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CCF Midweek Mayhem 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith has chosen Dos Equis as his entrance music. Robert Oak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Goldsmith's chin.
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189 lbs
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202 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldsmith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oak.
Oak shoots for a takedown but Goldsmith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goldsmith tries to clinch but Oak moves out of range.
Oak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Oak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldsmith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Oak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Goldsmith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oak, into his guard.
Oak wants to stand but Goldsmith is controlling the position.
Oak is looking for a triangle but Goldsmith pushes his legs off easily.
Oak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldsmith is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goldsmith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Oak is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Goldsmith!
Jonathan Goldsmith made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John has chosen The Bitch is back as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mia St John was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mia St John!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from St John. Those never looked like landing.
St John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St John.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St John decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from St John.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from St John.
St John feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St John landing some decent shots from guard.
St John gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
St John moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
St John breaks from the clinch.
St John feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St John misses with a double jab.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from St John.
Sloppy strikes from St John. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
St John rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
St John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St John throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
St John has taken the fight to the clinch.
St John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from St John.
St John clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St John tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St John lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St John closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St John breaks the clinch.
St John avoids a punch combination nicely.
St John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St John decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - St John scores with a four punch combination!
Mia St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
St John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia is rocked!
St John drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia looking to stall.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mia St John dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St John drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
St John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St John manages to break the clinch.
St John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
St John dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St John is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for St John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St John clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St John connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St John throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from St John.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St John looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
St John misses with a two punch combination.
St John misses with the combination.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
St John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
St John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St John clinches up against the cage.
St John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St John on his heels. He'll look to pass St John's guard now, I'm sure.
St John is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
St John breaks from the clinch.
St John forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard.
St John stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
St John stands up from Garcia's guard - St John perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from St John.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
St John misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from St John.
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but St John has taken the fight into the clinch.
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St John misses with the combination.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
St John stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St John forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
St John breaks the clinch.
St John clinches.
St John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John manages to break the clinch.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from St John does no damage.
St John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
St John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St John misses with the combination.
Mia St John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. St John does a little dance to reset his feet.
St John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John manages to break the clinch.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mia St John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St John swinging wildly here.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia pulls St John into guard.
St John stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St John misses with a wild combination.
St John misses with a two punch combination.
St John's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St John duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St John rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St John throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
St John scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St John lands with a punch from half guard.
St John lands strikes from half guard.
St John winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St John throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St John working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St John gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St John scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St John!
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from St John.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but St John circles away.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but St John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from St John does no damage.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St John works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St John fails in his attempt to clinch.
St John clinches with his opponent.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St John throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St John fails to land with a series of punches.
St John throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from St John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St John looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
St John misses with a two punch combination.
St John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St John avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St John gets a clinch.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John avoids the body shot from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mia St John really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St John lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St John misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from St John.
St John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St John stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
St John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St John walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St John instigates a clinch.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
St John throws a one two combo.
St John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St John looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
A punch combination from St John misses.
St John clinches up against the cage.
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from St John does no damage.
St John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St John gets a clinch.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John breaks the clinch.
St John rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St John has taken the fight to the clinch.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St John moves into the clinch.
St John breaks the clinch.
St John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St John works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
St John misses with a double jab.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St John misses with a wild combination.
St John throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. St John tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from St John. Those never looked like landing.
St John rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St John just stands there and leans against the cage.
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St John stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
St John throws a one two combo.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from St John.
St John takes the fight into the clinch.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
St John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St John pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcia back to the cage. St John follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St John misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - St John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mia St John dominated that fourth 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!
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St John circles away quickly and effectively.
St John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but St John circles away.
St John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John moves into the clinch successfully.
St John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from St John does no damage.
St John lands a lovely overhand right.
St John connects with an inside leg kick.
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.
St John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St John rushes Garcia with punches - Garcia moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Garcia goes down! St John follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mia St John!
During a confident post fight interview, Mia St John thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dela Cruz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Davidson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson tries to bum rush Dela Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dela Cruz with a jab.
Davidson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dela Cruz backs up against the cage.
Davidson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dela Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dela Cruz is looking to clinch but Davidson is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Davidson.
Davidson drops Dela Cruz with a beautiful combination! Dela Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davidson is looking for the KO!
Dela Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davidson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Dela Cruz up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Davidson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Dela Cruz's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Davidson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willie Davidson thanked [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bach Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 12 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bach Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Sully shows good takedown defense.
Jones leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sully, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sully is defending well.
