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Volume 67: Graham vs Manuel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Carter Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stranglehold by Ted Nugent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Carter Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Carter Jr.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Carter Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter Jr misses with a head kick.
Stone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
Stone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carter Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter Jr tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Stone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stone prevents Carter Jr from standing back up.
Carter Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carter Jr.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Stone trying to control but Carter Jr is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Carter Jr.
Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Carter Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stone wants to control from the top but Carter Jr keeps moving.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter Jr has wrist control.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stone postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone throws and elbow that misses. Carter Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stone's guard. Nice move by Carter Jr!
Carter Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter Jr trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Carter Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone throws a hook but Carter Jr blocks it.
Stone looks for a takedown but Carter Jr sprawls well.
Stone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter Jr staying out of range there.
Carter Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter Jr pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to clinch
and Carter Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone shoots and misses
so Carter Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 Ellis Stone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stone stalling.
Carter Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter Jr defending well though.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Stone seems content to control.
Carter Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Carter Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone drives through and clinches with Carter Jr against the cage.
Carter Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Carter Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Carter Jr tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter Jr drops back down to his feet.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Carter Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone stalling in the clinch.
Stone pulls guard effortlessly.
Stone controlling the position.
Carter Jr won't allow Stone to get back to his feet.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Carter Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Carter Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter Jr is fighting to break Stone's control of his arms but Stone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter Jr stands up from Stone's guard - Carter Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Carter Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a poor takedown
and Carter Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stone won't be happy with that.
Carter Jr trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Carter Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stone tries to buck Carter Jr off but Carter Jr is having none of it.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
Carter Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Stone's head but Stone avoids it well.
Stone is trying to control Carter Jr's posture but Carter Jr avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwayne Carter Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Carter Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter Jr moves away.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter Jr's waist but Carter Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter Jr has Stone pressed against the cage, preventing Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter Jr or not.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter Jr has managed to clinch.
Stone has hold of one of Carter Jr's legs. Carter Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Stone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Carter Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter Jr, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but Carter Jr keeps moving.
Stone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carter Jr shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter Jr is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Carter Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter Jr gets caught flat footed, as Stone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter Jr has his feet on Stone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone wants to clinch but Carter Jr slips to the side
and Carter Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Carter Jr from controlling successfully.
Stone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carter Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter Jr has wrist control.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone wants to control from the top but Carter Jr keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dwayne Carter Jr.
I think Carter Jr 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plisken is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Plissken Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Falcao!
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, Snake Plisken!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plisken misses with a double jab.
Plisken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plisken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plisken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plisken tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plisken moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Falcao goes down! Can Plisken finish him!?
It looks like Bruno Falcao has been cut.
Falcao is breathing heavily.
Falcao looking for a sweep. Not yet Falcao, not yet.
Plisken trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.
Plisken postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Falcao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Plisken, into his guard.
Plisken looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken 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.
Plisken is controlling Falcao's posture.
Plisken looking for a sweep. Not yet Plisken, not yet.
Plisken keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.
Plisken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Falcao tries to get to full guard but Plisken has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Plisken moves into full mount! Falcao won't be happy about that!
Plisken unloads with some shots from mount but Falcao bucks and avoids them well.
Falcao sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Plisken is looking to advance position but Falcao won't allow it.
Falcao looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plisken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Plisken tries to pass the half guard into mount. Falcao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Falcao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plisken slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Falcao.
A big right from Plisken misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Falcao has his takedown stuffed
and Plisken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plisken swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plisken, as that shot connected.
Falcao misses with a takedown
and Plisken counters with a shoot takedown. Falcao fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plisken stands and throws Falcao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Plisken connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Falcao some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Plisken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Falcao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plisken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Falcao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Plisken looking for a sweep. Not yet Plisken, not yet.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Plisken keeps moving.
Plisken lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Falcao!
Plisken tries to control but Falcao wriggling away.
Falcao is trying to escape the mount.
Plisken putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bruno Falcao's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken is landing with some decent strikes but Falcao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jeez, Bruno Falcao's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Falcao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Snake Plisken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sheznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob pickerins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying pickerins's choice of entrance music: way of the fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sheznik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob pickerins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheznik throws a good cross that connects.
Sheznik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
pickerins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheznik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheznik avoids the body shot from pickerins.
pickerins misses with a few strikes there.
pickerins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheznik circles away quickly and effectively.
pickerins takes a swing at Sheznik's ribcage but misses.
pickerins throws a right and a left that Sheznik avoids nicely.
pickerins throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pickerins scores with a sloppy right hand. Sheznik should have avoided that one.
