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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceaser Sarney told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarney gets tackled into the cage by Coutour. Coutour maintains the clinch.
Coutour pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sarney wants to stand and escape but instead Coutour has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sarney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coutour somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Sarney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarney clinches with his opponent.
Coutour is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sarney is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coutour decides to pull guard.
Sarney throws a big elbow that misses.
Sarney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coutour. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coutour working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Coutour is tightening it up a little... Sarney has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sarney reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sarney taps out! Nice BJJ there by Coutour!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randal Coutour!
During a confident post fight interview, Randal Coutour thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gradie Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vova Chuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vova Chuma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gradie Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vova Chuma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuma wants to clinch.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chuma sprawls well. Chuma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freeman as he jumps to the side.
Chuma throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Freeman stumbling backwards into the cage! Freeman bounces back off the cage towards Chuma, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Chuma lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Chuma celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vova Chuma!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanir Kaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BulletTooth Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kanir Kaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaan.
Kaan tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaan slips a jab from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaan manages to avoid it.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kaan avoids it well.
Kaan connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Kaan scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kaan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaan lands an elbow inside.
Kaan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaan.
Kaan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Kaan scores with a hook.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Kaan sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaan closes the distance and clinches.
Kaan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Kaan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaan lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
A short left from Kaan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kaan lands a right hand.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaan trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaan closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to push Kaan away but Kaan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva looks gassed!
Kaan thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kaan clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Kaan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaan.
It looks like BulletTooth Silva has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kaan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaan lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaan pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaan lands a damaging elbow.
Kaan keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaan lands an elbow inside.
Kaan scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaan.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaan to keep the fight standing.
Kanir Kaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
Silva wants to break free but Kaan has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kaan blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaan has Silva pushed against the cage.
Kaan lands a damaging elbow.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaan lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanir Kaan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BulletTooth Silva'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.
Kaan connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Kaan lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaan - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaan. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaan moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Kaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaan pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaan lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaan lands a right hand.
Kaan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaan taking a breather.
Kaan is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaan down to the mat. Kaan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaan scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kaan lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Kaan counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Kaan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaan to score with a decent uppercut.
Kanir Kaan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Kanir Kaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kaan lands a jab to the nose.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaan.
Kaan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaan closes the distance and clinches.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kaan.
Kaan avoiding damage.
Kaan lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva is trying to push Kaan away but Kaan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Kaan.
Kaan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Kaan.
Kaan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kaan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is trying to break free.
Kaan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kaan.
Kaan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaan prevents it.
Kanir Kaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
Kaan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up BulletTooth Silva's cut even more.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaan.
Kanir Kaan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaan stalling in the clinch.
Kaan lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Kaan is working Silva over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kaan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaan lands a damaging elbow.
Kaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kaan keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanir Kaan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on BulletTooth Silva's cut.
That's time! Kaan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A left and a right from Kaan both land. Nice combination.
Kaan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaan working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kaan after a bit of a struggle.
Kaan pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaan lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva wants to break free but Kaan has control.
Kaan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaan prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Kaan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaan.
Kaan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Kaan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to circle away but Kaan has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kaan.
Kaan taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaan lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Kaan lands a nice uppercut.
Kaan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
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!
Kaan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaan.
A nice left hand lands by Kaan.
Kaan digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kaan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaan.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaan.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kaan is controlling the position.
Kaan lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kaan is stalling here.
Kaan lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaan is struggling to control the position.
Kaan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaan lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaan avoids it.
Kaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kaan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kanir Kaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
A shot in the inside from Kaan.
Kaan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanir Kaan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Kaan keeps him there for the moment.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above BulletTooth Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kaan.
Kaan has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to push Kaan away but Kaan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaan prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
BulletTooth Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Kaan has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaan leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaan.
Kaan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanir Kaan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanir Kaan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong throws out a leg kick but Zelli moves out of range and Strong only half commits.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Zelli ducks down to avoid it.