Sully tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Sully pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bach Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jones.
Sully swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Sully. That snapped Jones's head back.
Sully avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sully sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sully tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Sully controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sully to see if he's OK.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Sully is defending well.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sully!
Sully squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sully is now in Jones's guard. A big mistake from Jones there, giving up the dominant position!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sully from controlling successfully.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sully from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bach Sully just wasn't active enough.
Jones dives in and grabs Sully's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sully pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Sully keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sully swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jason Jones has been cut.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to bum rush Sully with a series of wild strikes but Sully uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones shoots in but Sully avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Sully is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well.
Sully cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sully sprawls well. Sully wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Sully moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Sully.
Sully fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Sully gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sully looking to pass the guard.
Sully gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones dives in and grabs Sully's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sully pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Sully has a takedown stuffed.
Sully drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Sully landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones keeps control of Sully as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sully trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sully into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Sully dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Sully had a free shot at his head there.
Sully fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Sully is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sully is defended easily by Jones.
Sully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Sully which made him look bad.
Jason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Sully is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Sully takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sully is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Jones pushes Sully off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sully throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Sully manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bach Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sully to the mat! Sully manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stops Sully from standing up.
Jones 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.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sully bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sully isn't so interested in that idea.
Sully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sully wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Sully prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Sully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sully tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sully trying to control here.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Sully is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sully is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sully avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Sully. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Sully is having none of it.
Sully keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sully fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sully defends it nicely.
Bach Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jones.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Sully drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones throws Sully to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sully fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sully wants it to stay on the feet.
Sully throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones is looking to clinch but Sully is avoiding it.
Bach Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sully avoids it really well and circles away.
Sully wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Bach Sully is winning the standup battle so far.
Sully stuffs the takedown.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch.
Sully jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones passes Sully's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sully is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sully avoid being mounted?
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sully is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Sully is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sully is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to stand and escape but Sully is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Sully seems content to control.
Sully stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Sully seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Sully is controlling him well.
Jason Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sully in particular looking to stall.
Sully prevents Jones from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is staying active underneath Sully, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bach Sully wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sully clinches with his opponent.
Sully turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones stops Sully from passing to mount.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sully prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones wants to control but Sully is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bach Sully did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sully darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Sully lands a takedown into guard.
Sully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sully trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sully has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sully regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sully looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sully looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sully!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is trying to buck Sully off.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Sully tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sully controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones sneaks out the side door and pushes Sully away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Sully lands with a slapping head kick.
Sully lands a nice shot 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!
Sully closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is trying to escape back to his feet but Sully uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sully decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sully looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sully is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sully is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck for Sully with that takedown attempt.
Sully avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sully is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sully is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sully from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Sully had his way with Jason Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sully throws out a powerful jab.
Sully lands a head kick!
Sully moves out of range of the body kick.
Sully looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sully stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones dives in and grabs Sully's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sully pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Sully.
Sully has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Sully pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sully is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Sully is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but Sully has full control of the position and if anything, Jones has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Sully.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sully is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jones has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sully avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Sully looking for the choke but no joy.
Jones trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sully is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones is controlling his hands well.
Jones prevents Sully from getting a body triangle.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but Sully has full control of the position and if anything, Jones has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Jones is really stuck here.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sully avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sully's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sully's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sully wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sully is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bach Sully showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sully has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bach Sully!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bach Sully!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bach Sully!
Bach Sully wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Geek Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastiat comes to the cage accompanied by Superstition. Geek Fighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One More Saturday Night. Frederic Bastiat had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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197 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Geek Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geek Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geek Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geek Fighter avoids the body shot from Bastiat.
Bastiat fails with the takedown.
Bastiat misses with a takedown attempt
and Geek Fighter counters with a left and a right that stings Bastiat.
Geek Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Bastiat throws a nice looking combination but Geek Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bastiat has his takedown stuffed
and Geek Fighter counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geek Fighter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bastiat seems a little lost for a moment, as Geek Fighter dominates the positioning.
Bastiat tries to buck Geek Fighter off but Geek Fighter is having none of it.
Geek Fighter controlling the position.
Bastiat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Geek Fighter off and has taken his back!
Bastiat is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geek Fighter showing good submission defense here.
Geek Fighter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Geek Fighter can't escape the position.
Bastiat moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Geek Fighter has worked his arm free - good work by Geek Fighter!
Geek Fighter is looking to reverse the position.
Bastiat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bastiat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bastiat swings around for an armbar but Geek Fighter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bastiat's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastiat is keeping the position for now.