It looks like Nick Sheznik has been cut.
pickerins connects with a single shot there.
Sheznik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
pickerins throws a hook but Sheznik blocks it.
pickerins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheznik moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pickerins swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheznik.
pickerins misses with a series of wild punches.
pickerins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheznik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sheznik defending well as pickerins loads up on a big left hand.
Sheznik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sheznik grinds an elbow into pickerins's temple.
Sheznik 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.
pickerins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sheznik.
Sheznik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
pickerins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sheznik.
pickerins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik is putting a hurting on pickerins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sheznik working the head with strikes.
pickerins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
pickerins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sheznik.
Sheznik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sheznik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
pickerins looks gassed!
Sheznik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
pickerins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheznik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheznik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sheznik prevents pickerins from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sheznik lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pickerins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sheznik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
pickerins is trying to stand.
Sheznik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheznik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Sheznik.
Sheznik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sheznik thows a huge punch but pickerins dodges it nicely.
pickerins trying to hold on to Sheznik's head to control him but Sheznik postures up.
Sheznik seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik is trying to work for a kimura but pickerins is defending well.
Sheznik working over pickerins with some ground and pound. pickerins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
pickerins is trying to control but can't.
Sheznik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed pickerins's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheznik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheznik trying to mount his opponent but pickerins defends it.
Sheznik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sheznik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Sheznik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
pickerins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheznik.
pickerins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
pickerins lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheznik off the cage and back into rage.
pickerins throws a nice looking combination but Sheznik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
pickerins throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sheznik counter with a right hand.
pickerins misses with a jab, cross combination.
pickerins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheznik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheznik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches pickerins on the side of the head.
pickerins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheznik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
pickerins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheznik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
pickerins is breathing heavily.
Sheznik moves out of range of the body kick from pickerins.
pickerins throws the left hand but Sheznik avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in pickerins's guard.
Sheznik passes pickerins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sheznik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sheznik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheznik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
pickerins is looking to escape.
Sheznik winds up and cracks pickerins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
pickerins taking some punishment here, with Sheznik in his half guard.
Sheznik thows a huge punch but pickerins dodges it nicely.
Sheznik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
pickerins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sheznik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sheznik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sheznik lands strikes from half guard.
pickerins is looking for a sweep. Sheznik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
pickerins has hold of Sheznik's hands but Sheznik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sheznik throwing shots but pickerins is blocking nicely.
Sheznik working over pickerins with some ground and pound. pickerins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sheznik wants to work for an arm triangle but pickerins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sheznik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sheznik is looking to advance position but pickerins won't allow it.
Nick Sheznik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheznik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
pickerins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sheznik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Sheznik there.
pickerins pushes Sheznik off and gets back to his feet.
pickerins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
pickerins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sheznik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
pickerins misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheznik scores with a shot to the body.
Sheznik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from pickerins.
pickerins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheznik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheznik scores with a jab to the body.
pickerins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sheznik is out of range.
Sheznik catches pickerins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob pickerins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheznik scores with a takedown into pickerins's guard.
Sheznik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sheznik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Sheznik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
pickerins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sheznik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheznik.
Sheznik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheznik prevents pickerins from getting back to his feet.
pickerins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheznik is one step ahead there.
pickerins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sheznik.
Sheznik stands and throws pickerins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pickerins dodges the ground and pound from Sheznik.
pickerins wants to get back to his feet but Sheznik drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheznik cracks pickerins with a big right hand but pickerins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sheznik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sheznik working the head and body with strikes.
Sheznik tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
pickerins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
pickerins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sheznik grinds an elbow into pickerins's temple.
Sheznik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, pickerins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sheznik postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, pickerins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sheznik's guard! Nice work there by pickerins!
pickerins is looking to stand up but Sheznik won't let him.
Sheznik throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
pickerins won't allow Sheznik to sweep him here.
Sheznik is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
pickerins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sheznik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
pickerins misses with a double jab.
Sheznik wants to clinch up but pickerins keeps it at a distance.
pickerins misses with a looping right.
pickerins misses with a combination
and Sheznik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheznik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for pickerins!
Sheznik lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheznik lands a big elbow.
Sheznik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sheznik landing punches.
pickerins can't escape the position.
Bob pickerins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheznik lands a big shot there that rocks pickerins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
pickerins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sheznik with a couple of short strikes.
Sheznik working the ground and pound effectively.
Sheznik misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nick Sheznik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
pickerins swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Sheznik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sheznik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Sheznik!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arbnor Blerim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbnor Blerim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blerim but Blerim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blerim misses with a kick to the body.
