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SPFT 109: Jef vs. Xander 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nothing Else Matters. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
195 lbs
23 - 12 - 2 |
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201 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fancy Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R slips a straight right by Mcghee.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses.
Mcghee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from R.
Mcghee misses with a hook
and Mcghee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
R misses with a body shot.
R walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Mcghee misses.
Mcghee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
R tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcghee closes the distance and clinches.
Mcghee blocks a body shot from R.
Mcghee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcghee leaning against his opponent.
R misses with the head strike.
Mcghee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mcghee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcghee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.
R throws a hook to the side of Mcghee's head but Mcghee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcghee slips a straight right by R.
Mcghee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses.
Mcghee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcghee throws a series of punches but R moves out of range.
R connects with a looping right hand.
Mcghee misses with a head kick.
Mcghee stalks R and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into R's face. R staggers backwards, shaken.
Mcghee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcghee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fancy Mcghee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Mcghee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mcghee catches R right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as R blocks the leg kick.
Mcghee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcghee lands a head kick. R smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Mcghee misses.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcghee looks to land a combination. R sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mcghee lands a big head kick that sends R tumbling to the mat! Mcghee takes a step backwards and waves R back to his feet - he wants the finish!
R is rocked!
Mcghee looks to land a combination. R sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh R is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcghee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
R throws a right hand that Mcghee ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcghee also avoids with ease.
Mcghee looks to throw the jab but R is out of range.
R seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcghee throws an overhand right that lands on R's shoulder, as R tries to avoid the shot.
Mcghee lands with a hook. R tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcghee slips a straight right by R.
R throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcghee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
R pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for R.
R gets tackled into the cage by Mcghee. Mcghee maintains the clinch.
R takes a shot to the head.
Mcghee misses with a knee to the head.
Mcghee pushes R back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
R scores with a nice hook to the head.
R misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcghee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fancy Mcghee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
R will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
R keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcghee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcghee throws out the jab.
Mcghee tries to clinch but R moves out of range.
R gets tackled into the cage by Mcghee. Mcghee maintains the clinch.
Mcghee pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcghee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcghee lands a nice uppercut.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
R doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
R tries to throw a body punch but Mcghee avoids it by throwing R back against the cage.
R misses with some punches.
Mcghee tries to work over R's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Mcghee 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.
R takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
R is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mcghee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. R sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcghee misses with a jab, cross combination.
R moves away from the strike by Mcghee.
R keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
R dodges the punch combination from Mcghee.
R moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcghee throws a head kick but R moves out of range.
Mcghee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcghee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
R uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcghee.
Mcghee throws a right and a left that R avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R ducks under a wild hook from Mcghee.
R takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mcghee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee lands a nice hook to R's body. R takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
R throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcghee.
R connects with the punch.
R tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcghee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Mcghee.
Mcghee tries to clinch but R moves out of range.
Mcghee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
R chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mcghee can pounce on him.
Mcghee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and R is able to avoid easily.
R blocks a head kick by Mcghee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mcghee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcghee throws out a loose jab but R uses good head movement to avoid it.
R connects with a looping right hand.
Good work by R as he checks the leg kick.
Mcghee throws a poor cross that misses
and R counters with a two punch combo.
Mcghee misses with an uppercut
and R counters with a three punch combo that has Mcghee backing up. Mcghee nods at R to acknowledge the strikes.
Mcghee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
R misses with a body shot.
Mcghee throws out a loose jab but R uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcghee scores with a shot to the body.
R misses with an uppercut. Mcghee saw that one coming.
Mcghee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcghee throws a hook but R avoids it easily.
R throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R rushes Mcghee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcghee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcghee prevents a body shot from R.
Mcghee trying to stall but R improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcghee.
Mcghee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
R is working for takedown but Mcghee is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Mcghee.
A short uppercut from Mcghee.
R is trying to break the clinch but Mcghee is controlling him.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcghee controls his hands.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcghee controls his hands.
Mcghee pushes R back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Mcghee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
R working aggressively here.
R is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcghee gets an underhook and turns R into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for R.
R goes for a takedown attempt but Mcghee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcghee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcghee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mcghee tries to clinch but R moves out of range.
Mcghee looks to clinch
and R counters by clinching up.
Fancy Mcghee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcghee cracks R with a nice body shot.
Mcghee lands a body punch.
R swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcghee scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Mcghee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcghee slips a jab and a cross from R.
Mcghee tries to land a front kick but R steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcghee tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Mcghee. Those never looked like landing.
Mcghee lands a nice hook to R's body. R takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
R takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for R, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcghee throws a hook to the side of R's head but R sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - R throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcghee looks to land a left hand but R moved out of range nicely.
Mcghee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
R on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mcghee. Mcghee obviously looking to wear him down.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee tries to clinch but R is having none of it.
R takes one to the chin there.