Geek Fighter wants to control from the top but Bastiat keeps moving.
Bastiat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Geek Fighter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bastiat looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Geek Fighter has picked Bastiat up and slammed him! Bastiat can't keep hold of the triangle and Geek Fighter manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geek Fighter wants to control but Bastiat is keeping him busy.
Bastiat is looking to regain half guard here but Geek Fighter keeps moving and retains side control.
Geek Fighter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Geek Fighter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastiat keeps working.
Geek Fighter working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Geek Fighter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bastiat is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Geek Fighter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bastiat actively working from the bottom here.
Geek Fighter controlling the pace.
Bastiat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geek Fighter is controlling the pace.
Geek Fighter passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat tries to buck Geek Fighter off but Geek Fighter is having none of it.
Bastiat is being controlled here.
Geek Fighter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastiat is looking to regain half guard here but Geek Fighter keeps moving and retains side control.
Geek Fighter is staying tight to Bastiat's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bastiat is trying to improve his position.
Bastiat is working hard here to advance position.
Bastiat is working to avoid the ground and pound but Geek Fighter connects with a decent elbow.
Geek Fighter tries to move to mount but Bastiat blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Bastiat is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Geek Fighter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bastiat shoots in but Geek Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geek Fighter clinches with his opponent.
Bastiat tries for a takedown but Geek Fighter manages to get underhooks.
Geek Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastiat backwards.
Geek Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bastiat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Geek Fighter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geek Fighter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Geek Fighter trying to control from half guard but Bastiat is working away.
Geek Fighter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Geek Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Bastiat's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bastiat.
Bastiat is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geek Fighter controlling his opponent.
Geek Fighter working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geek Fighter working Bastiat over with strikes here.
Geek Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Geek Fighter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Geek Fighter content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Geek Fighter.
Bastiat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Geek Fighter's waist but Geek Fighter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bastiat off to one side.
Frederic Bastiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Bastiat coming out on top.
Bastiat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geek Fighter looks for a takedown but Bastiat sprawls well.
Frederic Bastiat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geek Fighter lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastiat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Geek Fighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastiat misses with a takedown
and Geek Fighter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Geek Fighter stands and throws Bastiat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Geek Fighter controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bastiat tries to buck Geek Fighter off but Geek Fighter is having none of it.
Geek Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Bastiat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geek Fighter is staying tight to Bastiat's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Geek Fighter trying to control the position but Bastiat is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Geek Fighter.
Bastiat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geek Fighter but Geek Fighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Geek Fighter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Geek Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geek Fighter throws a right hand that Bastiat ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastiat also avoids with ease.
Geek Fighter lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geek Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Bastiat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bastiat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Geek Fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geek Fighter tries to clinch up but Bastiat circles away and keeps his distance.
Geek Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastiat with a poor takedown
and Geek Fighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bastiat. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Geek Fighter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Geek Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Geek Fighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Geek Fighter dives in and scores a takedown into Bastiat's guard.
Bastiat being controlled here, momentarily.
Bastiat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Geek Fighter is aware though and is defending well.
Bastiat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Geek Fighter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Geek Fighter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geek Fighter trying to control but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Geek Fighter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Geek Fighter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Geek Fighter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Geek Fighter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastiat keeps working.
Bastiat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Geek Fighter trying to control the action but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
Bastiat looking for a sweep but Geek Fighter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Geek Fighter scoring with strikes but Bastiat is staying in there.
Geek Fighter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bastiat's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Geek Fighter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geek Fighter controlling the position easily from mount.
Bastiat working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geek Fighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bastiat is looking to get to half guard.
Geek Fighter controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter trying to control but Bastiat is having none of it.
Geek Fighter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Geek Fighter controlling from mount.
Geek Fighter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bastiat is looking to escape.
Geek Fighter controlling the pace for now.
Bastiat taking shots to the head.
Geek Fighter controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Geek Fighter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Geek Fighter gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastiat tries for a takedown but Geek Fighter manages to get underhooks.
Geek Fighter prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Geek Fighter really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bastiat slips a jab and a cross from Geek Fighter.
Geek Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastiat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bastiat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geek Fighter counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Geek Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastiat shoots in looking for a takedown but Geek Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bastiat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Geek Fighter tenderised Bastiat's leg. Bastiat is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Geek Fighter misses.
Geek Fighter rushes Bastiat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Geek Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Geek Fighter is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastiat has double underhooks.
Bastiat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Geek Fighter smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bastiat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Geek Fighter counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geek Fighter throws a series of strikes that have Bastiat backpedaling.
