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Strikedown 11: Ignition PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Nordin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hondo Barracks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hondo Barracks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Nordin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hondo Barracks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barracks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nordin is trying to defend but Barracks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nordin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barracks.
Nordin trying to control but Barracks postures up.
Barracks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nordin tries to get to full guard but Barracks has control of the leg.
Nordin wants to control but Barracks is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Khalid Nordin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nordin dodges the punch combination from Barracks.
Barracks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barracks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nordin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barracks.
Nordin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barracks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nordin is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordin wants to control but Barracks postures up.
Barracks working the ground and pound from side control.
Nordin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barracks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nordin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barracks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordin tries to bench press Barracks off him but Barracks keeps the position.
Barracks trying to control the action but Nordin is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Barracks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nordin is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd goes nuts as Barracks knocks Nordin out cold with a massive hammerfist! Barracks Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hondo Barracks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
Ferrari thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Ferrari tries to score with a low kick but Michaels moves his leg out of the way.
Michaels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michaels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferrari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari is working Michaels over against the cage.
Ferrari lands a shot to the body.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Ferrari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferrari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari lands a big head kick that sends Michaels tumbling to the mat! Ferrari takes a step backwards and waves Michaels back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Michaels is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferrari rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Ferrari landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ferrari.
Ferrari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferrari crunches a lovely knee into Michaels's ribcage.
Ferrari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferrari just leaning against Michaels, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Ferrari.
Ferrari scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferrari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferrari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrari drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ferrari.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Ferrari scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferrari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferrari lands a nice elbow.
Ferrari works on Michaels's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferrari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferrari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Ferrari scores with a push kick.
Ferrari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferrari lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Ferrari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Michaels will feel that in the morning.
Ferrari scores with a nice body kick.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferrari.
Ferrari keeps Michaels at a distance using the push kick.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferrari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a big head kick that sends Michaels tumbling to the mat! Ferrari takes a step backwards and waves Michaels back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferrari pushes Michaels away with a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ferrari there.
Michaels wants to stay close but Ferrari steps back to make room for something. Michaels seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Ferrari and Michaels drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Norm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James The Filipino Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Norm!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norm keeps the fight on the outside.
The Filipino Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Norm tries to break free but The Filipino Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Norm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Filipino Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Norm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Filipino Gracie dives in and grabs Norm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norm pushes down on The Filipino Gracie's head and hops out.
Norm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Filipino Gracie's waist but The Filipino Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norm off to one side.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch there but Norm circles away.
The Filipino Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
The Filipino Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Norm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Filipino Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James The Filipino Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Norm.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Filipino Gracie.
Norm working hard to break the clinch.
The Filipino Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Norm controlling from the top position.
Norm throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Filipino Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Norm is proving a slippery customer.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norm is controlling him.
Norm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Filipino Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norm defends well.
The Filipino Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Filipino Gracie is trying to keep Norm in close.
The Filipino Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norm postures up in The Filipino Gracie's guard and throws a big left but The Filipino Gracie blocks it.
Norm throwing strikes but missing.
Norm throws a big right hand that misses.
The Filipino Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Norm defends easily.
The Filipino Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Norm defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norm wants to get up but he can't break The Filipino Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Norm throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Filipino Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norm gets to his feet - The Filipino Gracie follows without any prompting.
The Filipino Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Norm.
The Filipino Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Norm pushes him off.
The Filipino Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Norm circles away.
Norm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Filipino Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Filipino Gracie is fending him off so far but Norm persists. Nope, The Filipino Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Norm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Filipino Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Norm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Norm circles away.
Norm gets a double leg takedown into The Filipino Gracie's guard.
Norm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Filipino Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Filipino Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Filipino Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position.
Norm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Filipino Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Norm defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Filipino Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norm digs a good hook to The Filipino Gracie's body.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch there but Norm circles away.
Norm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Filipino Gracie tries for a takedown but Norm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Norm fails with a takedown attempt.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to clinch but Norm is avoiding it.
The Filipino Gracie leaves Norm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James The Filipino Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Norm.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch but Norm is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Filipino Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norm tries to sprawl but The Filipino Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Filipino Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norm sees it coming and defends easily.
The Filipino Gracie works his way into side control.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Norm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norm is looking to regain half guard here but The Filipino Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Filipino Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norm keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Norm tries to improve position but can't.