Mcghee connects with a right hand. R shakes it off.
R moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mcghee drives through and clinches with R against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcghee obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcghee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcghee. That's going to slow R down.
R swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcghee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcghee looks to land a left hand but R moved out of range nicely.
Mcghee wants to land a leg kick but R is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcghee drops R with a beautiful combination! R stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcghee is looking for the KO!
R throws a lazy right hand but Mcghee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
R moves out of range as Mcghee strikes.
Fancy Mcghee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcghee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcghee lands an overhand right.
Mcghee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcghee fails with an attempt to clinch.
R shoots in and gets a takedown into Mcghee's guard.
R won't allow Mcghee to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcghee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from R.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R won't allow Mcghee to sweep him here.
Mcghee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
R looking to pass the guard.
R lands a couple of digs.
Gage R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcghee wants to stand and escape but R is having none of it.
R throwing strikes from guard but Mcghee blocks nicely.
Mcghee keeping full guard, as R tries to pass.
Mcghee looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R looking to pass the guard.
Mcghee wants to stand up but R is controlling him.
Fancy Mcghee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
R tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcghee is retaining full guard.
R stands and throws Mcghee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
R wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcghee keeps working.
R tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no R has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
R is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcghee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fancy Mcghee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcghee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fancy Mcghee!
Fancy Mcghee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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153 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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31
155 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Schoots.
Schoots with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schoots working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Schoots lands a knee to the body.
Schoots goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Schoots lands a shot to the body.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schoots looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schoots. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green slips under a jab.
Romano Schoots is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schoots lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Schoots.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Schoots throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green slips under a jab from Schoots.
Jab, jab by Schoots - just one landing.
Schoots takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Schoots moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schoots prevents it.
Schoots has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to pull guard but Schoots won't allow it.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Schoots's shoulder, as Schoots tries to avoid the shot.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green slips a straight right by Schoots.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schoots misses with a straight right.
Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schoots pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a body punch.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schoots avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schoots lands with a nice combination. Green backs away looking to recover.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Schoots avoids the head kick by Green.
Schoots lands with a hook. Green tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schoots swivels and escapes.
Green fails with the takedown.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green tries to move into range but Schoots moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schoots on his heels. He'll look to pass Schoots's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Green passes Schoots's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schoots wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schoots's head.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Schoots is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green prevents Schoots from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schoots bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Schoots throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schoots misses with a double jab.
Schoots tries a head kick but it misses.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schoots blocks a head kick by Green.
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Schoots connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schoots's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Schoots lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schoots as he jumps to the side.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Schoots looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green slips under a jab from Schoots.
Green takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schoots.
Schoots misses with the combination.
Green tries for a takedown but Schoots sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schoots.
Green moves out of range as Schoots strikes.
Schoots checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schoots throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Schoots.
Schoots throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schoots throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings for the body but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Schoots clinches.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green wants to break free but Schoots has control.
Green working aggressively here.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Schoots tries to tie him up.
Schoots landing knees to the head.
Schoots misses with a knee to the head.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Schoots is predictable there
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green looks up at the clock and then as Schoots takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Green smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green works to advance to full mount. Schoots defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schoots is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schoots to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schoots shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schoots?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Schoots looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Schoots avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schoots connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schoots.
Schoots throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoots lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schoots tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green blocks a jab.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schoots just misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Green gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots struggling a bit here.
Green scores with punches from side control.
Green wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
Schoots is looking for a sweep.
Schoots isn't going anywhere.
Green misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Green tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Green trying to control the position but Schoots is working away.
Lester Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Schoots controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schoots is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schoots managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Green.
An elbow from Green crashes against the mat.
Schoots manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Green 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green trying to control from half guard but Schoots is working away.
Schoots works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schoots utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schoots avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green landing some decent shots from guard.
Green postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schoots is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Green, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schoots defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schoots defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schoots 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
During a confident post fight interview, Romano Schoots thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company - Holy Water. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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29
214 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko closes the distance but Saint moves to the side
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Saint slips to the side
and Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saint.
Saint trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Saint with a nice head shot there.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Emelianenko stacks Saint on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Emelianenko !
Saint is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Saint blocks with his arms.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint pulls Emelianenko into guard.
Saint is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Saint's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is looking for a triangle but Emelianenko pushes his legs off easily.
Saint looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Saint is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Saint wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saint has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Emelianenko has managed to get both his arms back between Saint's legs - danger averted.
Saint is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
Saint looking to control but Emelianenko passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko . No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saint counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Saint only half commits.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
so Saint counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Saint postures up in Emelianenko 's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Saint 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.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Saint trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko pushes Saint off and gets back to his feet.
Saint throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Saint misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Saint.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Saint is out of range.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Saint counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Saint counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Saint counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Saint back into the cage.
