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VFC 8: Shutter vs Lesner III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crush 'Em by Megadeth. Rain Hernandez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Fernando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Hernandez needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Garcia just on the top of the head. Garcia drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Garcia - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rain Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Velensia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Mayweather !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Velensia!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velensia throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Velensia scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayweather should have avoided that one.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Velensia moves out of range easily.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velensia lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Velensia. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velensia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Velensia misses with a series of wild punches.
Velensia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velensia works Mayweather 's body with a nice hook.
Velensia looks to land a combination. Mayweather sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velensia looks gassed!
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Velensia misses.
Velensia dives in and grabs Mayweather 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Velensia's head and hops out.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayweather throws a combination. Velensia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Velensia is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Mayweather .
Velensia is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayweather finish him?
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mayweather and Velensia goes tumbling to the canvas! Mayweather follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather thows a huge punch but Velensia dodges it nicely.
Velensia is staying active underneath Mayweather , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Velensia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayweather .
Velensia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayweather .
Velensia seems to have recovered his senses.
Velensia won't allow Mayweather to pass to mount.
Mayweather tries to stand but can't do so whilst Velensia controls his leg.
Velensia is refusing to be controlled, as Mayweather sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd Mayweather has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mayweather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velensia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velensia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Velensia moves out of range.
Velensia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather connects with a right hand. Velensia shakes it off.
Mayweather throws the kick towards the body but Velensia avoids it.
Mayweather scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velensia in his tracks.
Mayweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination. Velensia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velensia has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Velensia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia moves out of range.
Velensia walks into a jab.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Velensia scores with a nice head shot.
Mayweather scores with a one two! Velensia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velensia misses with the combination.
Mayweather takes one to the chin there.
Horrible takedown by Velensia or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mayweather . Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Velensia tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Velensia eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Velensia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velensia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Velensia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mayweather is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Velensia.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velensia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Mayweather gets caught napping as Velensia dives in and scores a takedown. Mayweather manages to retain guard.
Velensia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Mayweather 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velensia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velensia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Velensia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velensia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather throws a leg kick which misses Velensia's front leg but catches the back leg as Velensia tries to avoid it.
Velensia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayweather pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Velensia back to the cage. Mayweather follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Velensia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather jabs at Velensia's body.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather throws a front kick that sends Velensia stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Velensia backpedaling.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Velensia tests Mayweather 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velensia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mayweather cracks Velensia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Velensia throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Velensia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather .
Velensia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Velensia persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Velensia looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather feints a jab promting Velensia to slip. Mayweather then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Velensia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Velensia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Mayweather .
Velensia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
Velensia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velensia at a distance.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather tests Velensia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velensia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Velensia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Velensia.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Velensia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Velensia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Velensia misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Velensia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather .
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Velensia avoids nicely.
Mayweather is looking to land body kicks.
Velensia throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Mayweather leaves Velensia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velensia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Mayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather works the jab nicely.
Velensia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Velensia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather counters with a left and a right that stings Velensia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Velensia.
Velensia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velensia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velensia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayweather lands a jab.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Velensia misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Velensia throws a combination that misses
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Velensia backing up. Velensia nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velensia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Velensia moved away.
Velensia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Velensia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Velensia backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velensia.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velensia's hands.
Velensia thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Velensia with a series of wild strikes but Velensia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velensia throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a kick to the body.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Velensia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Velensia persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Velensia avoids it well.
Velensia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velensia throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velensia's hands.
Mayweather takes a swing at Velensia's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Velensia avoids them all with ease.
Velensia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather wants to land a leg kick but Velensia is out of range.
Velensia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayweather .
Velensia looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a jab to Velensia's midsection.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Velensia.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Velensia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velensia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather .
Mayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velensia doesn't seem bothered though.
Velensia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velensia misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Velensia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velensia.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velensia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayweather looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velensia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayweather moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velensia fails to land the takedown.