The Filipino Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norm keeps working.
The Filipino Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Norm, who protects the arm well.
The Filipino Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Filipino Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Norm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norm.
The Filipino Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norm is keeping the position for now.
The Filipino Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norm keeping moving, preventing The Filipino Gracie from controlling successfully.
The Filipino Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Filipino Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Norm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Filipino Gracie advances position into side control!
Norm is letting The Filipino Gracie control him for a moment.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the action but Norm is working from the bottom.
Norm is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Filipino Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
James The Filipino Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position but Norm is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James The Filipino Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Norm misses with a takedown
and The Filipino Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Norm tries to break free but The Filipino Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Norm tries for a takedown but The Filipino Gracie manages to get underhooks.
The Filipino Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Filipino Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Filipino Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Filipino Gracie working for a triangle but Norm defends it easily.
Norm trying to control the position from guard on top but The Filipino Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Filipino Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norm defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Filipino Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norm is aware though and is defending well.
Norm is working The Filipino Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norm trying to control the position from guard on top but The Filipino Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Filipino Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Filipino Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Norm defends it easily.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position.
Norm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norm uses his free foot to push down on The Filipino Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Filipino Gracie.
Norm raining down shots from the mount!
The Filipino Gracie tries to reverse the position but Norm maintains control.
Norm breaks from The Filipino Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norm breaks from The Filipino Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Norm tries to control but The Filipino Gracie wriggling away.
The Filipino Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns The Filipino Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Norm landing strikes from the mount.
Norm lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Filipino Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Norm wants to control the pace but The Filipino Gracie is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Filipino Gracie?
Norm prevents The Filipino Gracie from getting the reversal.
The Filipino Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Filipino Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Norm pulls his head out easily.
Norm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norm works his way into full mount!
Norm lands a big elbow.
Norm avoids the attempt from The Filipino Gracie to control.
Norm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four 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!
Norm punishing his opponent with strikes.
Norm lands a big shot there that rocks The Filipino Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Norm punishing his opponent with strikes.
Norm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Filipino Gracie is rocked!
Norm tries to control but The Filipino Gracie wriggling away.
Norm landing shots from mount.
Oh The Filipino Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norm is landing with some decent strikes but The Filipino Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Filipino Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Norm breaks from The Filipino Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Norm landing strikes from the mount and The Filipino Gracie is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Filipino Gracie takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Norm's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Norm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by That's A Sabretooth. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In The Morning 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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213 lbs
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30
224 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Creed.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Creed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Creed in his tracks.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed clinches with his opponent.
Creed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Creed tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Creed has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Creed is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Creed keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Creed has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Creed.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Creed.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.
Creed is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Creed tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith blocks a head kick by Creed.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
It looks like Victor Creed has been cut.
Creed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left and a right from Creed both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed misses with a body kick.
Creed throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Creed scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Creed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith thuds his right hand into Creed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Creed shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Creed. That one must have hurt.
Creed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Creed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Creed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Creed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith thows a body kick. Creed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith stalks Creed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Creed's face. Creed staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith stuns Creed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith thumps Creed with a low kick.
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!
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands a head shot.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Creed's front leg but catches the back leg as Creed tries to avoid it.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Victor Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Smith lands but Creed takes it in his stride.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Creed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Creed backs away looking to recover.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creed.
Creed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Creed misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creed looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Creed seems unphased.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws a combination. Creed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Creed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Creed blocks a head kick by Smith.
Creed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Smith.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Smith misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith avoids the head kick by Creed.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Creed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Creed off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Creed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith looking to control.
Creed looking to pass the guard.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Creed is proving a slippery customer.
Creed drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Creed off! Creed jumps back into Smith's guard.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed with a nice head shot there.
Creed won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Creed throws a big elbow that misses.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Creed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Creed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed 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.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Creed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Creed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a couple of elbows.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
Creed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Victor Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Creed lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
After winning the bout, Mike Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Nate Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khal Drogo's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drogo back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drogo tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a big right hook that stumbles Drogo - he's out on his feet here! Barnes follows up with another monster hook that separates Drogo from consciousness! Drogo falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Barnes stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Barnes!
An out of breath Nate Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kehno Onhek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bala Bala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bala's choice of entrance music: Tough at the top. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kehno Onhek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bala Bala!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onhek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onhek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bala scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Onhek.