Saint managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Saint.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Emelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Emelianenko rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Saint is trying to break free.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Saint blocks it.
Saint has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Emelianenko is trying to keep an underhook but Saint manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Saint wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelianenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saint throws a strike but Emelianenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saint prevents Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throwing strikes but missing.
Saint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
Saint scores with a spinning back kick!
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Saint throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Saint feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko 's calf.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries to kick Saint off but Saint keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Saint works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint looking to finish with strikes here!
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Saint's attempts to control the action.
Saint thowing shots but they're missing.
Saint tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Saint throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saint cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saint has control of Emelianenko 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Emelianenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Saint looking to finish with strikes here!
Saint raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Saint goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Emelianenko turns into him and now he's in Saint's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Emelianenko passes into side control.
Lucas Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jensen Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saint tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saint tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.
Emelianenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Saint is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko 's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saint, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
In his post fight interview, Jensen Saint gave a big smile as he said 'Ooooh the second coming is imminent! The second coming of Saint, that is! Here's some Holy Water for you, amen!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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31
272 lbs
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Bryant's head back.
Bryant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Stone pushes Bryant away with a front kick.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone cracks Bryant with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone shoots in and gets a takedown into Bryant's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
Stone wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryant has wrist control.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone misses with a head shot. Bryant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bryant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Bryant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone pushing down on Bryant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stone is stalling here. Bryant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stone seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bryant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone regains half guard.
Stone moves into full guard.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Bryant pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Bryant saw it coming and moves away.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Bryant's corner calls for a 1-2. Bryant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bryant wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone is looking to chop away at Bryant's legs.
Stone scores with a jab. Bryant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Stone.
Sean Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone cracks Bryant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone throws a head kick that half lands.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Stone throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
A jab lands there for Stone.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Bryant saw it coming and moves away.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Stone there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Bryant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bryant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throwing shots but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Bryant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.
Bryant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Stone jumps guard and drags Bryant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Stone is looking to sweep but instead, Bryant has passed into half guard.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone tries to roll over but Bryant keeps him under control.
Sean Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control here.
Stone is holding on to half guard well.
Erik Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
Stone is controlling Bryant's trapped leg to prevent Bryant from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Stone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Bryant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant is pushing Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone prevents a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant taking a breather.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Bryant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bryant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Stone is trying to pull guard but Bryant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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 Erik Bryant.
I think Stone 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Stone!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean Stone made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Okabe shoots in.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Okabe saw that one coming.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okabe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Okabe is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Okabe is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Okabe tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okabe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okabe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones get's back to his feet.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okabe throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Okabe ducks down to avoid it.
Okabe shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Okabe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Okabe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Okabe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okabe clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to clinch up but Okabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Okabe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Okabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Jones is not content to let Okabe control the position.
Okabe scoring with punches from side control.
Okabe in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Okabe prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Okabe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jones works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Okabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okabe wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Okabe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okabe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okabe trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okabe trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Okabe looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Okabe chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okabe trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to stand up but Okabe is controlling him.
Okabe passes into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okabe lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Jones catches Okabe right on the button with a cross.
Okabe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Okabe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Okabe throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okabe's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Okabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Okabe is proving hard to escape from.
Okabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Okabe's guard.
Okabe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kenji Okabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Okabe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Okabe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Okabe working Jones over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe unloading with bombs!
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Okabe.
Okabe wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Okabe working Jones over with strikes here.
Okabe with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Okabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand.
Okabe tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Okabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Okabe tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Okabe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okabe is defended easily by Jones.
Jones looks to clinch
so Okabe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okabe is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Okabe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
Okabe scoring with some ground and pound.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Okabe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Okabe throwing strikes but missing.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Okabe is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Okabe is stalling in the full guard.
McGillicuddy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Okabe postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Okabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Okabe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Okabe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Okabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okabe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Okabe!
Kenji Okabe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tribute. McJuckett has chosen "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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219 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from McJuckett.
Lander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lander takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McJuckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lander.
Lander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McJuckett can pounce on him.
McJuckett misses with a low kick.
McJuckett checks a leg kick.
Lander misses with a kick to the body
and McJuckett counters with a nice body kick.
McJuckett tries to land a front kick but Lander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lander sizes up McJuckett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lander throws an off balance right hand
and McJuckett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McJuckett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McJuckett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McJuckett moves away.
Lander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McJuckett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McJuckett.
Lander misses with a series of wild punches.
McJuckett thuds his right hand into Lander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McJuckett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ice Lander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lander wants to clinch up but McJuckett keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Lander there.
Nice shot lands for McJuckett.
A nice inside leg kick there by McJuckett. That's going to slow Lander down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett staying out of range there.
McJuckett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from McJuckett.
McJuckett avoids the body shot from Lander.
An inside leg kick from McJuckett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander looks to land a body kick but McJuckett moved away.
