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RYZE 29: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brubaker comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire. De La Hoya has chosen Manhattan by Kings of Leon as his entrance music. Oscar De La Hoya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JB Brubaker's chin.
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147 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Hoya scores with a jab.
Brubaker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brubaker scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Oscar De La Hoya has been cut.
De La Hoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De La Hoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oscar De La Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Hoya digs a good body shot into Brubaker's ribs.
De La Hoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brubaker manages to avoid it.
De La Hoya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De La Hoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De La Hoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brubaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brubaker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De La Hoya napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brubaker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brubaker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brubaker lands a decent elbow from side control.
De La Hoya struggling a bit here.
De La Hoya tries to buck Brubaker off but Brubaker is having none of it.
Brubaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brubaker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brubaker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brubaker lands a few punches from side control.
Brubaker is putting a hurting on De La Hoya here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brubaker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brubaker grinds an elbow into De La Hoya's temple.
Brubaker controls the position from side control.
Brubaker with the ground and pound but De La Hoya regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brubaker drops an elbow to the side of De La Hoya's head.
Brubaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De La Hoya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De La Hoya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brubaker trying to pass the guard but De La Hoya defending well.
De La Hoya has hold of Brubaker's hands but Brubaker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brubaker is nestled in close to De La Hoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Hoya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brubaker is nestled in close to De La Hoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brubaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brubaker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De La Hoya is trying to get back to full guard.
Brubaker is looking to take a break and control but De La Hoya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brubaker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brubaker thows a huge punch but De La Hoya dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De La Hoya can do anything to dispel that myth.
De La Hoya is not content to let Brubaker control the position.
Brubaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brubaker lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker wants to take a breather but De La Hoya is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Hoya trying to control but Brubaker postures up.
Brubaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brubaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De La Hoya is trying to get back to full guard.
Brubaker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brubaker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De La Hoya's head.
Brubaker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brubaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brubaker working over De La Hoya with some ground and pound. De La Hoya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar De La Hoya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brubaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brubaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brubaker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De La Hoya some visible discomfort.
Brubaker lands some shots froms side control.
Brubaker trying to control the action but De La Hoya is working from the bottom.
Brubaker working the head and body with strikes.
De La Hoya tries to buck Brubaker off but Brubaker is having none of it.
Brubaker is putting a hurting on De La Hoya here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brubaker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Hoya can't do much from the bottom here.
De La Hoya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brubaker connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker is putting a hurting on De La Hoya here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brubaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Hoya can do to turn this around?
Brubaker scores with punches from side control.
Brubaker trying to control the position but De La Hoya is working away.
Brubaker misses with the ground and pound.
Brubaker cracks De La Hoya with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brubaker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brubaker landing a few strikes.
De La Hoya wants to get back to his feet.
Brubaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Hoya keeps working.
Brubaker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De La Hoya down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Hoya takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De La Hoya is rocked!
Brubaker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De La Hoya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brubaker is looking to take a break and control but De La Hoya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De La Hoya is trying to escape the position but Brubaker is controlling the position.
De La Hoya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
De La Hoya gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
JB Brubaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brubaker landing punches.
De La Hoya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brubaker working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De La Hoya?
De La Hoya is still in real trouble! Can Brubaker finish him?
Brubaker with a couple of short strikes.
Brubaker lands a heavy elbow.
Brubaker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De La Hoya is desperately trying to improve his position but Brubaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Brubaker breaks from De La Hoya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brubaker dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brubaker content just to control the position here.
Brubaker unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker landing strikes from the mount and De La Hoya is in trouble!
Brubaker postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have De La Hoya in real trouble here! The ref calls for De La Hoya to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JB Brubaker!
A relieved looking JB Brubaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyron Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Melendez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Melendez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Melendez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Melendez controlling the pace for now.
Melendez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez unloads with some shots from mount but Mustacho bucks and avoids them well.
Melendez controlling the pace for now.
Melendez prevents Mustacho from getting the reversal.
Melendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mustacho is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mustacho goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Melendez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyron Melendez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Minden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Sanders had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Minden!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jackson Sanders has been cut.