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velensia moves out of range of the body kick.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velensia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velensia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Velensia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Velensia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velensia. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velensia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Velensia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velensia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velensia.
Velensia tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayweather leaves Velensia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Velensia misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Velensia. Velensia gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velensia swinging wildly here.
Velensia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velensia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather feints and then cracks Velensia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velensia down.
Carlos Velensia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Velensia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayweather has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Tamutmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Tamutmot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bradley trying to control but Tamutmot is working from the bottom.
Bradley is sitting in close to Tamutmot's body. Tamutmot has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bradley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bradley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tamutmot.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arnold Tamutmot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuck You. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trin Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Pain scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia working for a triangle but Pain defends it easily.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Pain tries to pass.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Pain scoring with some ground and pound.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Pain frees his head nicely. Oh but Garcia has switched to an armbar! Pain is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Trin Garcia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Vinici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Vinici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinici gets a takedown into half guard.
De Guzman is looking to control Vinici's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Guzman avoid being mounted?
De Guzman is pressing down on Vinici's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vinici won't allow De Guzman to get back to his feet.
Vinici wants to stand but De Guzman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Guzman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vinici knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Guzman on the ground.
De Guzman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vinici does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vinici makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman tries for a takedown but Vinici sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Guzman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vinici shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Guzman as he jumps to the side.
De Guzman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinici counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Guzman!
Vinici landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Frank De Guzman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinici unloading with bombs!
De Guzman looks gassed!
Vinici working the ground and pound effectively.
Vinici looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vinici lands a big elbow.
De Guzman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinici in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vinici is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vinici lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vinici pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Guzman is rocked!
Vinici is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De Guzman is surviving well by controlling Vinici's body position as best he can.
De Guzman is still in real trouble! Can Vinici finish him?
Vinici looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has De Guzman covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Vinici!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Zaytcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaytcev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Basta - Urban kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Redondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slava Zaytcev!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Zaytcev as Redondo shoots in.
Redondo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaytcev is fending him off so far but Redondo persists. Nope, Zaytcev circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Redondo as Zaytcev shoots in.
Zaytcev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redondo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaytcev's waist but Zaytcev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redondo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redondo scores with a takedown into Zaytcev's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Redondo trying to control but Zaytcev is working from the bottom.
Redondo pushing down on Zaytcev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Redondo is keen to just control but Zaytcev is a slippery customer.
Zaytcev is looking to control Redondo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaytcev avoid being mounted?
Zaytcev scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Redondo manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redondo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kelvin Redondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redondo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redondo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redondo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Redondo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zaytcev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Redondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redondo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redondo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zaytcev sees it coming and defends easily.
Zaytcev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redondo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Redondo working over Zaytcev with some ground and pound. Zaytcev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo is working for a submission of some sort.
Redondo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zaytcev defend it? Redondo steps over the head and cranks it - Zaytcev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Redondo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelvin Redondo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Davis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Davis Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Block!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Davis Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Block uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Block is just out of range.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Block takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Block.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Christian Block has been cut.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones has Block pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Block is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jones - that's hurt Block badly! Oh, another knee lands and Block is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Block doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jonathan Davis Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Easton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson prevents Easton from getting back to his feet.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Easton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Easton is retaining full guard.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Easton wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson is working Easton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Easton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson postures up in Easton's guard and throws a big left but Easton blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson throws a strike but Easton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Easton wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton preventing the sweep.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Easton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Easton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Easton being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Easton is one step ahead there.
Henderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Easton has passed into side control.
Easton wants to stand but Henderson has his arm trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Easton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Easton throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Easton's half guard.
Henderson throwing shots but Easton is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a head shot. Easton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henderson 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.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Easton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Easton!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton preventing the sweep.
Easton passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henderson pulls Easton in close to prevent any damage.
Henderson'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.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Easton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson postures up in Easton's guard and throws a big left but Easton blocks it.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson postures up in Easton's guard and throws a big left but Easton blocks it.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Easton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Easton!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is pulling down on Easton's head. It's preventing any offense from Easton, at least for the moment.