It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Geek Fighter gets a double leg takedown into Bastiat's guard.
Geek Fighter stands and throws Bastiat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Geek Fighter advances to full mount.
Geek Fighter content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geek Fighter tries to control but Bastiat wriggling away.
Geek Fighter landing strikes from the mount and Bastiat is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter unloading with bombs!
Geek Fighter prevents Bastiat from getting the reversal.
Geek Fighter controlling from mount.
Geek Fighter dominating with strikes here.
Geek Fighter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastiat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Geek Fighter looking to control but Bastiat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Geek Fighter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bastiat regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Geek Fighter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastiat keeps working.
Bastiat wants to improve his position but Geek Fighter is controlling well.
Geek Fighter is taking a breather. Bastiat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Geek Fighter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Geek Fighter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bastiat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Geek Fighter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bastiat looking for submissions off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Geek Fighter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bastiat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geek Fighter stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Geek Fighter dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat'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!
Geek Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bastiat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastiat with a poor takedown
and Geek Fighter counters with a takedown into side control.
Bastiat is looking for a sweep.
Bastiat regains half guard.
Geek Fighter content to control rather than advance.
Geek Fighter is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastiat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bastiat is pressing down on Geek Fighter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Geek Fighter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Geek Fighter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Geek Fighter passes Bastiat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mark Geek Fighter has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Geek Fighter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat looking for a kimura from the bottom but Geek Fighter passes into side control!
Geek Fighter cracks Bastiat with a big elbow.
Geek Fighter trying to control the position but Bastiat is working away.
Geek Fighter controls the position.
Geek Fighter advances nicely into full mount.
Bastiat is looking to improve his position but Geek Fighter isn't that keen on the idea.
Geek Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Bastiat working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is squirming around, avoiding Geek Fighter's attempts to control the action.
Geek Fighter content just to control the position here.
Bastiat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Geek Fighter controlling from the full mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastiat swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geek Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bastiat tries to reverse the position but Geek Fighter maintains control.
Geek Fighter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bastiat is trying desperately to improve position.
Geek Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Geek Fighter with shots to the head and body - Bastiat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Geek Fighter looking to finish Bastiat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bastiat!
Geek Fighter tries to control but Bastiat wriggling away.
Geek Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geek Fighter with a couple of short strikes.
Geek Fighter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Geek Fighter is landing with some decent strikes but Bastiat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Geek Fighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frederic Bastiat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geek Fighter looking to control but Bastiat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastiat is working to get back to half guard.
Mark Geek Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastiat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Geek Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Geek Fighter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mark Geek Fighter!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mark Geek Fighter!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mark Geek Fighter!
Mark Geek Fighter wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Mark Geek Fighter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kamao. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villar sprawls well. Villar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Villar sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villar scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Villar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Villar is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Villar is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin is looking to stand up but Villar isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin working for a triangle but Villar defends it easily.
Villar throws a big right hand that misses.
Villar stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin wants to stand up but Villar is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar connects with a couple of short punches.
Villar landing some decent shots from guard.
Villar landing some decent shots from guard.
Villar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villar throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Villar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Villar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Villar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Villar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Villar showed some decent athleticism there.
Villar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Villar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Villar stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Villar is proving a slippery customer.
Martin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Villar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
James Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villar tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villar to the ground. Villar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar scores with a takedown into Martin's guard.
Villar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martin's guard.
Villar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villar works over Martin with some ground and pound from guard.
Villar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Villar distracts Martin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Villar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villar postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Villar throwing strikes but missing.
Martin is trying to keep Villar in close.
Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Villar sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Villar drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Villar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Villar gets the takedown into side control.
Villar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Villar lands some shots froms side control.
Villar landing a few strikes.
Martin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Villar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Villar.
Villar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villar.
Martin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villar.
Martin pushes Villar off and gets back to his feet.
Martin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Villar counters with a head kick.
Martin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Villar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oh Martin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villar chips away with some ground and pound.
Villar won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
Villar cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Villar is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Villar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.
Villar wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin controlling from the top position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin postures up in Villar's guard and throws a big left but Villar blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Villar looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villar throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Villar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Villar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Villar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Villar is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Martin gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villar stops Martin from standing up.
Angelo Villar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar lands a couple of elbows.
Martin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villar manages to get himself to full guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Villar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a strike but Villar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Villar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Villar, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Villar against the cage but Villar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Villar tries a head kick but it misses.
Villar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like James Martin has been cut.
Martin leaves Villar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Villar, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Villar against the cage but Villar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Villar leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Villar.
