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WFC19-Las Vegas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryan Marx has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marx circles away.
Henderson darts in and clinches Marx up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson gets control of Marx's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marx defends well.
Marx stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson is trying to control Marx's posture but Marx avoids it.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henderson throwing shots but Marx is blocking nicely.
Marx wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to free his trapped foot but Marx is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Marx is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson trying to mount his opponent but Marx defends it.
Marx wants to get back to his feet.
Marx is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marx wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson controlling the pace.
Marx is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marx as he jumps to the side.
Marx misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to move into range but Marx moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marx slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marx is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Henderson shoots and misses
and Marx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Henderson.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Marx cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson closes the distance but Marx moves to the side
and Marx counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Marx tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marx connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan Marx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marx moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Marx 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.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson tries to land a body kick
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marx connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marx throws a solid leg kick but Henderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marx.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marx swivels and escapes.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marx blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marx scores with a nice strike.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Marx.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Marx lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Henderson flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Henderson is out cold! Marx holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Marx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Belkofer looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple 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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Belkofer.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Belkofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belkofer misses with a looping left.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinclair attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belkofer has managed to clinch.
Belkofer trying to control the position but instead, Sinclair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belkofer into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belkofer throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belkofer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinclair avoids it.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Belkofer misses with an elbow strike.
Sinclair letting Belkofer take a breather here.
Sinclair managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Sinclair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sinclair.
Belkofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belkofer wants to clinch
letting Sinclair counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Belkofer. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sinclair winds up and cracks Belkofer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sinclair is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Belkofer is just riding it out for now. Sinclair eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belkofer is breathing heavily.
Sinclair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinclair passes to full mount!
Sinclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Belkofer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sinclair.
Sinclair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair unloading with bombs!
It looks like David Belkofer has been cut.
Sinclair is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Belkofer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Belkofer shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair controlling his opponent.
Sinclair in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David Belkofer's cut is getting worse.
Sinclair landing strikes from the mount and Belkofer is in trouble!
David Belkofer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Belkofer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sinclair lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Sinclair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belkofer as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Sinclair as he checks the leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a kick to the temple. Sinclair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sinclair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sinclair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belkofer but Belkofer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belkofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinclair. That did some damage!
Belkofer lands a two punch combo.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belkofer swivels and escapes.
Belkofer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinclair.
Sinclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looking to score a takedown here. Belkofer is defending well but Sinclair drives through and ends up in Belkofer's guard.
Belkofer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinclair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair passes Belkofer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sinclair in particular looking to stall.
Sinclair trying to control from half guard but Belkofer is working away.
Sinclair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sinclair throwing shots but Belkofer is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sinclair working Belkofer over with strikes here.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Belkofer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Sinclair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Xyfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Rocky - Peso. The key to victory for David Powers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lex Xyfer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Powers. No joy for Xyfer on that attempt.
Xyfer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left lands for Powers.
Xyfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powers.
Powers throws out a powerful jab.
Powers lands a nice hook to Xyfer's body. Xyfer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powers throws a right and a left that Xyfer avoids nicely.
Powers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xyfer at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xyfer gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xyfer landing strikes.
It looks like David Powers has been cut.
Xyfer is working Powers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Powers is trying to get back to half guard.
Xyfer working the ground and pound from side control.
Powers gets back to half guard.
Xyfer thows a huge punch but Powers dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyfer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xyfer slips a nice elbow through Powers's hands, connecting with Powers's forehead.
Xyfer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xyfer.
Powers is looking for a sweep. Xyfer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xyfer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Powers to regain full guard.
Xyfer throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xyfer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xyfer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xyfer postures up in Powers's guard and throws a big left but Powers blocks it.
Xyfer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xyfer landing with the ground and pound.
David Powers's cut is getting worse.
Xyfer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
David Powers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xyfer defends well.
Powers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xyfer on the ground.
Xyfer lands a couple of elbows.
Jeez, David Powers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Powers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lex Xyfer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Maycock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maycock comes into the arena with GG Allin - Hard Candy Cock blaring out of the sound system. Rizzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. open road song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Maycock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maycock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo.
Phil Maycock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maycock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rizzo defends it nicely.
Maycock shoots in but Rizzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maycock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Phil Maycock has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Maycock. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Maycock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rizzo counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Maycock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maycock is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maycock tries for a takedown but Rizzo circles away easily
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
Maycock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maycock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rizzo counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Maycock! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Semmy Rizzo!
Semmy Rizzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cozad!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Cozad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Charles Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cozad.
Cozad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cozad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cozad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Cozad.
Cozad fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Cozad's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Cozad slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozad.
Cozad is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.
Chavez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chavez.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez walks into a stiff left hand from Cozad.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cozad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cozad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cozad misses its intended target.
Cozad tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Cozad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cozad is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Cozad.
Cozad is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Chavez feints a jab and as Cozad dips his head, Chavez unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Cozad right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Cozad falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Chavez smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Chavez!
A determined Miguel Chavez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theron Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisu Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves by Ministry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theron Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Morrison blocks the low kick.
Miyagi looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
Miyagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Miyagi defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miyagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Miyagi as the two fighters clinch.
Morrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyagi misses with some punches.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Miyagi.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Miyagi misses with the head strike.
Miyagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miyagi misses with some punches.
Miyagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyagi.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses with a body punch.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Miyagi.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Miyagi avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison digs a right hand into Miyagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miyagi's gas tank.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miyagi can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Morrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyagi prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Miyagi'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.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
A short right from Morrison.
Miyagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi working aggressively here.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi trying to control the position but instead, Morrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyagi into the cage.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyagi wants to stall.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Morrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyagi misses with an elbow over the top.
Miyagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miyagi misses with some punches.
Morrison lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisu Miyagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyagi is just out of range.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyagi off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miyagi.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
Miyagi scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi lands a head kick. Morrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miyagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyagi misses with a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyagi's knee momentarily.
Daisu Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi is breathing heavily.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Daisu Miyagi has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Miyagi's head back.
Miyagi is rocked!
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
Morrison closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Miyagi! Morrison dives in looking to finish! Miyagi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theron Morrison!
Theron Morrison retains his lightweight title!
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