Onhek misses with a hook.
Onhek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bala.
Onhek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bala throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Bala. Beautiful body shot.
Onhek decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Onhek misses with a head shot. Bala uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Onhek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onhek defends well.
Bala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bala looking for a guillotine here but Onhek defends easily.
Onhek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Onhek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Onhek is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala wants to sweep here but Onhek controlling him for the moment.
Onhek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onhek stopping the sweep attempt from Bala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onhek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onhek postures up in Bala's guard and throws a big left but Bala blocks it.
Onhek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bala is looking for a triangle but Onhek pushes his legs off easily.
Bala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Onhek with a nice head shot there.
Onhek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onhek sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Onhek forces his way into half guard.
Bala gets full guard.
Onhek passes into half guard.
Onhek is looking to advance position but Bala won't allow it.
Onhek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Onhek winds up and cracks Bala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bala gets full guard.
Onhek throwing strikes but missing.
Bala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Onhek is working Bala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onhek throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala wants to sweep here but Onhek controlling him for the moment.
Bala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Onhek defends it easily.
Bala 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.
Onhek postures up in Bala's guard and throws a big left but Bala blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onhek defends well.
Onhek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Onhek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bala Bala will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice jab there from Onhek.
Onhek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bala circles away quickly and effectively.
Bala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Onhek tries to avoid it but Bala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Onhek to the ground. Onhek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Onhek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Onhek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Onhek with good strikes from the mount here!
Onhek looking to finish Bala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bala!
Onhek landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bala regains half guard.
Bala is trying to maintain the position but Onhek is very close to passing his half guard.
Onhek lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala actively working from the bottom here.
Bala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Onhek pulls his head out easily.
Onhek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bala is trying to get back to full guard.
Onhek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Onhek scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Onhek lands a nice short elbow.
Onhek winds up and cracks Bala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Onhek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Onhek lands a nice short elbow.
Onhek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bala defending well though.
Bala is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onhek slips a nice elbow through Bala's hands, connecting with Bala's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onhek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bala taking some punishment here, with Onhek in his half guard.
Onhek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bala trying to hold on to Onhek's head to control him but Onhek postures up.
Bala tries to get to full guard but Onhek has control of the leg.
Bala trying to control here.
Bala is looking to improve his position.
Bala manages to get to full guard.
Onhek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek wants to control from the top but Bala keeps moving.
Onhek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onhek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Onhek is aware though and is defending well.
Bala wants to sweep but no luck.
Onhek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onhek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bala's head.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Onhek from controlling successfully.
Bala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Onhek!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bala.
Bala trying to control but Onhek is having none of it.
Onhek bucks up and throws Bala to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bala shoots and misses
and Onhek counters with a two punch combo.
Onhek lands a jab to Bala's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bala drops his hands momentarily and Onhek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Onhek just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kehno Onhek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Onhek lands a glancing blow to the side of Bala's head.
Onhek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bala did well to prevent Onhek getting side control.
Bala manages to get to full guard.
Bala is looking for a triangle but Onhek pushes his legs off easily.
Onhek throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onhek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Onhek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Onhek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onhek with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onhek.
Bala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onhek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bala's head.
Onhek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Onhek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onhek landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onhek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Onhek won't allow Bala to sweep him here.
Onhek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onhek slips nicely into half guard.
Onhek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Onhek is trying to control. Bala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onhek works his way into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onhek lands some shots froms side control.
Bala is looking for a sweep.
Onhek is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bala will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kehno Onhek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bala sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bala wants to control but Onhek is keeping busy.
Bala wants to improve his position but Onhek is controlling well.
Onhek slips a nice elbow through Bala's hands, connecting with Bala's forehead.
Onhek winds up and cracks Bala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Onhek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek throwing shots but Bala is blocking nicely.
Onhek prevents Bala from improving his position.
Bala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Onhek is working away from the top position though.
Onhek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bala.
Bala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Onhek works over Bala with some ground and pound from guard.
Onhek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Onhek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bala keeping moving, preventing Onhek from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Onhek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bala looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onhek trying to control but Bala is working from the bottom.