Minden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Minden counters with a shoot takedown. Sanders fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minden wants to stand and escape but instead Sanders has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sanders scoring with punches to the head and body.
Minden is looking for a triangle but Sanders pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanders decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Minden is avoiding it.
Minden misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Minden misses.
Minden looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Minden.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Minden is avoiding it.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Minden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanders darts in and clinches Minden up against the cage.
Minden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Minden tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders pulls Minden into guard.
Minden wants to get up but he can't break Sanders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Minden wants to stand and escape but instead Sanders has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders won't allow Minden to get back to his feet.
Minden keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders is working Minden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanders is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
Minden wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Minden is looking to stand up but Sanders isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanders postures up in Minden's guard and throws a big left but Minden blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanders defends it easily.
Minden keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders won't allow Minden to get back to his feet.
Minden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders is in close to Minden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Minden is controlling Sanders's posture.
Minden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minden wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Minden is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ray Minden has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Minden tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders wants a takedown.
Minden blocking some punches.
Minden jumps guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Minden is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Minden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minden wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Minden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Minden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Sanders'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.
Sanders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Minden moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Sanders darts in and clinches Minden up against the cage.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Minden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minden's elbow.
Sanders has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Minden after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minden gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Minden is trying to break free.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders prevents Minden from breaking the clinch.
Minden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minden tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Minden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Minden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minden wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Minden is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Minden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minden is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minden's efforts to push away.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Minden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders tightens his grip and picks Minden up, before dumping him to the ground. Minden manages to land in guard.
Minden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Minden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanders is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minden pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
Minden controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Minden is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
Ray Minden has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Minden scores with a three punch combo!
Minden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanders circles away quickly and effectively.
Minden keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders tries to clinch but Minden is having none of it.
Sanders has Minden up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Minden.
Sanders turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanders manages to end up in side control.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Minden is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Minden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Minden tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders working the ground and pound.
Minden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanders has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Sanders are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Minden wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Minden is looking for a sweep.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Minden is defending the strikes.
Minden is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanders is controlling him well.
Sanders tries to score with some ground and pound. Minden controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Minden is defending the strikes.
Minden tries to escape but Sanders is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanders.
Sanders cracks Minden with a big right hand but Minden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackson Sanders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Sanders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Minden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanders back to the cage. Minden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Minden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Minden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanders backs up against the cage.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Minden prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders is working for takedown but Minden is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Minden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minden gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Minden slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Minden blocks an uppercut.
Minden wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Minden prevents it.
Minden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
Minden is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to maintain a safe position but Minden gets an underhook and turns Sanders into the cage.
Minden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Minden stops a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Minden wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Minden tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
Minden taking a breather.
Minden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Minden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Minden prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Minden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Minden prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Minden tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Minden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minden works over Sanders's head and body with a nice combination.
Minden throws a one two combo.
Minden lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
Sanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanders is rocked!
Ray Minden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanders circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minden throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders dives in and scores a takedown into Minden's guard.
Minden controlling the position.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders won't allow Minden to get back to his feet.
Sanders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minden wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Minden wants to stand and escape but Sanders is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Minden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanders is one step ahead there.
Sanders prevents Minden from getting back to his feet.
Minden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.
Sanders seems to have got his legs back now.
Minden striking off his back but it's not causing Sanders any problems.
Sanders landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanders drops back looking for a leg! Minden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Minden manages to kick Sanders off! Sanders jumps back into Minden's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minden keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Minden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Minden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sooper Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loki Njord is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sooper Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loki Njord!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Njord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Njord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Njord blocks the leg kick.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Njord moves out of range easily.
Mann is looking to land body kicks.
Mann tried to score with a low kick but Njord checks it.
Mann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Mann does it's job there.
Njord takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann scores with a nice body kick.
Mann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Njord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann.
Mann lands with a nice body kick.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann lands a big head kick that sends Njord tumbling to the mat! Mann takes a step backwards and waves Njord back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Njord is rocked!