McJuckett blocks a jab.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
Lander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McJuckett.
McJuckett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McJuckett lands in his opponent's guard.
Lander looking to control.
McJuckett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McJuckett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McJuckett throws an elbow that misses. Lander uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McJuckett's guard. Nice move by Lander!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander postures up.
McJuckett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McJuckett landing strikes from the mount.
Lander tries to hold on but McJuckett pushes him away.
Lander tries to reverse the position but McJuckett maintains control.
BOOM! McJuckett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McJuckett looking to finish Lander with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lander!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McJuckett breaks from Lander's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McJuckett breaks from Lander's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett wants to control the pace but Lander is squirming around nicely.
McJuckett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McJuckett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lander tries to lock up and control but McJuckett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lander is in a horrible position here. McJuckett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lander is rocked!
McJuckett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lander is trying desperately to improve position.
McJuckett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McJuckett. Lander shrugs it off though.
Lander slips under a jab.
McJuckett misses with a low kick.
McJuckett tries to land a leg kick but Lander saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for McJuckett.
Nice shot by McJuckett.
McJuckett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McJuckett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lander looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander can't do much from the bottom here.
Lander is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McJuckett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McJuckett is working Lander over with some ground and pound from side control.
McJuckett is looking to take a break and control but Lander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lander is looking to reverse the position.
McJuckett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lander down.
McJuckett working the ground and pound.
McJuckett working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McJuckett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lander to see if he's OK.
McJuckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McJuckett wants to control but Lander is keeping him busy.
Lander is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett tries to score with some ground and pound. Lander controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lander on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McJuckett advances to mount.
Dantavious McJuckett has got the better of the ground game so far.
McJuckett landing strikes from the mount and Lander is in trouble!
McJuckett with a couple of short strikes.
Lander taking shots to the head.
McJuckett landing shots from mount.
Oh Lander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! McJuckett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lander takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! McJuckett's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dantavious McJuckett!
A very excited looking Dantavious McJuckett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
34 - 21 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington checks a leg kick.
Washington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cd misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Cd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cd cracks Washington with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from Washington finds it's target.
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!
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cd feints a jab promting Washington to slip. Cd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Washington slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Washington connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Cd! He's out on his feet! Washington rushes in and drops Cd with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Gautier catches Salazar right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Alvaro Salazar has been cut.
Gautier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Gautier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salazar.
Gautier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gautier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salazar dips to his left and cracks Gautier with an uppercut!
Salazar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gautier to the mat! Gautier manages to get full guard.
Salazar scoring with some ground and pound.
Gautier controlling Salazar's posture.
Salazar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gautier keeping full guard, as Salazar tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to advance position but Gautier has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gautier prevents Salazar from getting the reversal.
Gautier is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Salazar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Salazar shrugs it off.
Gautier controlling the position easily from mount.
Salazar wants to control but Gautier is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to escape the mount.
Gautier controlling his opponent.
Salazar working to try and regain half guard.
Salazar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gautier tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gautier is trying to control the action in half guard but Salazar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.
Salazar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gautier jumps into side control!
Salazar tries to buck Gautier off but Gautier is having none of it.
Salazar looking for a sweep but Gautier has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Salazar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gautier pulls his head out easily.
Salazar wants to get back to full guard.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gautier pulls his head out easily.
Salazar manages to get to full guard.
Gautier wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar'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.
Salazar tries to land a leg kick but Gautier saw it coming and moves away.
No luck for Salazar with that takedown attempt.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Salazar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gautier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Salazar is working hard here to advance position.
Salazar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salazar prevents Gautier from standing back up.
Gautier is trying to maintain the position but Salazar is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvaro Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gautier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salazar.
Gautier is defending against the submission attempts here by Salazar.
Gautier is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gautier won't allow Salazar to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looks to land a strike but Gautier avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gautier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gautier has momentary wrist control but Salazar slips an elbow through the middle.
Gautier looking for a sweep. Not yet Gautier, not yet.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gautier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gautier is retaining full guard.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gautier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gautier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gautier's head.
Salazar throws a strike but Gautier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Gautier pushes his legs off easily.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salazar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gautier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gautier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salazar wants to control but Gautier passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is refusing to be controlled, as Gautier sits in half guard.
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back.
Gautier wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gautier throws a head kick that Salazar semi-blocks.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salazar throws a strike but Gautier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gautier trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar 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.
Salazar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazar, not yet.
Salazar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gautier has passed into half guard!
Gautier prevents Salazar from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to control Gautier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salazar avoid being mounted?
Gautier prevents Salazar from improving his position.
Salazar actively working from the bottom here.
Salazar tries to roll over but Gautier keeps him under control.
Gautier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar gets back to full guard.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gautier passes into side control.
Gautier happy to just control the position for now.
Salazar is looking to reverse the position.
Salazar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salazar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salazar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gautier defends well.