Blerim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Cameron St James has been cut.
Blerim just misses with a punch to the body.
Blerim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arbnor Blerim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blerim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St James tries to bum rush Blerim with a series of wild strikes but Blerim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blerim lands with a shot to the body.
Blerim just misses with a punch to the body.
Blerim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St James.
Blerim takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Blerim.
Blerim throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blerim slips a straight right by St James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blerim. St James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blerim misses with the combination.
Blerim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arbnor Blerim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St James moves out of range of the body kick.
St James blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from St James.
Blerim misses with a combination
and St James counters with a right hand to the body.
St James misses with a wild body shot.
St James misses with a jab to the body
and Blerim counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Blerim
and St James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St James wants to control from the top but Blerim keeps moving.
St James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St James scoring with punches to the head and body.
St James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St James scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blerim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St James.
St James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St James prevents Blerim from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James lands a couple of elbows.
St James stands up over Blerim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blerim wants to stand and escape but St James is having none of it.
St James wants to control from the top but Blerim keeps moving.
St James throws and elbow that misses. Blerim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St James's guard. Nice move by Blerim!
St James is controlling Blerim's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blerim wanted to stand there but St James had control of the position.
St James has his hands on Blerim's head, controlling the position.
Blerim stands up and waves to St James to follow him.
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 Cameron St James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cameron St James's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blerim misses with a hook to the body
and St James counters with a three punch combo that has Blerim backing up. Blerim nods at St James to acknowledge the strikes.
St James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blerim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St James moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blerim. St James does a little dance to reset his feet.
St James dodges the punch combination from Blerim.
Blerim looks to land a combination. St James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St James swinging wildly here.
Blerim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St James rather than just go for the knockout.
Blerim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St James throws a jab when Blerim was well out of range.
St James decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St James working Blerim over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blerim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St James.
Blerim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blerim has hold of St James's hands but St James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blerim pushes St James off looking to stand but St James dives back in and keeps control.
St James works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blerim is trying to stand up.
Blerim is breathing heavily.
St James misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blerim is trying to stand up.
Blerim taking shots to the head.
Blerim is rocked!
Blerim really wants to buck St James off and get back to his feet.
St James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blerim is still in real trouble! Can St James finish him?
St James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St James postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Blerim in real trouble here! The ref calls for Blerim to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron St James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dersu Uzala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dersu Uzala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dersu Uzala!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Belfort.
Belfort lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uzala at a distance.
A combination from Belfort does no damage.
Belfort defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uzala.
Uzala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzala tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belfort swivels and escapes.
Uzala looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Belfort.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Uzala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort lands a high kick!
Uzala is rocked!
Uzala slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uzala at a distance.
Marco Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzala fails with a takedown attempt.
Marco Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dersu Uzala.
Belfort cracks Uzala on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Uzala falls backwards against the cage. Belfort follows up with more strikes that drop Uzala to his knees. Belfort keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Uzala! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Belfort!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Dead N Gone. 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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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Aldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
Parker blocks a jab.
Aldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aldo connects with a jab.
A left lands for Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo wants to break free but Parker has control.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aldo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips a straight right by Aldo.
Parker cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
Aldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker staying out of range there.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker wants to stall.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Parker wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a kick to the body.
Parker wants to clinch.
Aldo checks a low kick from Parker.
Parker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Aldo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Peter Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo lands with a cross.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo lands with a shot to the body.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Parker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker throws a leg kick but Aldo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Aldo wants to break free but Parker has control.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Parker taking a breather.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Parker to work.
Aldo tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parker, right into the meat.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parker, right into the meat.
Parker looks to clinch
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Peter Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Parker.
Aldo throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aldo tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker landing knees to the body.
Parker taking a breather.
Parker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo being controlled against the cage.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
A hook to the body from Parker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker is looking to control Aldo's arms but Aldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Parker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Parker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Aldo wants to break free but Parker has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Aldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Parker.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker misses with some punches.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker presses Aldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parker lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
Parker pushes Aldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Peter Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Parker lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Parker.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldo.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Parker.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker pushes Aldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryobun Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tully comes to the cage accompanied by Open Your Eyes. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Tully !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryobun Akagi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Akagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tully tries to bench press Akagi off him but Akagi keeps the position.
Akagi taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tully is looking to reverse the position.
Akagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tully is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Akagi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akagi slows the pace down in half guard.
Akagi uses his free foot to push down on Tully 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tully .
