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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Decapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decapovic comes to the cage accompanied by You Want Blood (You Got It) - AC/DC. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Decapovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decapovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartman.
Cartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Decapovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decapovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Decapovic counters by clinching up.
Decapovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartman avoids the damage to the body.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Decapovic.
Decapovic digs a right hand into Cartman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cartman's gas tank.
Decapovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decapovic.
Cartman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decapovic gets through Cartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Decapovic lands an elbow that stopped Cartman in his tracks for a moment.
Decapovic misses with a knee strike.
Cartman throws a head punch that misses.
Cartman blocks the elbow strike.
Decapovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Decapovic lands an elbow just above Cartman 's eye.
It looks like Eric Cartman has been cut.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decapovic.
Decapovic works on Cartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartman looks gassed!
Decapovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decapovic wants to stall.
Cartman working aggressively here.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decapovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Decapovic stalling.
Decapovic misses with an elbow strike.
Decapovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Decapovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Decapovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decapovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Decapovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Decapovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartman avoids the damage to the body.
Decapovic lands a nice uppercut.
Decapovic blocks an uppercut.
Cartman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Decapovic backwards.
Decapovic stalling.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Decapovic blocking some punches.
Cartman being controlled against the cage.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Decapovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Decapovic trying to stall but Cartman improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decapovic.
Decapovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cartman avoiding damage as Decapovic throws knees to the body.
Decapovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartman avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Decapovic.
Decapovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Cartman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Decapovic.
Cartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cartman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Cartman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Decapovic.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Decapovic.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Decapovic.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Decapovic.
Decapovic has picked Cartman up - he's going for a ride! Decapovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Decapovic throwing shots but Cartman is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cartman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decapovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartman pushes Decapovic off looking to stand but Decapovic dives back in and keeps control.
Cartman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Decapovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cartman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decapovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Decapovic.
Decapovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Decapovic 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.
Decapovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cartman is trying to stand up here but Decapovic is controlling him well.
Decapovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cartman is looking to escape.
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.
Decapovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartman wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decapovic throwing shots but Cartman is blocking nicely.
Decapovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Decapovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartman's head.
Decapovic is looking to advance position but Cartman won't allow it.
Decapovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Decapovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Decapovic uses his free foot to push down on Cartman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cartman.
A nice elbow there by Decapovic.
Cartman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decapovic landing strikes from the mount and Cartman is in trouble!
Cartman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Decapovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cartman tries to buck Decapovic off but he can't manage it.
Decapovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Decapovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Decapovic landing strikes from the mount and Cartman is in trouble!
Decapovic landing punches.
Cartman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Decapovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decapovic misses with a head shot.
Decapovic throwing strikes here but Cartman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cartman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Decapovic misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Decapovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Cartman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decapovic lands with a hook. Cartman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decapovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cartman misses with a double jab
and Decapovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cartman throws a combination that misses
and Decapovic counters with a two punch combo.
Decapovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartman.
Cartman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Decapovic counters with a two punch combo.
Decapovic thuds a left hand into Cartman's body.
Decapovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cartman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Decapovic moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Cartman! Decapovic continues to tee off on Cartman, landing with a left and a right! Decapovic connects with a right hand that leaves Cartman sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Decapovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Filip Decapovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen That's A Sabretooth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jing Ya Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ya Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ya Xu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Creed's guard.
Creed wants to sweep here but Ya Xu controlling him for the moment.
Creed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ya Xu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Creed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ya Xu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ya Xu postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
Creed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ya Xu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Creed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ya Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Creed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ya Xu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Creed is on top in guard.
Ya Xu wants to stand up but Creed is controlling him.
Ya Xu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creed postures up in Ya Xu's guard and throws a big left but Ya Xu blocks it.
Creed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ya Xu is looking to stand up but Creed isn't so interested in that idea.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ya Xu is keeping the position for now.