Gautier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has a closed guard, preventing Gautier from standing up.
Salazar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gautier has picked Salazar up and slammed him! Salazar can't keep hold of the triangle and Gautier manages to pass to side control!
Salazar is looking for a sweep.
Gautier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salazar keeps working.
Salazar tries to bench press Gautier off him but Gautier keeps the position.
Alvaro Salazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gautier wants to stand but Salazar has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Salazar trying to keep a closed guard but Gautier is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salazar 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Salazar!
A relieved looking Alvaro Salazar 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by GANJA FARMER. Skywalker has chosen Raised on Rock as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cliff takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
Cliff stalks Skywalker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skywalker's face. Skywalker staggers backwards, shaken.
Skywalker avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cliff.
Skywalker feints and then cracks Cliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cliff down.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cliff.
A big left from Skywalker misses.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skywalker misses with a low kick.
Cliff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Skywalker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Cliff swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cliff.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skywalker moves away.
Skywalker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands with a kick to the temple. Cliff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cliff misses with a wild body shot.
Skywalker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cliff trying to control the position.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker stands and throws Cliff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cliff is being controlled here.
Skywalker trying to control the position but Cliff is working away.
Cliff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cliff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cliff controlling Skywalker's posture.
Skywalker cracks Cliff with a solid left hand.
Skywalker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cliff has his hands on Skywalker's head, controlling the position.
Skywalker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cliff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cliff's guard.
Skywalker with the ground and pound but Cliff uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skywalker scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cliff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skywalker wants to control from the top but Cliff keeps moving.
Cliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skywalker postures up in Cliff's guard and throws a big left but Cliff blocks it.
Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cliff controls Skywalker momentarily but Skywalker frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff is controlling Skywalker's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ziggy Cliff just wasn't active enough.
Skywalker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cliff.
Cliff lands with a cross.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
Skywalker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skywalker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cliff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Cliff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cliff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skywalker misses with a looping right.
Skywalker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skywalker cracks the inside of Cliff's front leg.
A jab from Cliff finds it's way through Skywalker's defenses.
Cliff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skywalker throws a head kick but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff throws a hook but Skywalker blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skywalker.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown but Cliff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skywalker works Cliff's body with a nice hook.
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
Skywalker blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff cracks Skywalker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Skywalker misses
enabling Cliff to counter with a crisp jab.
Skywalker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cliff checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to work over Cliff's front leg with a kick but Cliff checks it.
Skywalker lands an overhand right.
Skywalker fails with a takedown attempt.
Skywalker defending well as Cliff loads up on a big left hand.
Skywalker checks a leg kick.
Cliff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cliff lands a nice looking body shot.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Skywalker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skywalker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cliff working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cliff keeping moving, preventing Skywalker from controlling successfully.
Cliff working a defensive guard here.
Skywalker throws a big elbow that misses.
Skywalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Cliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cliff looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skywalker postures up in Cliff's guard and throws a big left but Cliff blocks it.
Skywalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Cliff is retaining full guard.
Skywalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skywalker chips away with some ground and pound.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skywalker stands and throws Cliff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Skywalker is working Cliff over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cliff dodges the ground and pound from Skywalker.
Cliff is trying to control Skywalker's posture but Skywalker avoids it.
Cliff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cliff can't do much from the bottom here.
Cliff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Skywalker off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be Skywalker right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff gets his hands free as Skywalker looks to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good control from Cliff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cliff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skywalker counters with a good low kick that Cliff was not able to check.
Cliff lands the left hand.
Cliff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cliff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range and Cliff settles back down.
Cliff connects with the punch.
Skywalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skywalker tries to work over Cliff's front leg with a kick but Cliff checks it.
Cliff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skywalker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cliff - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cliff.
Skywalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Cliff.
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!
Cliff misses with a looping left.
Ziggy Cliff is winning the standup battle so far.
Skywalker cracks a nice hook into Cliff's ribs.
Skywalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cliff throws a shot from downtown. Skywalker moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skywalker lands a nice shot that snaps Cliff's head back.
Skywalker lands with an overhand left.
Skywalker jabs Cliff right on the nose. Cliff blinks but takes it well.
Skywalker scores with a jab.
Skywalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cliff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skywalker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff misses the jab.
Cliff throws a body kick that misses.
Cliff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Cliff. Beautiful body shot.
Ziggy Cliff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliff moves away.
Skywalker scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker shoots in and drives through. Cliff sprawls well.
Cliff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands a slapping body shot.
Skywalker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skywalker lands a leg kick that knocks Cliff off balance momentarily.
Skywalker tries to work over Cliff's front leg with a kick but Cliff checks it.
Skywalker loads up on a big right hand but Cliff slips the punch.
Cliff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cliff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skywalker counters with a one-two to the body.
Skywalker cracks Cliff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cliff slips under a jab from Skywalker.