It looks like Loki Njord has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Njord out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sooper Mann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaname Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaname Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bunter!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Bunter is predictable there
and Tosen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tosen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tosen cracks Bunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bunter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tosen controls the position.
Bunter tries to bench press Tosen off him but Tosen keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen throwing strikes but Bunter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tosen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tosen thows a huge punch but Bunter dodges it nicely.
Tosen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tosen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunter is trying to escape back to his feet but Tosen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tosen working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tosen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tosen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bunter to see if he's OK.
Tosen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bunter is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is putting a hurting on Bunter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tosen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tosen controlling from side mount.
Bunter is looking to regain half guard here but Tosen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen controlling the position from side mount.
Tosen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tosen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tosen working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen dominated that round.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bunter has managed to clinch.
Tosen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tosen trying to control but Bunter is working from the bottom.
Tosen stays in close to Bunter's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaname Tosen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bunter blocks a head kick by Tosen.
Billy Bunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunter throws a big shot that misses.
Bunter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunter throws a big shot that misses.
Tosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bunter misses with a straight right.
Bunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen shoots in for a double leg but Bunter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunter throws a hook but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bunter throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Tosen.
Nice cross by Tosen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunter tries to land a leg kick but Tosen saw it coming and moves away.
Tosen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bunter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaname Tosen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosen.
Bunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tosen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunter at a distance.
Tosen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunter in his tracks.
Bunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tosen stuns Bunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tosen looks for the body kick but Bunter saw that one coming.
Bunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tosen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bunter is trying to defend but Tosen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunter is trying to stand back up but Tosen is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tosen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tosen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bunter's waist but Bunter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tosen off to one side.
Tosen clinches up with Bunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Bunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Tosen has double underhooks.
Tosen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tosen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bunter gets full guard.
Tosen looking to sit in guard and control but Bunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunter looking to sit in guard and control but Tosen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tosen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bunter keeping moving, preventing Tosen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tosen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaname Tosen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bunter gets caught napping as Tosen dives in and scores a takedown. Bunter manages to retain guard.
Tosen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunter being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tosen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunter is pressed up against the cage. Tosen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bunter down to the mat. Bunter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tosen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kaname Tosen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Billy Bunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunter throws a leg kick but Tosen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tosen checks the leg kick.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunter.
Tosen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tosen has him pressed against the cage.
Tosen breaks from the clinch.
Billy Bunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bunter backs up against the cage.
Bunter misses the jab.
Bunter tries to sprawl but Tosen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
Tosen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaname Tosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tosen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaname Tosen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay King!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fachellie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fachellie lands a nice shot to the body.
King tries for a takedown but Fachellie circles away easily
and Fachellie counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Fachellie to acknowledge the strikes.
King fails with the takedown
and Fachellie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francesco Fachellie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fachellie rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Fachellie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Fachellie lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Fachellie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fachellie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is rocked!
Fachellie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Fachellie finish him?
Fachellie lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Fachellie fails to land.
Fachellie misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Fachellie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Fachellie breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Fachellie engages and cracks King with a massive lead left hook - King tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Fachellie is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francesco Fachellie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey Huey has chosen Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Karol Tarczynski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Garvey Huey counter with a right hand.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Garvey Huey is just out of range.
Tarczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garvey Huey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a head kick that wobbles Garvey Huey - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Tarczynski sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Thordendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thordendal has chosen Meshuggah - Shed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Sphinx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Thordendal!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thordendal shoots in but no luck this time.
Thordendal lands a nice hook to Sphinx's body. Sphinx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sphinx moves away.
Thordendal throws out a powerful jab.
Fredrik Thordendal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sphinx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thordendal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sphinx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thordendal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sphinx scores with a nice right hand.
Sphinx bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thordendal takes a swing at Sphinx's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Thordendal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thordendal. Sphinx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sphinx misses with a series of wild punches.
Thordendal walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sphinx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Sphinx.
Thordendal misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Thordendal.
Thordendal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sphinx stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thordendal digs a good hook to Sphinx's body.
A shot to the liver by Thordendal. Beautiful body shot.
Thordendal swings for the body but Sphinx moves out of range.