Tully keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akagi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tully is refusing to be controlled, as Akagi sits in half guard.
Akagi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tully kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tully tries to roll over but Akagi keeps him under control.
Tully works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tully swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tully bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akagi's guard.
Tully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akagi is keeping the position for now.
Tully avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akagi looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Akagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tully won't allow Akagi to sweep him here.
Tully slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tully tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tully looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully tries for a kimura but Akagi is defending well.
Akagi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tully 's best efforts.
Akagi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Akagi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tully has his hands clasped together but Akagi extends an breaks Tully 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Akagi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryobun Akagi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakson's entrance music is Thriller. A fine choice. hardon has chosen Ameno as his entrance music. big hardon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jakson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big hardon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hardon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jakson can pounce on him.
Jakson throws a leg kick that misses.
hardon avoids the head kick by Jakson.
Jakson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Jakson misses.
A slow jab from Jakson misses its intended target.
hardon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jakson throws out a loose jab but hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
hardon defending well as Jakson loads up on a big left hand.
hardon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jakson's waist but Jakson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing hardon off to one side.
Jakson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as hardon throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by hardon or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakson which made him look bad.
hardon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
hardon tries to clinch up but Jakson circles away and keeps his distance.
hardon misses with a low kick.
Jakson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jakson throws a leg kick but hardon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jakson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakson looks for the body kick but hardon saw that one coming.
Jakson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
hardon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jakson throws a looping overhand right but hardon ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from hardon misses.
hardon gets a clinch.
hardon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakson's efforts to push away.
hardon works on Jakson's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, hardon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jakson lands an uppercut.
hardon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
hardon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jakson.
Jakson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from hardon as the two fighters clinch.
hardon has hold of one of Jakson's legs. Jakson is fighting the takedown attempt but hardon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
hardon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hardon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on hardon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardon working the head and body with strikes.
hardon in side control, throwing shots but Jakson defends.
hardon throws a strike aimed at the side of Jakson's head but Jakson avoids it well.
hardon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakson keeps working.
hardon lands a decent elbow from side control.
hardon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jakson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by hardon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardon is looking to take a break and control but Jakson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
hardon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jakson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jakson tries to get out of the position.
Jakson dodges the ground and pound from hardon.
Jakson is looking to regain half guard here but hardon keeps moving and retains side control.
hardon scoring with punches from side control.
Jakson prevents hardon from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
hardon tries for a kimura but Jakson is defending well.
hardon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jakson is looking for a sweep.
hardon throws a strike aimed at the side of Jakson's head but Jakson avoids it well.
hardon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakson is trying to control hardon's posture but hardon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big hardon dominated that round.
That's time! Jakson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
hardon throws and low kick but Jakson moves out of range easily.
hardon throws a series of punches but Jakson moves out of range.
hardon takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like big hardon has been cut.
hardon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jakson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten hardon somewhat.
Jakson throws a looping overhand right but hardon ducks down to avoid it.
Jakson throws a looping overhand right but hardon ducks down to avoid it.
Jakson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jakson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jakson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jakson lands a jab.
Jakson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jakson misses.
Michael Jakson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
hardon slips under a jab.
Michael Jakson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
hardon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jakson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Jakson.
hardon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jakson wants to slow hardon down by chopping away at his legs.
Jakson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hardon.
hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jakson manages to avoid it.
Jakson thows a leg kick but hardon checks it
and hardon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hardon lands a nice looking body kick.
Jakson throws a wild body kick that hardon sees coming a mile off.
hardon checks a leg kick.
hardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardon is looking to clinch.
Jakson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hardon.
hardon works the jab nicely.
hardon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jakson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
hardon thuds his right hand into Jakson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
hardon avoids a punch combination nicely.
hardon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
hardon gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from hardon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jakson is trying to control hardon's posture but hardon avoids it.
Jakson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by hardon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardon misses with the ground and pound.
Jakson is looking to regain half guard here but hardon keeps moving and retains side control.
hardon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
hardon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jakson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hardon working Jakson over with strikes here.
hardon looking to control but Jakson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
hardon punching from mount but Jakson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, hardon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jakson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakson avoids a series of strikes thrown by hardon.
Jakson wants to control but hardon is having none of it.
hardon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hardon unloads with some shots from mount but Jakson bucks and avoids them well.
Jakson is squirming around, avoiding hardon's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakson blocking the ground and pound.