Cliff throws a hook but Skywalker blocks it.
A low kick from Skywalker misses
and Cliff counters with a left and a right that stings Skywalker.
Cliff swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Cliff tries to bum rush Skywalker with a series of wild strikes but Skywalker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a really nice looking cross but Cliff seems unphased.
Skywalker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Skywalker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Cliff walks into a straight right hand from Skywalker.
Cliff scores with a jab to the head.
Skywalker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cliff.
Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cliff.
Skywalker tries to work over Cliff's front leg with a kick but Cliff checks it.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliff moves away.
Cliff 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.
Cliff catches Skywalker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cliff 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 Skywalker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skywalker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skywalker.
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!
Cliff throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cliff's sensitive parts.
Cliff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cliff misses with a hook. Skywalker ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Skywalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cliff.
Skywalker is looking to score with low kicks.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Cliff avoids them all with ease.
Cliff checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Skywalker misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Skywalker.
Cliff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cliff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skywalker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cliff is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Skywalker just about did enough to take it.
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.
Cliff tries a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Skywalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Skywalker is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Skywalker.
Skywalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cliff.
Skywalker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cliff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cliff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skywalker.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick from Cliff.
Cliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skywalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skywalker lands a nice hook to Cliff's body. Cliff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but Cliff moved away.
Cliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Skywalker is looking to slow Cliff down with leg kicks.
Skywalker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cliff.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but Cliff moved away.
Cliff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cliff looks to land a combination. Skywalker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skywalker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skywalker throws a shot to the body.
Cliff looks for the body kick but Skywalker saw that one coming.
Cliff checks the leg kick.
Skywalker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skywalker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cliff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Skywalker throws a leg kick which misses Cliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Cliff tries to avoid it.
Cliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cliff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skywalker connects with the punch.
Cliff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
Cliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skywalker lands a nice hook to Cliff's body. Cliff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skywalker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff misses with a series of wild punches.
Cliff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skywalker's calf.
A jab from Skywalker finds it's way through Cliff's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker connects with a single shot there.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Skywalker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Cliff misses its intended target.
Cliff looks to score with a jab to the body but Skywalker is just out of range.
Cliff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skywalker tries to work over Cliff's front leg with a kick but Cliff checks it.
Skywalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skywalker blocks a head kick by Cliff.
A jab lands there for Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a slapping body shot.
Cliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Cliff blocks the low kick.
Skywalker jabs at Cliff's body.
Cliff scores with a jab to the body.
Cliff misses with a hook. Skywalker ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff scoring well with a low kick there.
Skywalker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cliff connects with the punch.
Skywalker connects with a leg kick. Cliff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skywalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cliff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cliff throws a poor cross that misses
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cliff.
Cliff misses with a low kick as Skywalker jumps back.
Skywalker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horrible takedown by Skywalker or perhaps it was just good defense by Cliff which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Skywalker is out of range.
Cliff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skywalker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cliff.
Skywalker lands a nice shot that snaps Cliff's head back.
Skywalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Cliff loads up on a big right hand but Skywalker slips the punch.
Good shot there by Cliff.
Skywalker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cliff avoids the head kick by Skywalker.
Skywalker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skywalker throws a body kick that misses.
Skywalker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cliff lands with a cross.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick from Cliff.
Skywalker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skywalker looks for a takedown but Cliff sprawls well.
Skywalker is looking to slow Cliff down with leg kicks.
Skywalker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skywalker 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 Cliff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cliff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Skywalker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cliff's calf.
Cliff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
Cliff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skywalkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Cliff connects with a solid leg kick.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cliff but Cliff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziggy Cliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.
Cliff throws the kick towards the body but Skywalker avoids it.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Cliff moves out of range.
Ziggy Cliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff moves out of range of the leg kick from Skywalker.
Cliff throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Cliff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skywalker.
Cliff swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cliff.
Skywalker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliff circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skywalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cliff.
Skywalker is looking to slow Cliff down with leg kicks.
Cliff jabs at Skywalker's body.
Cliff lands a head shot.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Skywalker lands a leg kick that knocks Cliff off balance momentarily.
Cliff scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Cliff. No joy for Skywalker on that attempt.
Skywalker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skywalker dodges the punch combination from Cliff.
Skywalker connects with a body shot.
Cliff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skywalker moves out of range as Cliff throws a body kick.
Skywalker slips under a jab from Cliff.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Cliff works the jab nicely.
Cliff misses with a left hand
and Skywalker counters with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker cracks Cliff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skywalker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cliff rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Skywalker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tried to score with a low kick but Skywalker checks it.
Cliff tries to work over Skywalker's front leg with a kick but Skywalker checks it.
Cliff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skywalker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cliff momentarily.
Luke Skywalker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skywalker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cliff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skywalker lands a leg kick that knocks Cliff off balance momentarily.