Ya Xu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ya Xu has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ya Xu walks away with a smile on his face. Creed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ya Xu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Creed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Creed is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ya Xu frees his head nicely. Oh but Creed has switched to an armbar! Ya Xu is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Victor Creed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon The Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon The Blanket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Blanket shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
The Blanket shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but The Blanket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Blanket fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murphy to the ground. The Blanket is now in Murphy's guard.
Murphy controls The Blanket momentarily but The Blanket frees himself.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Blanket.
The Blanket stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but The Blanket is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing The Blanket from controlling successfully.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping full guard, as The Blanket tries to pass.
The Blanket lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Blanket lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but The Blanket slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but The Blanket slips an elbow through the middle.
The Blanket trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Blanket showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Blanket wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
The Blanket won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
The Blanket might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket advances to half guard.
Murphy wants to control but The Blanket is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy looks gassed!
The Blanket takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Blanket works his foot free and advances to mount.
The Blanket raining down hammerfists from mount.
The Blanket working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murphy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Blanket postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Murphy bigstyle! Two more strikes land for The Blanket and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon The Blanket!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Smelly Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My boomerang won't come back. Assasin has chosen DMX - Aint No Sunshine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smelly Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nerubian Assasin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin drops Fingers with a left and a right! Oh, Fingers is hurt - Assasin dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Smelly Fingers has been cut.
Fingers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Assasin is controlling him well.
Assasin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fingers slips a jab and a cross from Assasin.
Assasin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assasin misses with a wild combination.
Assasin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fingers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers is looking to take a break and control but Assasin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assasin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assasin.
Fingers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Assasin defending against the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fingers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.
Fingers wants to take a breather but Assasin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fingers.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assasin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fingers controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Smelly Fingers just wasn't active enough.
Assasin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fingers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fingers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Fingers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Smelly Fingers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fingers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Assasin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fingers trying to control the position but Assasin is working away.
Assasin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Assasin throws a right hand that Fingers ducks under and follows up with a left that Fingers also avoids with ease.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fingers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fingers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fingers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assasin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Assasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smelly Fingers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smelly Fingers'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.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fingers counters with a shoot takedown. Assasin fights it but they end up in guard.
Fingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Assasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assasin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fingers looking to sit in guard and control but Assasin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin wants to get up but he can't break Fingers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We're going to have a standup here because Smelly Fingers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Assasin tries to bum rush Fingers with a series of wild strikes but Fingers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assasin misses with a double jab
and Fingers counters with a takedown into side control.
Fingers looking to control but instead Assasin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin is trying to stand up here but Fingers is controlling him well.
Fingers stalling.
Assasin is staying active underneath Fingers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fingers is just content to waste time from the top position. Assasin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers trying to control but Assasin is working from the bottom.
Assasin being controlled here, momentarily.
Smelly Fingers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Assasin misses with a double jab
and Fingers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assasin's guard.
Assasin keeping moving, preventing Fingers from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers is really struggling to control Assasin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fingers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Smelly Fingers just wasn't active enough.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fingers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Assasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fingers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smelly Fingers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smelly Fingers'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. This is the final round!
Fingers feints and as Assasin raises his hands in defense, Fingers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fingers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assasin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fingers prevents Assasin from getting back to his feet.
Assasin keeping moving, preventing Fingers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fingers looking to sit in guard and control but Assasin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assasin won't allow Fingers to get back to his feet.
Nerubian Assasin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Smelly Fingers.
Fingers slips a jab and a cross from Assasin.
Assasin throws a series of punches but Fingers moves out of range.
Assasin throws a combination that misses
and Fingers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assasin won't be happy with that.
Fingers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.
The strikes coming from Fingers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fingers wants to take a breather but Assasin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fingers.
Fingers trying to control but Assasin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Smelly Fingers.
Assasin tries to sprawl but Fingers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fingers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers is keen to just control but Assasin is a slippery customer.
Assasin tries to kick Fingers off but Fingers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fingers trying to control from half guard but Assasin is working away.