Strong clinches.
Zelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zelli tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zelli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Strong is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zelli to the mat. Zelli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zelli has a closed guard, preventing Strong from standing up.
Strong won't allow Zelli to get back to his feet.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Zelli is keeping the position.
Strong is working hard here to advance position.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Zelli is keeping the position.
Strong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
Strong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong lands a couple of elbows.
Strong 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.
Zelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Zelli from controlling successfully.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zelli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zelli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strong tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zelli wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Strong's closed guard. He's half up but Strong has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Strong pivots and extends the arm, Zelli falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Strong! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Strong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allah Habibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allah Habibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habibi digs a good body shot into Tyler's ribs.
Tyler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Habibi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Habibi controlling the action here for a moment.
Habibi working Tyler over with knees to the body.
Habibi working Tyler over with knees to the body.
Habibi landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Habibi as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Habibi.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyler being controlled against the cage.
Habibi working Tyler over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Habibi.
Habibi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.
Habibi stalling against the cage.
Habibi scores with a knee to the head.
Habibi lands a left hand.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Habibi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Habibi landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habibi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi stalling the fight.
Habibi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Habibi.
Habibi scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Habibi.
Habibi lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Habibi effectively controlling the action here.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
A knee to the head by Habibi.
Tyler being controlled against the cage.
Habibi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Habibi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habibi.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
Habibi is struggling to control the position.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habibi stalls.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Habibi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Habibi works on Tyler's body with a couple of short punches.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habibi working Tyler over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allah Habibi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Habibi gets a clinch.
Habibi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Habibi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Habibi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Habibi scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habibi.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habibi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Habibi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
Habibi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
Habibi taking a breather.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Habibi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habibi has Tyler pressed against the cage.
Tyler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
Habibi avoiding damage.
Habibi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
That has opened up Jake Tyler's cut even more.
Habibi taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habibi digs a right hand underneath Tyler's ribcage. Tyler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Habibi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Allah Habibi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habibi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Allah Habibi.
Habibi closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habibi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Habibi.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habibi pushes Tyler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Habibi slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habibi taking a breather.
Habibi landing knees to the body.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Habibi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Habibi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Allah Habibi.
Habibi gets a clinch.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allah Habibi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Habibi closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
Tyler wants to take the fight to the mat but Habibi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Habibi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habibi leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
Habibi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
Habibi stalling against the cage.
Habibi lands a shot to the body.
Habibi digs a right hand underneath Tyler's ribcage. Tyler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Habibi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
Habibi lands with a light punch inside.
Habibi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habibi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Habibi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habibi lands a shot to the body.
Habibi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Habibi to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habibi.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Habibi lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Jake Tyler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Habibi lands a nice elbow.
Tyler being controlled against the cage.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Habibi scores with a shoulder strike.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habibi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habibi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi is pushing Tyler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Habibi.
Habibi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.
Habibi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habibi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tyler takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habibi lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habibi lands a knee to the body.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Habibi is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habibi obliges.
Habibi scores a nice knee to the body.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Habibi effectively controlling the action here.
Habibi scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Habibi is pushing Tyler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allah Habibi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Habibi working Tyler over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allah Habibi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Habibi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allah Habibi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Heisenberg feints and as Balboa raises his hands in defense, Heisenberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heisenberg passes Balboa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heisenberg controlling the action here.
Heisenberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heisenberg content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg works his way into full mount!
Heisenberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Heisenberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Heisenberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Heisenberg lands with some strikes.
Balboa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Balboa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Heisenberg around the waist but Heisenberg pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Heisenberg is the winner by TKO! Heisenberg jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Heisenberg!
A pretty intense looking Walt Heisenberg took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiyoshi has chosen Baka Survivor as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Watson looks for a takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well.
Hiyoshi lands with a shot to the body.
Hiyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiyoshi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watson blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Hiyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Hiyoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hiyoshi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Hiyoshi moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson misses with the combination.
Hiyoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiyoshi.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hiyoshi controls the position for a moment.
Watson with the ground and pound but Hiyoshi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Hiyoshi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Watson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hiyoshi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiyoshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiyoshi is keeping the position for now.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is keeping the position.
Watson trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson tries to bum rush Hiyoshi with a series of wild strikes but Hiyoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson throws a right hand that Hiyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiyoshi also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hiyoshi.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiyoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hiyoshi's guard.
Watson throws a strike but Hiyoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiyoshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nobutaka Hiyoshi will probably get the nod.
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.
Hiyoshi dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watson wants to control but Hiyoshi is keeping him busy.
Hiyoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiyoshi is keeping the position for now.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiyoshi throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hiyoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hiyoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi connects with a crisp jab.
Hiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Watson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a body kick that misses.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Hiyoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Hiyoshi's belly button to the back.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiyoshi which made him look bad.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiyoshi.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiyoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiyoshi but Hiyoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson misses with a body punch
and Hiyoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Hiyoshi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hiyoshi - that will leave a mark!
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiyoshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Hiyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Hiyoshi saw it coming and moves away.
Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hiyoshi to the ground. Watson is now in Hiyoshi's guard.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Watson trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiyoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hiyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Brian Watson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hiyoshi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiyoshi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hiyoshi leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiyoshi lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Hiyoshi throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Hiyoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiyoshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hiyoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Hiyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiyoshi, right into the meat.
Watson is looking to wear down Hiyoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiyoshi.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiyoshi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiyoshi dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Hiyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson slips under a jab from Hiyoshi.
Nice sprawl there from Hiyoshi as Watson shoots in.
Hiyoshi blocks a jab.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiyoshi.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiyoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hiyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
Watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson looks for a takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well.
Hiyoshi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hiyoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watson prevents Hiyoshi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take a breather but Hiyoshi is having none of it.
Hiyoshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson 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.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Hiyoshi.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson is really struggling to control Hiyoshi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brian Watson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hiyoshi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watson 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.
Watson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hiyoshi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hiyoshi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hiyoshi controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Hiyoshi stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiyoshi looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Hiyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyoshi checks the leg kick.
Hiyoshi scores with a head kick.
Hiyoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson throws a series of punches but Hiyoshi avoids them all with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hiyoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson avoids the body shot from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi gets caught napping as Watson dives in and scores a takedown. Hiyoshi manages to retain guard.
Hiyoshi controlling Watson's posture.
Watson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
A left lands for Watson.
Hiyoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson swinging wildly here.
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!
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiyoshi's waist but Hiyoshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
Hiyoshi throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Hiyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiyoshi missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Hiyoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiyoshi sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiyoshi but Hiyoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiyoshi counters with a nice body shot.
Hiyoshi scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Hiyoshi does it's job there.
Hiyoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Hiyoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Hiyoshi swinging wildly here.
Hiyoshi thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
Hiyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws the left hand but Hiyoshi avoids the punch easily.
Watson throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Hiyoshi misses with the combination.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiyoshi throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Hiyoshi sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Hiyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiyoshi moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson checks a low kick from Hiyoshi.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hiyoshi throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Hiyoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiyoshi throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
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.
Hiyoshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Hiyoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiyoshi sprawls well. Hiyoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiyoshi, right into the meat.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watson throwing strikes but Hiyoshi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiyoshi trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson is pushing Hiyoshi's head away, looking to escape. Hiyoshi manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Hiyoshi decides to stand back up. Hiyoshi steps back and let's Watson get back to his feet.
Brian Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiyoshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiyoshi's head.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is defending well.
Hiyoshi is not content to let Watson control the position.
Hiyoshi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is defending well.
Watson thows a huge punch but Hiyoshi dodges it nicely.
Hiyoshi wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Watson.
I think Hiyoshi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is the new welterweight champion!
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