Jakson is squirming around, avoiding hardon's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big hardon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on big hardon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by hardon.
hardon with the ground and pound but Jakson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jakson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jakson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
hardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
hardon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jakson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardon tries to pull guard but Jakson holds him up against the cage and eventually hardon drops back down to his feet.
hardon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
hardon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jakson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Jakson - that landed with a thud.
hardon with a knee to the head.
Jakson tries to break the clinch but hardon is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from hardon as the two fighters clinch.
hardon gets control of Jakson's arms and successfully pulls guard. hardon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
big hardon has got the better of the ground game so far.
hardon is trying to control the position but Jakson postures up.
hardon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jakson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jakson tries to free his leg and advance position but hardon is retaining full guard.
Jakson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but hardon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
hardon passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jakson is looking for a sweep. hardon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
hardon wants to take a breather but Jakson is having none of it.
hardon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
hardon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
hardon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jakson throws and low kick but hardon moves out of range easily.
Jakson scores with a decent looking hook.
hardon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakson moves out of range of the strikes.
hardon scores with a nice right hand.
Jakson slips a jab and a cross from hardon.
hardon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jakson.
hardon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakson takes a step back to recover.
hardon has Jakson up against the cage in a clinch.
hardon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jakson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but hardon has him pressed against the cage.
Jakson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from hardon.
Jakson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from hardon.
Michael Jakson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hardon works over Jakson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hardon scoring well with a low kick there.
hardon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
hardon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jakson is rocked!
hardon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jakson to the mat! Jakson manages to get full guard.
Oh Jakson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
hardon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
hardon arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jakson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). big hardon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cleto Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Saint misses.
Rodriquez moves away from the strike by Saint.
Rodriquez throws a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Saint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriquez swivels and escapes.
Rodriquez slips a straight right by Saint.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Rodriquez cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Jensen Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint gets a takedown into half guard.
Saint seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriquez defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saint seems to be looking for submissions.
Saint is working for a submission of some sort.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Saint.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez has his hands clasped together around Saint's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriquez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Saint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriquez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodriquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Rodriquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriquez connects with a right hand. Saint shakes it off.
Rodriquez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriquez motions for Saint to come forward. Rodriquez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.
Saint trying to control but Rodriquez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jensen Saint will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodriquez ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Rodriquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodriquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
Rodriquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriquez shoots and misses
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Rodriquez moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriquez. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodriquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rodriquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
Rodriquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Saint wants to control but Rodriquez postures up.
Rodriquez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriquez lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodriquez misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriquez throwing strikes but Saint manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Saint.
Saint is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriquez is defending well.
Saint tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rodriquez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Saint but great work by Rodriquez.
Saint is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saint seems a little lost for a moment, as Rodriquez dominates the positioning.
Saint is looking to reverse the position.
Rodriquez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saint, who protects the arm well.
Saint takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint can't do much from the bottom here.
Saint manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriquez tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodriquez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleto Rodriquez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriquez walks into a stiff left hand from Saint.
Rodriquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Rodriquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriquez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriquez.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Rodriquez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Saint has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rodriquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Rodriquez moved out of range.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Rodriquez moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Saint is predictable there
and Rodriquez counters with a leg kick.
Saint missing with a left hand there. Rodriquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint misses with a body shot
and Rodriquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saint's guard now.
Rodriquez wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.
Rodriquez is looking to advance position but Saint has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saint avoids the attempt from Rodriquez to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rodriquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saint looking to finish Rodriquez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodriquez!
Saint looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Cleto Rodriquez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rodriquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saint.
BOOM! Saint connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cleto Rodriquez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cleto Rodriquez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jensen Saint!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready To Deal. Manuel has chosen Lay Low as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Graham has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Graham seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manuel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Graham can't get the takedown.
Manuel is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manuel down to the mat. Manuel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graham.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Graham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graham gets to mount! Manuel was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manuel is desperately trying to improve his position but Graham has a good base and remains in mount.
Manuel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Graham avoids the attempt from Manuel to control.
Manuel is trying to stand up.
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham landing strikes from the mount and Manuel is in trouble!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manuel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Graham working Manuel over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham misses with a head shot.
Graham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manuel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham with good strikes from the mount here!
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham cracks Manuel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Graham looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Graham unloads with some shots from mount but Manuel bucks and avoids them well.
Graham scoring with strikes but Manuel is staying in there.
Graham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Graham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Graham 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.
Graham looking to ground and pound but Manuel is blocking nicely.
Manuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Graham landing strikes from the mount and Manuel is in trouble!
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.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Manuel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graham wants to pass to mount but Manuel is defending the position.