Martin looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martin.
Martin is working an open guard so Villar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Villar sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villar tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villar to the ground. Villar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Villar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Villar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Villar scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martin tries to clinch up
so Villar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Villar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Villar cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Villar postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin 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.
Martin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Martin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Villar is surviving well by controlling Martin's body position as best he can.
Martin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Martin looking to ground and pound but Villar is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martin wants to control the pace but Villar is squirming around nicely.
Villar blocking the ground and pound.
Martin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Villar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Villar and Martin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Martin prevents Villar from escaping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin is trying to get an arm triangle but Villar is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Villar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martin quickly recovers to half guard.
Villar thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Villar is controlling him
Martin manages to get to full guard.
Martin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
A frustrated look appears on Villar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Villar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martin to the mat. Martin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin 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.
Villar cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Villar is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin controls Villar momentarily but Villar frees himself.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villar's guard.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.
Villar keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin has gone for a leg lock! Villar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martin's guard.
Villar working some strikes from top position.
Villar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villar stops Martin from standing up.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Villar slips an elbow through the middle.
Villar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Villar slips an elbow through the middle.
Villar won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
Villar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Villar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Martin covers up, he's hurt! Villar keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Villar and the ref steps in to end the fight! Villar can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Villar!
A victorious Angelo Villar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benji Cheshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benji Cheshire's chin.
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22
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
16 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benji Cheshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheshire tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cheshire wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Cheshire doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cheshire has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Cheshire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheshire wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Cheshire is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cheshire manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Cheshire's guard.
Gracie pushes down on Cheshire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Cheshire is defending the position.
Cheshire is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Cheshire defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Gracie has hold of Cheshire's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cheshire manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cheshire is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Cheshire to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheshire has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cheshire turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Cheshire trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Cheshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Cheshire trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cheshire defends it easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cheshire from controlling successfully.
Cheshire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheshire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Benji Cheshire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheshire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheshire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie jumps guard but Cheshire stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Peter Gracie has been cut.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Cheshire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Gracie's cut.
That's time! Cheshire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheshire tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Cheshire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Cheshire avoids nicely.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Cheshire tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Cheshire keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheshire. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Cheshire closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Cheshire's head but Cheshire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Cheshire throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Cheshire.
Cheshire ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Cheshire. Cheshire maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cheshire holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Cheshire misses with a knee strike.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cheshire turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benji Cheshire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheshire rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cheshire lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheshire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cheshire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cheshire looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to circle away but Cheshire has him pinned against the cage.
Cheshire lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheshire walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheshire.
Gracie jumps guard but Cheshire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Cheshire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Cheshire turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheshire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheshire.
Cheshire has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheshire controls his hands.
Cheshire with a knee to the head.
Cheshire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheshire is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheshire has his back to the cage.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Cheshire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cheshire has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Cheshire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peter Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheshire gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Cheshire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Cheshire counters by clinching up.
Cheshire lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cheshire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cheshire landing knees to the body.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheshire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheshire lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheshire slows down the pace here.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cheshire lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie is rocked!
Cheshire lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheshire finish him?
Cheshire creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Cheshire pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Cheshire unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benji Cheshire!
A victorious Benji Cheshire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trainor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Maxx Shepard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxx Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shepard darts in and clinches Trainor up against the cage.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Shepard blocks it.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shepard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shepard is leaning against Trainor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
Trainor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trainor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trainor is looking to stand up but Shepard isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shepard gets to his feet. Trainor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shepard is trying to defend but Trainor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Trainor prevents Shepard from standing back up.
Trainor decides to stand and escape the position.
Trainor tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepard throws a right hand that Trainor ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainor also avoids with ease.
Shepard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maxx Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor throws a head kick but Shepard moves out of range.
Trainor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shepard gets a clinch.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shepard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Shepard.
Shepard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shepard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Trainor is trying to keep an underhook but Shepard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard wants to pass the guard but Trainor is defending well.
Trainor trying to hold on to Shepard's head to control him but Shepard postures up.
Shepard working Trainor over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is controlling Shepard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shepard passes to full mount!
Trainor is working to get back to half guard.
Shepard 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.
Shepard wants to control the pace but Trainor is squirming around nicely.
Trainor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shepard lands a big elbow.
Shepard landing punches.
Trainor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shepard trying to control but Trainor is having none of it.
Shepard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepard tries to control but Trainor wriggling away.
Trainor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shepard with the ground and pound from mount.