Sphinx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thordendal manages to avoid it.
Sphinx connects with a nice looking jab.
Thordendal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sphinx counters with a stiff right hand.
Thordendal clinches up with Sphinx and pushes him back against the cage.
Sphinx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sphinx taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Sphinx.
Sphinx working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thordendal breaks from the clinch.
Sphinx tries to close the distance and clinch but Thordendal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sphinx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thordendal wants to control from the top but Sphinx keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thordendal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sphinx kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sphinx is looking to stand up but Thordendal isn't so interested in that idea.
Thordendal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sphinx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fredrik Thordendal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thordendal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thordendal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sphinx.
Thordendal lands a nice shot that snaps Sphinx's head back.
Thordendal misses with a wild body shot.
Sphinx needs to keep his hands up - Thordendal had a free shot at his head there.
Sphinx moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sphinx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thordendal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Thordendal does no damage.
Sphinx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thordendal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sphinx just misses with a punch to the body.
Thordendal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thordendal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thordendal digs a good body shot into Sphinx's ribs.
Mack Sphinx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sphinx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thordendal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx tries to clinch there but Thordendal circles away.
Sphinx feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thordendals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sphinx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thordendal.
Sphinx avoids the body shot from Thordendal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sphinx on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sphinx is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sphinx throws a right hand that Thordendal ducks under and follows up with a left that Thordendal also avoids with ease.
Thordendal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thordendal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sphinx rather than just go for the knockout.
Thordendal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thordendal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sphinx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thordendal manages to avoid it.
Sphinx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thordendal.
Sphinx throws a lazy right hand but Thordendal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thordendal digs a good hook to Sphinx's body.
The crowd cheers as Thordendal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sphinx doesn't seem phased though.
Thordendal ducks under a wild hook from Sphinx.
Sphinx attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Thordendal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thordendal gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thordendal.
Sphinx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thordendal blocks a body shot from Sphinx.
Thordendal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sphinx gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sphinx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thordendal blocking some punches.
Sphinx is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thordendal misses with a punch on the inside.
Thordendal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sphinx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sphinx.
Thordendal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sphinx lands a shoulder strike.
Sphinx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thordendal lands with a light punch inside.
Thordendal misses with a punch on the inside.
Sphinx misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thordendal misses with a punch to the body.
Sphinx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sphinx misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thordendal.
Thordendal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sphinx backwards.
Thordendal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sphinx.
Thordendal misses with the head strike.
Thordendal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thordendal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thordendal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sphinx. Thordendal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sphinx throws a low kick but Thordendal avoids it.
Thordendal connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Thordendal misses its intended target.
Thordendal's corner calls for a 1-2. Thordendal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sphinx is looking to score with low kicks.
Sphinx tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sphinx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sphinx lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sphinx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thordendal.
Thordendal with a nice cross.
Sphinx closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sphinx.
Thordendal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sphinx backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sphinx fails to land.
Thordendal misses with a body punch.
Mack Sphinx has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Thordendal fails to land.
Thordendal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thordendal.
Sphinx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thordendal backwards.
Thordendal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thordendal struggles to land a body shot inside as Sphinx controls his hands.
Thordendal throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx working aggressively here.
Thordendal blocks a body shot from Sphinx.
Thordendal lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sphinx.
Thordendal throws a punch but it's blocked by Sphinx.
Sphinx blocks a body shot from Thordendal.
Sphinx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sphinx fails to land.
Thordendal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sphinx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sphinx is working Thordendal over against the cage.
Thordendal struggles to land a body shot inside as Sphinx controls his hands.
Thordendal can't get the takedown.
Thordendal has a couple of punches blocked by Sphinx.
Thordendal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sphinx is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mack Sphinx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Thordendal.
Sphinx lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thordendal misses with the head strike.
Thordendal prevents a body shot from Sphinx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thordendal's elbow.
Thordendal tries to throw a body punch but Sphinx avoids it by throwing Thordendal back against the cage.
Thordendal lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sphinx.
Sphinx slowing the pace effectively.
Thordendal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thordendal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thordendal works on Sphinx's body with a couple of short punches.