Cliff lands a nice shot that snaps Skywalker's head back.
Cliff misses with an uppercut. Skywalker saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skywalker.
Cliff lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Cliff moves out of range.
Skywalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cliff.
Skywalker lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skywalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
Luke Skywalker is the new welterweight champion!
Luke Skywalker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dj Crabby Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabby Jef kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Madd Skillz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Crabby Jef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander slips a jab from Crabby Jef.
Xander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crabby Jef is out of range.
Dj Crabby Jef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabby Jef throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Xander tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crabby Jef is in Xander's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crabby Jef's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Xander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crabby Jef trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crabby Jef trying to control but Xander is working from the bottom.
Crabby Jef forces his way into half guard.
Xander trying to control from the bottom.
Crabby Jef trying to pass the guard but Xander defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crabby Jef is looking to take a break and control but Xander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crabby Jef will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crabby Jef is taking a breather. Xander says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crabby Jef seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crabby Jef thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xander's head.
Xander wants to get back to his feet.
Crabby Jef 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xander defending well though.
Xander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crabby Jef trying to pass the guard but Xander defending well.
Crabby Jef not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xander is trying to stand back up but Crabby Jef is controlling him
Crabby Jef seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crabby Jef working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xander trying to control from the bottom.
Crabby Jef is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crabby Jef wants to take a breather but Xander is having none of it.
Crabby Jef throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crabby Jef is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Xander defends it well.
Crabby Jef thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crabby Jef missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crabby Jef thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crabby Jef is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crabby Jef landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Xander is defending against the submission attempts here by Crabby Jef.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander pushes Crabby Jef off looking to stand but Crabby Jef dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Crabby Jef dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Xander misses the target.
Xander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crabby Jef swings for the body but Xander moves out of range.
Crabby Jef takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
Xander doesn't manage to clinch there - Crabby Jef circles away.
Crabby Jef throws a body kick that misses.
Xander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crabby Jef to score with a decent uppercut.
Xander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crabby Jef avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xander tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabby Jef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crabby Jef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xander.
Crabby Jef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crabby Jef is able to avoid easily.
Xander swats away the attempt to clinch by Crabby Jef.
A punch lands to the side of Xander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Crabby Jef.
Xander lands a jab to Crabby Jef's midsection.
Xander tries to clinch but Crabby Jef moves out of range.
Crabby Jef keeps the fight on the outside.
Xander motions for Crabby Jef to come forward. Xander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Crabby Jef.
No joy there for Xander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crabby Jef struggles to land a body shot inside as Xander controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Xander.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Crabby Jef avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Xander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crabby Jef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crabby Jef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabby Jef stalling the fight.
Crabby Jef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xander's elbow.
Xander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crabby Jef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crabby Jef wants to take the fight to the mat but Xander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crabby Jef takes a shot to the head.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xander lands with a light punch inside.
Xander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xander tries to work over Crabby Jef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crabby Jef misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crabby Jef tries a body shot but Xander blocks it.
Crabby Jef takes a shot to the head.
Crabby Jef tries to circle away but Xander has him pinned against the cage.
Crabby Jef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xander.
Xander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xander misses with a punch to the body.
Crabby Jef stalling in the clinch but Xander improves position.
Xander tries a body shot but Crabby Jef blocks it.
Xander presses Crabby Jef against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crabby Jef misses with some punches.
Xander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crabby Jef tries a body shot but Xander blocks it.
Crabby Jef has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Xander clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xander trying to control the hands but Crabby Jef won't let him.
Crabby Jef controlling well, preventing Xander from escaping the position.
Xander is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Crabby Jef off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef misses with an elbow to the head.
Crabby Jef looking to break Xander's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Xander remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Crabby Jef will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Crabby Jef is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Xander defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Xander is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crabby Jef cracks Xander with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Xander from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Crabby Jef is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Xander. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Crabby Jef not allowing Xander to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cajun Xander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xander misses the shot to the body.
Xander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Crabby Jef misses.
A clash of legs there as Crabby Jef blocks the low kick.
Crabby Jef misses with an uppercut
and Xander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xander misses with a looping left.
Xander cracks a nice hook into Crabby Jef's ribs.
Xander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xander is looking to land body kicks.
Crabby Jef checks a leg kick nicely.
Xander throws a leg kick but Crabby Jef sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crabby Jef comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xander looks to score with a jab to the body but Crabby Jef is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xander checks a low kick from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef doesn't manage to clinch there - Xander circles away.
Xander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xander misses with a body shot.
Crabby Jef fails to land the takedown.
Xander scores with a shot to the body.
Xander wants to clinch up but Crabby Jef keeps it at a distance.
Xander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xander looks to land a left hand but Crabby Jef moved out of range nicely.
Crabby Jef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xander.
Crabby Jef looks to throw the jab but Xander is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander scores with a leg kick.