Fingers is looking to stall here but Assasin recovers full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fingers trying to control but Assasin is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smelly Fingers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fingers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smelly Fingers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saffron Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saffron Burrows is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saffron Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Apollo misses with a right hand
and Burrows counters with a nice uppercut.
Burrows lands with a shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a two punch combination.
Burrows checks a low kick from Apollo.
Apollo throws a nice looking combination but Burrows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burrows. That did some damage!
Burrows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burrows tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but Apollo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Burrows moves out of range easily.
Burrows rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a nice body shot.
Burrows throws a poor cross that misses
and Apollo counters with a right hand to the body.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrows.
Saffron Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Burrows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo throws a jab when Burrows was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrows checks it well.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burrows.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Burrows's leg but Burrows calmly moves out of range.
Apollo misses with a jab to the body
and Burrows counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Apollo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Apollo is trying to get back to half guard.
Apollo struggling a bit here.
Apollo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burrows.
Apollo tries to bench press Burrows off him but Burrows keeps the position.
Apollo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burrows's best efforts.
Apollo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burrows's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burrows's back!
Burrows is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Burrows looking very determined here, making life difficult for Apollo.
Apollo looking for the choke but no joy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Apollo controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to control his opponent's hands but Apollo gets his hands free.
Apollo looking for the RNC.
Burrows rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burrows defends it well.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burrows keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burrows avoids a kick to the body.
Burrows misses with a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Burrows has his takedown stuffed
and Apollo counters with a left to the body.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burrows doesn't seem bothered though.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
Burrows shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Apollo wants to improve his position but Burrows is controlling well.
Burrows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Apollo's head.
Apollo is looking to control Burrows's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Apollo avoid being mounted?
Apollo looking for submissions off his back.
Burrows not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo manages to get to full guard.
Apollo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burrows trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burrows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burrows tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollo is retaining full guard.
Apollo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burrows won't allow Apollo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollo is retaining full guard.
Apollo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Apollo has Burrows pulled in close to control his posture.
Apollo working for a triangle but Burrows defends it easily.
Burrows preventing the sweep.
Burrows has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Apollo is working hard here to advance position.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully.
Apollo is looking for a triangle but Burrows pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Burrows looking to pass the guard.
Apollo managing to control the position.
Burrows passes Apollo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burrows is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burrows sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Apollo defending well though.
Burrows working over Apollo with some ground and pound. Apollo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows is trying to work for a kimura but Apollo is defending well.
Apollo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saffron Burrows will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a nice looking combination but Burrows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Burrows misses with a hook
and Apollo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Apollo catches Burrows right on the button with a cross.
Burrows takes a jab right on the kisser.
Apollo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo throws a head kick but Burrows moves out of range.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Apollo misses with a head kick.
Burrows cracks Apollo with an open hand slap.
Apollo is looking to chop away at Burrows's legs.
Burrows scoring well with a low kick there.
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.
Burrows thows a body shot but no joy.
Apollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrows circles away.
A head kick by Apollo misses
and Burrows counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burrows throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Burrows
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burrows misses with a few strikes there.
Burrows fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a body punch
and Burrows counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burrows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burrows ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Apollo throws a head kick but Burrows moves out of range.
Ryan Apollo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Burrows. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a right hand that Burrows ducks under and follows up with a left that Burrows also avoids with ease.
Burrows blocks a head kick by Apollo.
Apollo tests Burrows's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrows misses with a double jab
and Apollo counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows misses with a hook to the body
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burrows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apollo counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apollo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Subz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Subz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speak - Stop The War. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Subz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial throws a body punch but Subz moves out of range.
Martial scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martial wants it to stay on the feet.
Subz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Martial to counter with a crisp jab.
Subz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martial's waist but Martial gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Subz off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Subz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Subz fails with the takedown
and Martial finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonny Subz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Subz moves out of range easily.
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.
Subz dives in and grabs Martial's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martial pushes down on Subz's head and hops out.
Subz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martial scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Subz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Subz lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial trying to keep a closed guard but Subz is proving a slippery customer.