Trainor is desperately trying to improve his position but Shepard has a good base and remains in mount.
Trainor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shepard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shepard trying to control but Trainor is having none of it.
Trainor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxx Shepard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shepard.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown but Trainor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trainor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepard misses with a double jab
and Trainor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shepard!
Trainor unloads with some shots from mount but Shepard bucks and avoids them well.
Trainor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shepard has worked his arm free - good work by Shepard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepard is not content to let Trainor control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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Trainor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Trainor landing strikes.
Shepard is being controlled here.
Trainor is looking to take a break and control but Shepard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shepard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trainor trying to control the position but Shepard is working away.
Maxx Shepard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trainor wants to control for a moment but Shepard uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard is trying to stand up here but Trainor is controlling him well.
Trainor trying to control from half guard but Shepard is working away.
Shepard is pressing down on Trainor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trainor throws a big right hand that misses.
Trainor postures up in Shepard's guard and throws a big left but Shepard blocks it.
Shepard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trainor manages to get himself to full guard.
Trainor pushes Shepard off and gets back to his feet.
Shepard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shepard is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shepard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trainor shoots in and drives through. Shepard sprawls well.
Trainor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trainor shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trainor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shepard misses with a head kick.
Trainor stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Trainor as Shepard shoots in.
Shepard is looking to clinch but Trainor is avoiding it.
Trainor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard shoots in looking for a takedown but Trainor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shepard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxx Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shepard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trainor counters with a shoot takedown. Shepard fights it but they end up in guard.
Shepard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trainor controls the pace.
Trainor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trainor pushing down on Shepard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Trainor seems to be working for a kimura but Shepard defends the submission attempt.
Trainor 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trainor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trainor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trainor is looking to take a break and control but Shepard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trainor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trainor working Shepard over with strikes.
Shepard trying to control but Trainor postures up.
Trainor wants to stand up but Shepard is controlling the position.
Shepard trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shepard defending well though.
Trainor is thwarting Shepard's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trainor is trying to control. Shepard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shepard clinches up with Trainor and pushes him back against the cage.
Shepard tries to circle away but Trainor has him pinned against the cage.
Shepard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trainor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Shepard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trainor up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries to work over Shepard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Shepard is blocking nicely.
Shepard connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lawrence Trainor has been cut.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Shepard blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Trainor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trainor missing with knees to the body.
Shepard avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
Shepard taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shepard's efforts to push away.
Trainor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Trainor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shepard has managed to clinch.
Shepard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trainor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trainor successfully pulls guard.
Shepard wants to get up but he can't break Trainor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trainor looking to control.
Shepard throws a big right hand that misses.
Trainor trying to control the position.
Trainor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shepard is looking to stand up but Trainor won't let him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shepard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trainor seems keen to control Shepard's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Trainor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck for Shepard with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shepard but Shepard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shepard to the ground. Trainor is now in Shepard's guard.
Trainor postures up in Shepard's guard and throws a big left but Shepard blocks it.
Shepard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trainor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shepard is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trainor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trainor content to stall in guard here.
Trainor advances position into side control!
Trainor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Trainor trying to control the action but Shepard is working from the bottom.
Trainor tries for a kimura but Shepard is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trainor tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Trainor stalls from top position.
Trainor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trainor misses with the ground and pound.
Trainor working away.
Trainor lands a few punches from side control.
Trainor is looking to take a break and control but Shepard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trainor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Trainor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shepard misses with a double jab.
Trainor keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Trainor tries to clinch there but Shepard circles away.
No luck for Shepard with that takedown attempt.
Trainor scores with a takedown into Shepard's guard.
Trainor throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor wants to get up but he can't break Shepard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trainor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shepard is keeping the position for now.
Trainor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shepard looking for a sweep. Not yet Shepard, not yet.
Shepard wants to stand and escape but Trainor is having none of it.
Trainor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lawrence Trainor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shepard tries to clinch up.
Shepard misses with the combination.
Trainor moves into the clinch.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepard blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Shepard blocks with his arms.
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Shepard blocks it.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shepard avoids it.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shepard's face.
Shepard has Trainor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trainor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shepard avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trainor.
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepard avoids the damage to the body.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shepard taking a breather.
Shepard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trainor pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxx Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor shoots in but no luck this time.
Maxx Shepard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard wants to clinch up but Trainor keeps it at a distance.
Shepard swinging wildly here.
Trainor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shepard's guard.
Trainor throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
Trainor gets to his feet. Shepard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Trainor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trainor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Lawrence Trainor wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lawrence Trainor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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