Crabby Jef is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crabby Jef checks a leg kick.
Xander moves into the clinch.
Crabby Jef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xander's elbow.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Crabby Jef controls his hands.
Xander throws a head punch that misses.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Crabby Jef.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander lands an uppercut.
Crabby Jef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xander throws a head punch that misses.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
Cajun Xander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xander digs a right hand into Crabby Jef's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crabby Jef's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crabby Jef prevents a body shot from Xander.
Crabby Jef misses with a punch to the body.
Crabby Jef wants a takedown but no success here.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crabby Jef's elbow.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crabby Jef's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander pushes Crabby Jef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xander.
Crabby Jef drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Crabby Jef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xander lands a nice shot to the body.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Xander.
Xander is stalling here.
Crabby Jef misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Xander.
Crabby Jef takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Xander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander working aggressively here.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Xander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crabby Jef is rocked!
Xander lands a body punch.
Oh Crabby Jef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crabby Jef.
Xander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabby Jef backwards.
Crabby Jef blocks a body shot from Xander.
Crabby Jef misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Xander.
Xander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Crabby Jef avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Xander can't find room to land a body shot as Crabby Jef controls the action.
Crabby Jef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crabby Jef has a couple of punches blocked by Xander.
Xander drops Crabby Jef onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Crabby Jef is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xander tries a body shot but Crabby Jef blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Crabby Jef misses with some punches.
Xander tries a body shot but Crabby Jef blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crabby Jef fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crabby Jef seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Xander misses its intended target.
Xander throws a poor cross that misses
and Crabby Jef counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Xander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crabby Jef lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crabby Jef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crabby Jef throws a sloppy head kick and Xander moves out of range easily.
Xander wants to clinch up but Crabby Jef keeps it at a distance.
Xander throws a jab but it's blocked by Crabby Jef.
Xander connects with the punch.
Xander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crabby Jef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander throws a right hand that Crabby Jef ducks under and follows up with a left that Crabby Jef also avoids with ease.
Crabby Jef blocks a leg kick.
Crabby Jef moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crabby Jef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xander circles away.
Crabby Jef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crabby Jef takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crabby Jef throws a hook to the side of Xander's head but Xander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xander connects with a nice looking jab.
Crabby Jef blocks a jab.
Crabby Jef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Xander is looking to clinch but Crabby Jef is avoiding it.
Cajun Xander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Crabby Jef with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dj Crabby Jef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crabby Jef. That did some damage!
Cajun Xander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xander throws a hook but Crabby Jef blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Crabby Jef blocks the low kick.
Xander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crabby Jef lands a right hook to the body.
Crabby Jef throws a hook but Xander avoids it easily.
Xander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Crabby Jef.
Xander throws a head kick that misses.
Crabby Jef misses with a straight right.
Crabby Jef throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef keeps the fight on the outside.
Xander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A leg kick checked by Xander.
Xander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crabby Jef moves out of range as Xander strikes.
Xander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crabby Jef tests Xander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crabby Jef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander connects with the punch.
Crabby Jef misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crabby Jef is looking for a takedown.
Crabby Jef is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crabby Jef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xander backwards.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Crabby Jef's head.
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Crabby Jef misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabby Jef blocking some punches.
Crabby Jef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crabby Jef tries to work over Xander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xander.
Xander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Xander.
Jab by Crabby Jef.
Xander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crabby Jef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crabby Jef connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xander. Xander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crabby Jef looks to throw the jab but Xander is out of range.
Crabby Jef takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
Xander is looking to chop away at Crabby Jef's legs.
Crabby Jef throws a looping overhand right but Xander ducks down to avoid it.
Crabby Jef on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crabby Jef avoids the body shot from Xander.
A head kick misses from Xander.
Crabby Jef closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xander to the mat! Xander manages to get full guard.
Crabby Jef working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crabby Jef pushes down on Xander's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crabby Jef looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Xander pushes Crabby Jef off looking to stand but Crabby Jef dives back in and keeps control.
Dj Crabby Jef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander tries to roll over but Crabby Jef keeps him under control.
Cajun Xander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crabby Jef not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Crabby Jef is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crabby Jef throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef working over Xander with some ground and pound. Xander looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crabby Jef lands strikes from half guard.
Crabby Jef is thwarting Xander's attempts to control the position.
Crabby Jef wants to work for an arm triangle but Xander is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dj Crabby Jef overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crabby Jef tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Xander trying to control but Crabby Jef postures up.
Crabby Jef slips a nice elbow through Xander's hands, connecting with Xander's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander won't allow Crabby Jef to pass to mount.
Xander looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crabby Jef not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crabby Jef throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xander is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crabby Jef lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crabby Jef connects with a nice short shot to Xander's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Crabby Jef showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xander has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cajun Xander!
Cajun Xander is the new middleweight champion!
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