Subz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Subz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martial keeping full guard, as Subz tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Subz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Subz blocks a head kick by Martial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial 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.
Subz shoots and misses
and Martial counters with a head kick. That will keep Subz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Subz throws a sloppy body shot
and Martial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martial fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Subz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martial counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martial.
Martial throws a head kick that Subz semi-blocks.
Subz misses with a jab to the body
and Martial counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martial.
Bonifacio Martial seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Subz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Martial does no damage.
Subz is looking to clinch but Martial is avoiding it.
Subz blocks a head kick by Martial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial swinging wildly here.
Subz with a poor takedown
and Martial counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Subz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Subz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martial misses with a head kick.
Jonny Subz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martial misses with a double jab
and Subz counters with a left and a right that stings Martial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Subz in his tracks.
Martial throws a head kick but Subz moves out of range.
Martial connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick
and Subz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonifacio Martial showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Subz misses with a combination
and Martial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martial misses with a right hand
and Subz counters with a single leg into guard. Martial didn't expect that.
Martial keeping full guard, as Subz tries to pass.
Subz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subz throws a big right hand that misses.
Subz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martial can do anything to dispel that myth.
Subz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Subz is trying to control. Martial 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.
Subz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Subz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Subz throwing shots but Martial is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio Martial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Subz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martial's head.
Subz trying to mount his opponent but Martial defends it.
Subz lands with a punch from half guard.
Subz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Subz is trying to control the action in half guard but Martial is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martial blocking the ground and pound attempt from Subz.
Subz wants to pass the guard but Martial is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subz is working hard here to advance position.
Martial keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martial keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Subz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Subz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martial defending well though.
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.
Subz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Subz misses with a head shot.
Subz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Subz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martial takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Subz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martial has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bonifacio Martial!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil NaLeans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Deadmau5 - Some Chords as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil NaLeans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NaLeans throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and NaLeans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps NaLeans's head backwards.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and NaLeans counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Julio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and NaLeans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
letting NaLeans counter with a right hand.
NaLeans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
NaLeans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but NaLeans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but NaLeans blocks with his arms.
NaLeans avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
NaLeans working Gracie over with knees to the body.
NaLeans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
NaLeans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards NaLeans's brow.
A short body shot lands from NaLeans as the two fighters clinch.
NaLeans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from NaLeans as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
NaLeans with a knee to the head.
NaLeans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
NaLeans has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! NaLeans dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
NaLeans trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
NaLeans slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
NaLeans works his foot free and advances to mount.
NaLeans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie pushes down on NaLeans's leg and manages to get into half guard.
NaLeans keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. NaLeans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NaLeans sees it coming and defends easily.
NaLeans moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Gracieis looking to pass into half guard but NaLeans pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now NaLeans is in guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
NaLeans stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NaLeans is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
NaLeans scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
NaLeans landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NaLeans wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
NaLeans cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil NaLeans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie throws the left hand but NaLeans avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
NaLeans drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
NaLeans is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead NaLeans has moved into half guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath NaLeans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing NaLeans from controlling successfully.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed NaLeans to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie has his foot on NaLeans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. NaLeans works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working for a triangle but NaLeans defends it easily.
NaLeans working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
NaLeans passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
NaLeans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is staying active underneath NaLeans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie has hold of NaLeans's hands but NaLeans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. NaLeans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
NaLeans is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie can't escape the position.
NaLeans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
NaLeans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
NaLeans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but NaLeans isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by NaLeans.
That has opened up Julio Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NaLeans raining down shots from the mount!
The cut above Julio Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neil NaLeans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone has chosen Direct Hit!/Mixtapes - Werewolf Shame as his entrance music. 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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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corleone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corleone walks into a left hand.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Corleone counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corleone.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Jab, jab by Nakamura - just one landing.
Hiro Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone misses the body punch
and Nakamura counters with a nice leg kick.
Nakamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corleone's hands.
Corleone throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Corleone - just one landing.