Bala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onhek defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kehno Onhek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Onhek 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kehno Onhek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin. Jones has chosen Gimme back my bullets as his entrance music. Willie Connor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bones Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bones Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a leg kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Connor can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Willie Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Connor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Connor is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Connor blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a leg kick but Connor checks it.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Connor slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Connor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connor at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor which made him look bad.
Jones gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works on Connor's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connor looking to control.
Connor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Connor is just out of range.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Connor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Connor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connor is rocked!
Jones is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Connor goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bones Jones!
Bones Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Bones Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Steve Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demian Rocha's chin.
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Rocha does it's job there.
Demian Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rocha is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Rocha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rogers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rocha drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers landing knees to the head.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers lands a knee to the head.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rocha's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rocha's face.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rocha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rogers working Rocha over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rogers.
Rogers with a knee to the head.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogers connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rocha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rogers working Rocha over with knees to the body.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Rocha's ribcage.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Rocha's ribcage.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers blocks a body shot from Rocha.
Rogers lands an elbow just above Rocha 's eye.
Rocha avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Rocha's ribcage.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rogers as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocha takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
Rocha is rocked!
It looks like Demian Rocha has been cut.
Rocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rogers.
Rocha takes an elbow to the temple.
Rogers lands a big knee to the head and Rocha goes down! Rogers pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Rogers waved his t-shirt featuring Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Alexander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander throws a leg kick
and St Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath St Piper's ribcage. St Piper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
St Piper avoiding damage as Alexander throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from St Piper.
Alexander lands an uppercut.
Alexander throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Piper tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander blocks a body shot from St Piper.
St Piper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexander.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Piper missing with knees to the body.
Alexander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexander throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Alexander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Piper is defended easily by Alexander.
St Piper swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a combination. St Piper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from St Piper misses.
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Piper counters with a nice body shot.
Alexander clobbers St Piper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Piper.
St Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Piper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexander on the side of the head.
St Piper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Piper throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Piper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
St Piper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from St Piper misses.
St Piper throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Piper doesn't seem phased though.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces St Piper off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander moves out of range of the leg kick from St Piper.
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Piper doesn't seem phased though.
Travis Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander stuns St Piper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Alexander misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Alexander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Piper connects with a crisp jab.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Alexander dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alexander clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
St Piper lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
It looks like Travis Alexander has been cut.
Alexander lands a good knee to the midsection. St Piper won't want to take too many of those.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Alexander landing knees to the body.
St Piper misses with some punches.
St Piper blocks an elbow strike.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Piper tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander tries a body shot but St Piper blocks it.
Alexander missing with knees to the body.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Alexander misses
and St Piper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Alexander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.
Alexander slips a jab from St Piper.
Alexander misses with a hook. St Piper ducked under it nicely.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander lands with a cross.
St Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander looks to land a combination but St Piper avoids it well.
St Piper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alexander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the head but St Piper blocks with his arms.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
St Piper lands with a left to the head.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexander or not.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks a body shot from St Piper.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander.
St Piper misses with a body punch.
Alexander blocks a body shot from St Piper.
Travis Alexander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Piper blocks an uppercut.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alexander misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
St Piper takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Piper lands a right hand.
Alexander misses with an elbow strike.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike.
That's four 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!
Alexander misses with an elbow strike.
St Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Piper misses with some punches.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Piper misses with a low kick as Alexander jumps back.
Alexander throws a head kick but St Piper moves out of range.
Alexander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Travis Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Alexander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Piper avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander misses with a hook.
Alexander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexander blocking some punches.
St Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Piper.
St Piper tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Piper blocks it with crossed arms.
St Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
St Piper trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
St Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Piper misses with an elbow strike.
Alexander scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
St Piper throws an elbow that misses.
Alexander using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Piper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Piper's elbow.
Alexander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Alexander blocks an elbow strike from St Piper.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Piper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Piper misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
A big right from Alexander misses.
St Piper misses with a takedown attempt - Alexander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander clinches up against the cage.
Alexander throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Alexander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexander gets through St Piper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexander avoids the elbow strike from St Piper, against the cage.
St Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander blocks the elbow strike.
Alexander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Piper is rocked!
Alexander misses with some punches.
St Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander lands a nice knee to the body.
Alexander scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Alexander - that's a beauty! St Piper is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Alexander can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Alexander!
Travis Alexander is the new middleweight champion!
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