Graham wants to control but Manuel is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manuel won't allow Graham to pass to mount.
Manuel is trying to stand back up but Graham is controlling him
Manuel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Manuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Graham.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graham, as that shot connected.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Manuel takes a swing at Graham's ribcage but misses.
Graham throws a hook but Manuel avoids it easily.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
Graham throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham throws a hook but Manuel blocks it.
Jab, jab by Graham - just one landing.
Manuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel wants to clinch.
Manuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Manuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
Matt Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Manuel staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manuel scores with a jab to the body.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manuel scores with a head kick.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Manuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Manuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manuel's hands.
Graham gets the takedown into side control.
Manuel wants to control but Graham postures up.
Graham trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham cracks Manuel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graham prevents Manuel from escaping the position.
Graham sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manuel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manuel is looking to regain half guard here but Graham keeps moving and retains side control.
Graham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Graham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manuel is looking to slow Graham down with leg kicks.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Manuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Manuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graham.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Graham checks it.
Manuel gets caught flat footed, as Graham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel pulls Graham in close to prevent any damage.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Graham won't allow Manuel to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham stops Manuel from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manuel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manuel slips under a jab.
Graham cracks Manuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Manuel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Graham throws a shot to the body.
Graham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manuel. Manuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graham.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Manuel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manuel forces Graham back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Manuel.
Graham wants to break free but Manuel has control.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manuel is struggling to control the position.
Manuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graham's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Manuel.
Graham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manuel smiles and moves away.
Manuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manuel pushes Graham up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Manuel - that landed with a thud.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel presses Graham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manuel.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manuel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuel.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham takes an elbow to the temple.
Manuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graham jumps guard but Manuel stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manuel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham tries to pull guard but Manuel won't allow it.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Manuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuel lands a shot to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuel has him pressed against the cage.
Graham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manuel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manuel obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Manuel.
Manuel missing with knees to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham tries to circle away but Manuel has him pinned against the cage.
Manuel working Graham over with knees to the body.
Manuel lands a right hand.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham is working for takedown but Manuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manuel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel.
Manuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
Manuel stops a takedown attempt from Graham.
Come on Manuel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Billy Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
Graham misses with a combination
and Manuel counters with a solid body kick.
Manuel clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel manages to get underhooks.
Graham looking for a takedown.
Matt Manuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Manuel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel lands a shot to the body.
Manuel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham is trying to drag Manuel to the mat but Manuel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manuel lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Billy Graham has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manuel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graham takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manuel lands a nice knee to the body.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Manuel works on Graham's body with a couple of short punches.
Manuel effectively controlling the action here.
Graham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuel prevents it.
Manuel stalling.
Graham jumps guard but Manuel stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuel lands a body punch.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Manuel.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel lands an elbow that stopped Graham in his tracks for a moment.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Good body shot from Manuel.
Nice body punch from Manuel - that landed with a thud.
Manuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham blocks a body shot from Manuel.
A shot in the inside from Manuel.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Manuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Graham preventing the sweep.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graham won't allow Manuel to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to control the position.
Graham is in close to Manuel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manuel trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuel moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Graham scores a takedown into full mount!
Graham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graham wants to control the pace but Manuel is squirming around nicely.
Manuel is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Billy Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Graham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Graham jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Manuel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Manuel and Graham has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Graham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graham scoring with punches from side control.
Manuel struggling a bit here.
Manuel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graham off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Graham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graham cracks Manuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manuel gets a clinch.
Manuel digs a right hand into Graham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graham's gas tank.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel working Graham over with knees to the body.
Graham tries to pull guard but Manuel won't allow it.
Manuel taking a breather.
Manuel gets underhooks to prevent Graham's takedown attempt.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Manuel tries to tie him up.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuel has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manuel obliges.
Manuel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graham up against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Manuel stands up and waves to Graham to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham clobbers Manuel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Graham goes for a takedown attempt but Manuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manuel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters by clinching up.
Graham is working for takedown but Manuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graham avoiding damage as Manuel throws knees to the body.
Manuel lands a knee to the body.
Manuel lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuel.
Manuel crunches a lovely knee into Graham's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
Manuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel taking a breather.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel missing with knees to the body.
Graham blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Manuel is struggling to control the position.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
Manuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel gets underhooks to prevent Graham's takedown attempt.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manuel lands an elbow inside that Graham shrugs off.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel stalls.
Manuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manuel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Manuel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham being controlled against the cage.
Manuel scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Manuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Manuel! Matt Manuel retains his featherweight title!
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