Corleone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range and Corleone settles back down.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Corleone.
Corleone throws a front kick aimed at Nakamura's knee but Nakamura avoids it well.
Corleone misses with a hook to the body
and Nakamura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corleone has his takedown stuffed
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Corleone with a hook.
Corleone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corleone's knee momentarily.
Corleone misses with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corleone avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corleone misses with a lunging right hand
and Nakamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
Corleone misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a good low kick that Corleone was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corleone looks gassed!
Nakamura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakamura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura lands a leg kick that knocks Corleone off balance momentarily.
Nakamura throws a leg kick which misses Corleone's front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone tries to avoid it.
Corleone blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Nakamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a jab. Corleone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corleone misses with an uppercut
and Nakamura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Corleone's guard now.
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakamura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Corleone for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Corleone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone has momentary wrist control but Nakamura slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura 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.
Corleone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corleone thows a leg kick but Nakamura checks it
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
Corleone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Corleone counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corleone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Corleone circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakamura.
Corleone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corleone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Corleone misses with a head shot. Nakamura uses the momentum to regain guard.
Corleone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Corleone throws a strike but Nakamura avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura trying to control the position.
Nakamura is looking to sweep but instead, Corleone has passed into half guard.
Nakamura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Corleone has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Corleone working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working to get back to half guard.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Corleone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Nakamura is staying in there.
Nakamura is squirming around, avoiding Corleone's attempts to control the action.
Corleone working for a submission but Nakamura is keeping him at bay.
Nakamura is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corleone moves out of range as Nakamura throws a body kick.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Hiro Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Corleone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone misses with a lunging right hand
and Nakamura counters with a good, hard body kick but Corleone shrugs it off.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Corleone moves out of range.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone looks to land a combination but Nakamura avoids it well.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura defending well as Corleone loads up on a big left hand.
Corleone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakamura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corleone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakamura checks it well.
Nakamura thumps Corleone with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corleone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corleone misses with a lunging right hand
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but Corleone shrugs it off.
Nakamura dives in and grabs Corleone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes down on Nakamura's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Nakamura's legs.
Nakamura throws a hook but Corleone avoids it easily.
Nakamura feints and then cracks Corleone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corleone down.
Corleone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Nakamura tenderised Corleone's leg. Corleone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown. Nakamura fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corleone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Nakamura is tightening it up a little... Corleone has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Corleone reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Corleone taps out! nice BJJ there by Nakamura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hiro Nakamura!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knocke Bensmock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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29
190 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knocke Bensmock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensmock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bensmock misses with a low kick as Ondoy jumps back.
Bensmock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bensmock tries to land a leg kick but Ondoy saw it coming and moves away.
Bensmock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ondoy.
Bensmock scores with a nice head shot.
Ondoy looks to land a right hand but Bensmock moved out of range.
Ondoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bensmock walks into a left hand.
Bensmock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bensmock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bensmock.
Bensmock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ondoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bensmock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ondoy takes one on the button.
Knocke Bensmock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bensmock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ondoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bensmock misses with an uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bensmock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bensmock throws a lazy uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bensmock throws a shot from downtown. Ondoy moves away and avoids it.
Ondoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bensmock circles away.
Bensmock needs to keep his hands up - Ondoy had a free shot at his head there.
Bensmock misses the body punch
and Ondoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensmock thinking.
Ondoy thuds a left hand into Bensmock's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensmock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ondoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy blocks a jab.
Bensmock wants to clinch
and Ondoy counters with a straight right hand.
Bensmock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ondoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ondoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bensmock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ondoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bensmock.
Ondoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ondoy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bensmock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bensmock is looking to clinch but Ondoy is avoiding it.
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.
Bensmock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ondoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bensmock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ondoy's hands.
Bensmock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bensmock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Bensmock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bensmock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ondoy blocks a head kick by Bensmock.
Ondoy swings for the body but Bensmock moves out of range.
