep his opponent in guard - Denjat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Denjat is keen to just control but Bryan is a slippery customer.
Denjat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryan is not content to let Denjat control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denjat is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denjat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bryan defending well though.
Denjat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denjat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denjat is working away from the top position though.
Denjat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryan's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denjat is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Denjat controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bryan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bryan is looking to improve his position but Denjat isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denjat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Denjat has a good base and remains in mount.
Denjat controlling the pace for now.
Denjat looking to control but Bryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryan tries to hold on but Denjat postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryan is looking to escape.
Denjat with shots to the head and body - Bryan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bryan is looking to get to half guard.
Denjat looking to finish Bryan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bryan!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denjat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Denjat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Denjat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Denjat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denjat throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denjat's head backwards.
That kick from Denjat tenderised Bryan's leg. Bryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bryan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Denjat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denjat throws out a loose jab but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Denjat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bryan scores with a nice strike.
Denjat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bryan's waist but Bryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denjat off to one side.
Bryan tries to clinch up.
Bryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Denjat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses
and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Denjat wants to sweep but Bryan has passed to side control!
Denjat manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bryan's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Denjat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Denjat pulls Bryan in close to prevent any damage.
Denjat looking to control.
Bryan trying to control but Denjat is working from the bottom.
Bryan postures up in Denjat's guard and throws a big left but Denjat blocks it.
Bryan is fighting to break Denjat's control of his arms but Denjat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denjat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bryan's guard.
Bryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denjat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denjat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Denjat trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denjat.
Denjat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a big right hand that misses.
Denjat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Denjat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Denjat postures up in Bryan's guard and throws a big left but Bryan blocks it.
Denjat cracks Bryan with a solid left hand.
Bryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denjat trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denjat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denjat lands a couple of elbows.
Denjat looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Denjat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Denjat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Denjat stalling.
Bryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denjat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Denjat dominated that second round.
That's time! Denjat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bryan misses with a hook
and Denjat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denjat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denjat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Bryan.
Bryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denjat. Denjat obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryan tries to bum rush Denjat with a series of wild strikes but Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick from Denjat.
Bryan misses with a looping left.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryan throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Bryan with a poor takedown
and Denjat counters with a good low kick that Bryan was not able to check.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Denjat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Denjat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryan is out of range and Denjat settles back down.
Denjat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denjat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryan is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick from Denjat.
Denjat thows a body kick. Bryan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denjat lands a nice looking body shot.
Bryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A good leg kick by Denjat.
Denjat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denjat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Denjat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Denjat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Denjat.
Denjat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Denjat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Denjat shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Denjat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denjat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Denjat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryan is in trouble now - Denjat has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat looking to control but Bryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Denjat controlling his opponent.
Denjat landing punches.
Denjat is landing with some decent strikes but Bryan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan wants to hold on but Denjat pushes him away.
Denjat unloading with bombs!
Denjat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bryan looks a forlorn figure.
Denjat lands a big shot there that rocks Bryan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kobe Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahmoud Denjat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denjat lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahmoud Denjat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denjat 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmoud Denjat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana- Something in the Way. Trautman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trautman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Trautman has control.
Nelson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trautman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nelson to the mat. Nelson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Trautman tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
Trautman wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Trautman gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Trautman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Trautman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trautman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trautman decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nelson wants to stand but Trautman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trautman working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trautman trying to control the position.
Trautman working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trautman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.
Nelson won't allow Trautman to sweep him here.
Trautman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willians Trautman 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.
Trautman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Trautman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Trautman.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Trautman is controlling him.
Trautman successfully pulls guard.
Trautman has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
Trautman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trautman prevents Nelson from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Trautman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trautman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trautman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trautman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
Trautman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trautman on the ground.
Nelson wants to control but Trautman is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trautman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trautman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Trautman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willians Trautman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trautman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
Trautman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nelson to stand up.
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.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Trautman counters with a takedown into side control.
Trautman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trautman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nelson's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trautman drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Trautman off! Trautman jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Trautman stands up and waves to Nelson to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Trautman's leg but Trautman calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willians Trautman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Trautman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trautman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trautman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trautman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trautman drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Trautman off! Trautman jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trautman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trautman gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ted Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trautman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Trautman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nelson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trautman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nelson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Trautman working for a submission but Nelson is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is in no mood to give up.