Tane Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Easton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Easton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Easton keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson prevents Easton from getting back to his feet.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Easton defends it.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson working over Easton with some ground and pound. Easton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Easton darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tane Henderson has been cut.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson looking for a takedown.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tane Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Easton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Easton defends it nicely.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Easton.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Easton tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Easton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Easton.
Easton looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson avoiding damage as Easton throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Easton.
Easton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Easton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Easton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Easton is keeping the position for now.
Easton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Easton wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Easton wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Easton dodges it nicely.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Easton dodges it nicely.
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!
Easton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
Easton taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson winds up and cracks Easton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tane Henderson's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Easton sprawls well.
Easton thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Easton scoring well with a low kick there.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Easton swinging wildly here.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Easton.
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tane Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Easton pinned against the cage. Easton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Easton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brad Easton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Easton lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Easton with a knee to the head.
Easton trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Easton breaks from the clinch.
Easton drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Easton. Easton maintains the clinch.
Easton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Easton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Henderson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Easton to the mat. Easton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Easton wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Easton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Easton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Easton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Easton keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Henderson passes Easton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Easton pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Easton's temple.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Easton dodges it nicely.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Easton is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Easton defending well though.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Easton defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Easton dodges it nicely.
Easton taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Henderson had his way with Brad Easton in that round.
The cut man is working on Tane Henderson'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!
Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Easton to regain full guard.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Easton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Easton has wrist control.
Henderson stops Easton from standing up.
Easton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Easton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Easton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Easton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Easton can do to turn this around?
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a strike but Easton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Easton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Easton prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Henderson trying to control here.
Henderson is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Easton is controlling well.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Easton wants to stand but Henderson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Brad Easton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton is working for a kimura but Henderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Henderson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tane Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tane Henderson!
Tane Henderson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Lesner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Shutter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lesner!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shutter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shutter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesner looks to land a left hand but Shutter moved out of range nicely.
Shutter misses with a looping left.
Lesner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shutter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shutter thuds a left hand into Lesner's body.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Shutter.
Nice straight punches there by Shutter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shutter.
Shutter is breathing heavily.
Lesner looks to land a combination. Shutter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lesner cracks Shutter with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Shutter.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Shutter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shutter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lesner lands with a straight right. Shutter didn't see that one coming.
Shutter misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner is looking to land body kicks.
Shutter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lesner can pounce on him.
Shutter throws out a loose jab but Lesner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesner lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lesner. That's going to slow Shutter down.
Lesner connects with a leg kick. Shutter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lesner lands a jab to the nose.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lesner scores with a head kick. Shutter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
Liam Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner misses the shot to the body.
Shutter lands with a nice body punch.
Shutter connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shutter scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
A left and a right from Lesner both land. Nice combination.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Shutter.
Shutter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lesner scores with a push kick.
Lesner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Shutter.
Lesner lands a glancing blow to the side of Shutter's head.
Shutter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lesner. Lesner obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Shutter does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lesner.
Shutter lunges at Lesner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesner's hand.
Lesner misses with the combination.
Shutter cracks a nice hook into Lesner's ribs.
Shutter misses with a double jab.
Shutter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter lands a jab to the nose.
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesner feints and then cracks Shutter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shutter down.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Lesner.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutter is just out of range.
Lesner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Lesner finds it's way through Shutter's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter sizes up Lesner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lesner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shutter. Shutter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shutter's calf.
Lesner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shutter.
Lesner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shutter takes one to the chin there.
Lesner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lesner lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Lesner.
Lesner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesner lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesner blocks a jab.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Lesner lands a nice looking body kick.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesner stuns Shutter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Shutter.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner throws a head kick but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutter throws a right and a left that Lesner avoids nicely.
Liam Lesner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutter connects with a looping right hand.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesner scores with a four punch combination!
Shutter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Billy Shutter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shutter throws a one two combo.