Bensmock throws an off balance right hand
and Ondoy counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pepeng Ondoy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bensmock thows a body shot but no joy.
Bensmock staying out of range there.
Ondoy throws out a loose jab but Bensmock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bensmock throws a lazy uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a left to the body.
Bensmock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ondoy.
Ondoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ondoy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bensmock misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy blocks a head kick by Bensmock.
Ondoy connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bensmock.
Ondoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ondoy stuns Bensmock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ondoy misses.
Ondoy staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock throws the left hand but Ondoy avoids the punch easily.
Bensmock throws a head kick that misses
and Ondoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bensmock throws a shot from downtown. Ondoy moves away and avoids it.
Bensmock misses with a hook
and Ondoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensmock thinking.
Bensmock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bensmock throws a leg kick but Ondoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bensmock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ondoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensmock thinking.
Bensmock throws a nice looking combination but Ondoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ondoy misses with a body shot
letting Bensmock counter with a right hand.
Bensmock tries a low kick but Ondoy avoids it.
Bensmock misses with a body shot
and Ondoy counters with a left to the body.
Bensmock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ondoy lands a nice hook to Bensmock's body. Bensmock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ondoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock darts in trying to clinch
and Ondoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensmock thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bensmock - that will leave a mark!
Ondoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bensmock misses with an uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Bensmock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bensmock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Knocke Bensmock will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bensmock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bensmock throws a right hand that Ondoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Ondoy also avoids with ease.
Bensmock throws a lazy uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a straight right hand.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bensmock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ondoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bensmock throws an off balance right hand
and Ondoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bensmock delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Bensmock does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensmock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bensmock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bensmock.
Ondoy avoids the head kick by Bensmock.
Ondoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ondoy misses with a body punch
and Bensmock counters with a straight right hand.
Bensmock lands a jab to the nose.
Bensmock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bensmock there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock tried to score with a low kick but Ondoy checks it.
Bensmock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ondoy counters with a nice body shot.
Bensmock lunges at Ondoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ondoy's hand.
Bensmock misses with a straight left.
Bensmock looks for the body kick but Ondoy saw that one coming.
Ondoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bensmock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ondoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ondoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bensmock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ondoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy dodges the punch combination from Bensmock.
Bensmock blocks a jab.
Bensmock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bensmock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ondoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut. Bensmock saw that one coming.
Bensmock throws a lazy uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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.
Bensmock slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bensmock!
Bensmock closes the distance but Ondoy moves to the side
and Ondoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Ondoy tries to clinch but Bensmock moves out of range.
Bensmock throws a leg kick but Ondoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ondoy staying out of range there.
Bensmock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knocke Bensmock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bensmock 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Knocke Bensmock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruscle Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong. Muscle has chosen DMX's- Where My Dogs At as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
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28
195 lbs
25 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruscle Muscle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ruscle Muscle has been cut.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
Blunts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muscle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muscle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blunts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Blunts is predictable there
and Muscle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blunts is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts misses with a jab to the body
and Muscle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blunts misses with a right hand
and Muscle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Muscle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blunts is looking to improve his position.
Muscle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muscle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blunts is looking for a sweep. Muscle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blunts is looking to control Muscle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blunts avoid being mounted?
Blunts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muscle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blunts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muscle misses with a combination
and Blunts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muscle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muscle misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muscle tries to clinch up.
Blunts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blunts connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Blunts throws a poor cross that misses
and Muscle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muscle slips a jab from Blunts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruscle Muscle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruscle Muscle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blunts shoots for a takedown but Muscle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muscle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blunts as he jumps to the side.
Muscle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blunts's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muscle misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts misses with a kick to the body.
Muscle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blunts on the side of the head.
Muscle lands with a hook. Blunts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blunts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscle is adopting a defensive guard.
Blunts tries to free his leg and advance position but Muscle is retaining full guard.
Muscle looking for a sweep. Not yet Muscle, not yet.
Blunts thows a big elbow that misses.