Trautman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nelson is on top in guard.
Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman trying to control the position.
Nelson tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.
Trautman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Trautman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trautman.
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.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Trautman counters by clinching up.
Trautman fails to pull guard.
Trautman prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Trautman is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trautman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Trautman stands up from Nelson's guard - Trautman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ted Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Trautman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trautman manages to pull guard.
Trautman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trautman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willians Trautman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trautman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willians Trautman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Slayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Desmond Grey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Desmond Grey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Slayton!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Slayton misses
and Grey counters by moving into the clinch.
Slayton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grey lands a body shot.
Grey stalls.
Grey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grey gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayton tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayton's head.
Grey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slayton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grey is trying to control the action in half guard but Slayton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slayton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grey.
Grey raining down shots from the mount!
Grey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slayton because Grey loaded up on that one.
Grey looking to finish Slayton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slayton!
Grey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slayton is rocked!
Grey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slayton is still in real trouble! Can Grey finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey cracks Slayton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grey drops a big elbow. That's hurt Slayton! More shots from Grey and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Grey!
Desmond Grey retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Ice Baby. Bob Bunkers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunkers backwards.
Bunkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Bunkers into the cage.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a body shot.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunkers managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Bunkers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bunkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunkers's brow.
Bunkers presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Bunkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunkers.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Bunkers lands an elbow inside.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bunkers is keeping busy.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bunkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but Bunkers moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a body kick the misses
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunkers's knee momentarily.
Bunkers misses with a kick to the body
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunkers throws a lazy body kick
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Bunkers, against the cage.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Bunkers misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Henderson pushes Bunkers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Bunkers letting Henderson take a breather here.
Bunkers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Bunkers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunkers working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers pulls guard effortlessly.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson throws a strike but Bunkers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunkers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkers advances position into side control!
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 Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunkers throws a head kick that half lands.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Bunkers.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunkers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunkers tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunkers looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Bunkers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Bunkers throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Bob Bunkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunkers closes the distance and clinches.
Bunkers wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Bunkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
It looks like Bob Bunkers has been cut.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers is breathing heavily.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bunkers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henderson wants to stand but Bunkers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henderson advances position into side control!
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the ground and pound.
Henderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Bunkers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunkers seems a little lost for a moment, as Henderson dominates the positioning.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bunkers defending against the ground and pound.
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control 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.
Bunkers wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Henderson misses with the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to control the action but Bunkers is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Bunkers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers'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.
A head kick by Bunkers misses
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Bunkers's ribcage. Bunkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Bunkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunkers.
Bunkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Bunkers - that landed with a thud.
Bunkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunkers's face.
Bunkers tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson pushes Bunkers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Bunkers improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunkers or not.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunkers avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson working Bunkers over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson prevents Bunkers from breaking the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Bunkers in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Bunkers.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Bunkers throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Bunkers 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunkers fails to pull guard.
Henderson stalling.
Bunkers is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bunkers has his back to the cage.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Bunkers with a knee to the head.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers misses with the head strike.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Bunkers.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bunkers.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
A short right from Henderson.
Bunkers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers fails to pull guard.
Bunkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Bunkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Bunkers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunkers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Bunkers misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkers misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Bunkers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunkers.
Bunkers misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a leg kick.
Bunkers checks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Bunkers misses
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunkers feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Bunkers misses with the body kick
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunkers jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henderson. Henderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Bunkers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bunkers throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Bunkers counters with a head kick.
Bunkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunkers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Bunkers circles away.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunkers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Bunkers in his tracks momentarily.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bunkers counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunkers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunkers throws a sloppy head kick
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunkers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunkers defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Bunkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunkers.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Bunkers misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Bunkers. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Bunkers misses
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson had his way with Bob Bunkers in that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson looks for the body kick but Bunkers saw that one coming.
Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Bunkers in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers taking a breather.
Bunkers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bunkers landing knees to the body.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Bunkers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunkers's defenses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Bunkers.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bunkers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bunkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Bunkers off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Bunkers counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
Bob Bunkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunkers throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunkers thinking.
Bunkers rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunkers.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bunkers is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunkers goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Bunkers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
Bunkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunkers misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunkers jabs at Henderson's body.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Bunkers is avoiding it.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Dan Henderson.
I think Henderson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson retains his middleweight title!
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