Thordendal breaks from the clinch.
Sphinx ducks under a wild hook from Thordendal.
Thordendal scores with the left hand. Sphinx knows he should have avoided that one.
Thordendal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sphinx scores with a one two! Thordendal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sphinx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thordendal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thordendal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fredrik Thordendal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Sphinx.
Fredrik Thordendal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Thordendal.
Thordendal shoots in and drives through. Sphinx sprawls well.
Thordendal lands a jab to the head.
Sphinx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thordendal jabs Sphinx right on the nose. Sphinx blinks but takes it well.
Thordendal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sphinx.
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sphinx moves away.
Thordendal misses the shot to the body.
Sphinx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sphinx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thordendal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thordendal tries to keep at a distance but Sphinx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thordendal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sphinx scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx lands with a right to the head.
Sphinx misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sphinx.
Thordendal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sphinx stalling in the clinch but Thordendal improves position.
Thordendal misses with a punch on the inside.
Sphinx throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thordendal fails to land.
Sphinx misses with a punch to the body.
Sphinx gets through Thordendal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thordendal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sphinx - that landed with a thud.
Thordendal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sphinx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sphinx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sphinx lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thordendal lands with a light punch inside.
Sphinx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thordendal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thordendal misses with some punches.
Thordendal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thordendal tries a body shot but Sphinx blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sphinx.
Thordendal prevents a body shot from Sphinx.
Sphinx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thordendal backwards.
Thordendal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sphinx.
Thordendal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sphinx pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Sphinx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sphinx lands a body punch.
Thordendal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sphinx throws a punch but it's blocked by Thordendal.
Sphinx is leaning against Thordendal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thordendal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thordendal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thordendal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrik Thordendal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thordendal's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sphinx.
Sphinx misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sphinx.
Sphinx misses with a punch on the inside.
Sphinx throws a head punch that misses.
Mack Sphinx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sphinx lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sphinx.
Sphinx holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sphinx scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sphinx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thordendal tries to throw a body punch but Sphinx avoids it by throwing Thordendal back against the cage.
Thordendal tries to throw a body punch but Sphinx avoids it by throwing Thordendal back against the cage.
Sphinx stalling the fight.
Sphinx misses with the head strike.
Sphinx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sphinx tries to throw a body punch but Thordendal avoids it by throwing Sphinx back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thordendal throws a punch but it's blocked by Sphinx.
Thordendal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sphinx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sphinx.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sphinx.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Sphinx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thordendal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Thordendal!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fredrik Thordendal waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Davis.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis blocks a jab.
Gomez ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Davis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Warwick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Gomez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomez tries to avoid it.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Davis moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gomez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Gomez.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis slips a straight right by Gomez.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Jab from Gomez.
Gomez feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Gomez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Gomez landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez lands a couple of digs.
Gomez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Gomez is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomez trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Gomez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomez at a distance.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a leg kick but Gomez moved away.
Gomez throws a body kick that misses.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Gomez throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Davis misses.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Gomez throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Gomez clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Warwick Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Gomez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Gomez lands.
Davis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez cracks Davis with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Gomez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez slips under a jab from Davis.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Davis swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomez.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
A left lands for Gomez.
Gomez throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Gomez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Davis swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Davis looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Davis slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomez landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Gomez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis has momentary wrist control but Gomez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomez throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomez stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez with a nice head shot there.
Gomez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomez stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez really 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.
Davis lands a front kick.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Gomez won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Gomez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Mario Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis pulls Gomez in to control the position.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Gomez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes one on the button.
Davis moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gomez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomez.
Davis moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Gomez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis slips under a jab from Gomez.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez throws out a powerful jab.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomez will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Gomez misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick but Gomez moved away.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Davis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Gomez takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Gomez with a hook.
Gomez cracks Davis with a good jab.
A left lands for Gomez.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Davis
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Davis checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Gomez moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
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!
Gomez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis checks a low kick from Gomez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Warwick Davis.
I think Davis 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Warwick Davis!
Warwick Davis is the new welterweight champion!
Warwick Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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