Muscle wants to stand and escape but Blunts is having none of it.
Muscle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ruscle Muscle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blunts thows a leg kick but Muscle checks it
and Muscle counters with a straight right hand.
Blunts shoots in but Muscle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muscle moves out of range of the leg kick from Blunts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muscle.
Muscle moves out of range of the leg kick from Blunts.
Blunts takes a swing at Muscle's ribcage but misses.
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.
Blunts misses with a right hand
enabling Muscle to counter with a crisp jab.
Muscle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blunts's hands.
Ruscle Muscle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Blunts finds it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blunts throws a lazy uppercut
and Muscle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruscle Muscle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruscle Muscle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blunts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muscle but Muscle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blunts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muscle misses with a combination
and Blunts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts misses with an uppercut
and Muscle counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blunts. Muscle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blunts misses with a left hand
and Muscle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blunts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Muscle.
Muscle has Blunts pressed against the cage, preventing Blunts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muscle is trying to force a seperation but Blunts has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throws a head punch that misses.
Blunts has Muscle pressed against the cage.
Muscle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muscle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blunts prevents a body shot from Muscle.
Muscle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muscle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muscle can't find room to land a body shot as Blunts controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Muscle.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like J Blunts has been cut.
Muscle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muscle shoots in and gets a takedown into Blunts's guard.
Muscle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blunts keeping full guard, as Muscle tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is looking for a triangle but Muscle pushes his legs off easily.
Muscle sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ruscle Muscle.
Blunts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muscle counters with a single leg into guard. Blunts didn't expect that.
Blunts keeping moving, preventing Muscle from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muscle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muscle throws a big right hand that misses.
Blunts keeping full guard, as Muscle tries to pass.
Muscle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muscle trying to control the position from guard on top but Blunts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts trying to keep a closed guard but Muscle is proving a slippery customer.
Blunts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muscle is one step ahead there.
Muscle postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blunts tries to sprawl but Muscle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muscle trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blunts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruscle Muscle really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muscle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blunts on the side of the head.
Blunts misses with a jab to the body
enabling Muscle to counter with a crisp jab.
Blunts throws a leg kick
and Muscle counters with a left and a right that stings Blunts.
Muscle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blunts counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muscle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blunts lands a nice looking body shot.
Blunts looks to score with a jab to the body but Muscle is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blunts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blunts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muscle sprawls well initially but Blunts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muscle tries to get to full guard but Blunts has control of the leg.
Muscle is trying to stand back up but Blunts is controlling him
Muscle is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muscle wants to get back to full guard.
Blunts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blunts is looking to advance position but Muscle won't allow it.
Muscle desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ruscle Muscle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blunts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muscle keeps working.
Muscle wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blunts is trying to control. Muscle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. J Blunts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blunts has a takedown stuffed.
Muscle shoots in but Blunts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blunts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muscle counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts had his way with Ruscle Muscle in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Blunts. No joy for Muscle on that attempt.
Muscle loads up on a big right hand but Blunts slips the punch.
Blunts throws a lazy head kick
and Muscle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Muscle controlling the action here.
Muscle is pressing down on Blunts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blunts is holding on for now.
Blunts wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts manages to get to full guard.
Blunts keeping moving, preventing Muscle from controlling successfully.
Blunts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muscle is aware though and is defending well.
Blunts keeping full guard, as Muscle tries to pass.
Blunts trying to keep a closed guard but Muscle is proving a slippery customer.
Muscle controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Muscle wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving.
Ruscle Muscle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Blunts being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because J Blunts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A swing and a miss from Blunts.
J Blunts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muscle slips a jab from Blunts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts misses with a looping right.
Muscle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blunts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muscle fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Muscle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blunts tries to bench press Muscle off him but Muscle keeps the position.
Muscle controlling the position.
Blunts is looking to regain half guard here but Muscle keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blunts regains half guard.
Blunts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruscle Muscle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muscle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruscle Muscle!
Ruscle Muscle is the new middleweight champion!
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