Shutter lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesner off the cage and back into rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shutter lands a nice hook to Lesner's body. Lesner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lesner scores with a one two! Shutter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shutter lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Lesner.
Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shutter.
A combination from Shutter does no damage.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Shutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner scores with a hook.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutter looks to land a combination. Lesner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lesner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lesner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner scores with a nice strike.
Lesner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Lesner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesner needs to keep his hands up - Shutter had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Shutter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesner.
Shutter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shutter duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lesner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner throws a body kick that misses.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner throws a jab when Shutter was well out of range.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner avoids the body shot from Shutter.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Shutter misses.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lesner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shutter.
Lesner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shutter to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Shutter.
Shutter misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter connects with a body shot that sends Lesner's belly button to the back.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner throws a combination. Shutter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Shutter walks into a straight right hand from Lesner.
Shutter looks to throw the jab but Lesner is out of range.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Shutter does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shutter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesner connects with an inside leg kick.
Lesner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shutter lands with a good body shot.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shutter moves out of range as Lesner strikes.
Shutter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shutter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shutter!
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner looks to throw the jab but Shutter is out of range.
Shutter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shutter throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesner throws a one two combo.
Shutter throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shutter.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesner slips a jab and a cross from Shutter.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shutter!
Lesner thuds a left hand into Shutter's body.
Lesner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shutter lands with a right hand.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter blocks a head kick by Lesner.
Shutter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner lands a really nice looking cross but Shutter seems unphased.
Lesner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Liam Lesner just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shutter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shutter scores with a decent looking hook.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Lesner lands but Shutter takes it in his stride.
Lesner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Shutter - just one landing.
Lesner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shutter backs up against the cage.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner scores with a head kick.
Lesner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesner looks to land a combination. Shutter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Shutter catches Lesner right on the button with a cross.
Shutter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shutter looks to land a right hand but Lesner moved out of range.
Good exchange - Lesner coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter connects with a jab.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Lesner.
Shutter scores with a nice strike.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Lesner lands a head kick. Shutter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shutter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Shutter as he connects with a hook.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutter lands a jab to the nose.
Lesner scores with a hook.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shutter thuds a left hand into Lesner's body.
Lesner ducks under a wild hook from Shutter.
Shutter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shutter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lesner.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesner slips under a jab from Shutter.
The fighters circling - Shutter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesner scores with a head kick. Shutter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner lands with a nice combination. Shutter backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner lands with a kick to the temple. Shutter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shutter.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shutter digs a good body shot into Lesner's ribs.
Shutter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Lesner.
Lesner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesner.
Lesner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shutter.
Shutter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shutter throws out a loose jab but Lesner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesner connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lesner throws a head kick but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lesner.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Lesner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner scores with a three punch combo!
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter lands with a right hand.
Lesner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shutter duly obliges.
Shutter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Liam Lesner 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Lesner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter takes a swing at Lesner's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lesner.
Lesner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shutter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesner lunges at Shutter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shutter's hand.
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!
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shutter misses.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Shutter misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lesner duly obliges.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shutter is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shutter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shutter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutter manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutter clobbers Lesner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lesner defending well as Shutter loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Lesner.
Shutter misses with an uppercut.
Shutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesner throws a one two combo.
Shutter jabs at Lesner's body.
Shutter takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses.
Shutter jabs Lesner right on the nose. Lesner blinks but takes it well.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shutter's corner calls for a 1-2. Shutter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Shutter. That snapped Lesner's head back.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner misses with the combination.
Lesner connects with a looping right hand.
Shutter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Shutter misses.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Shutter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesner.
Shutter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Lesner.
Lesner digs a good hook to Shutter's body.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Lesner both land. Nice combination.
Shutter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lesner moves forwards but Shutter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesner. That snapped Shutter's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shutter feints a jab promting Lesner to slip. Shutter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shutter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liam Lesner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shutter misses with a hook. Lesner ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lesner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lesner!
Liam Lesner is the new light heavyweight champion!
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