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GFC 44: Jones vs Kidder PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy The Kid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Perez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for The Kid on that attempt.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
The Kid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
The Kid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but The Kid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Kid.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Kid tries for a kimura but Perez is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Kid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Kid working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Kid off and has taken his back!
Perez has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. The Kid is defending well but eventually Perez manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! The Kid has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Perez!
A less than humble Richard Perez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genki Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson fails with the takedown
and Ninja counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferguson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ninja defends well.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
Ninja preventing the sweep.
Ninja tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferguson is retaining full guard.
Ninja pushing down on Ferguson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well.
Ninja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferguson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ninja is working away from the top position though.
Ninja is looking to advance position but Ferguson won't allow it.
Ninja is looking for a kimura but Ferguson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ninja to get the leverage.
Ninja performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ferguson actively working from the bottom here.
Ferguson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferguson looking for submissions off his back.
Ninja seems to be working for a kimura but Ferguson defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to control but Ninja is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is concentrating on defense, preventing Ninja from advancing position.
Ferguson won't allow Ninja to pass to mount.
Ninja is working for a kimura but Ferguson is defending it quite comfortably.
Ninja works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ninja wants to take Ferguson's back here but Ferguson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja wants to finish this one by submission but Ferguson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ninja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Ninja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Isaiah Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson has given up his back.
Ninja tightening his grip on Ferguson, looking for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ninja is trying to stick to Ferguson's back but Ferguson is turning into Ninja. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ninja's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ferguson.
Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Ninja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferguson!
Ninja seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ferguson is holding on tight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ninja with good strikes from the mount here!
Ferguson is in a horrible position here. Ninja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ninja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferguson is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ninja is looking to work his way around to Ferguson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Ninja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Ferguson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ninja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Isaiah Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ninja throws out the jab.
Ferguson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ninja counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ninja.
Ninja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferguson is keeping the position for now.
Ninja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferguson tries to improve position but can't.
Ferguson tries to escape but Ninja is in control.
Ninja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ninja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja works to advance to full mount. Ferguson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ninja trying to control but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson wants to hold on but Ninja pushes him away.
Ninja moves to take his opponent's back.
Ninja gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ferguson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ninja gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja is looking for the choke from the back position but Ferguson is controlling his hands well.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Ninja just sinks the hooks in.
Ninja controlling well, preventing Ferguson from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson turns into Ninja and is now in his guard.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Ninja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ninja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferguson is aware though and is defending well.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ninja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ninja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferguson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ninja is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ferguson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Genki Ninja!
Genki Ninja gave a mention to Dragon in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Where Brooklyn At?!?!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Brawler. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Brawler both land. Nice combination.
Brawler cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
Gustafsson defending well as Brawler loads up on a big left hand.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Brawler.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gustafsson tests Brawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
Gustafsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Brawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brawler.
Brawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gustafsson.
Brawler lands a nice looking body shot.
Brawler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Brawler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gustafsson has time to react.
Brawler lands a left and a right that send Gustafsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Brawler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
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!
Brawler scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a combination that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson looks winded!
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Brawler drops Gustafsson with a beautiful combination! Gustafsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brawler is looking for the KO!
Gustafsson is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Brawler uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gustafsson tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Brawler is absolutely delighted - when Gustafsson wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brooklyn Brawler!
A very excited looking Brooklyn Brawler 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Aldrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldrin comes to the cage accompanied by Next Episode - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog e Nate Dogg. Robert Aldrin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Aldrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldrin tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldrin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arnold.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Aldrin.
Sloppy strikes from Aldrin. Those never looked like landing.
Arnold tries to clinch but Aldrin is having none of it.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldrin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnold gets a clinch.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldrin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
A punch combination from Aldrin misses.
Aldrin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldrin throws a hook but Arnold avoids it easily.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldrin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldrin misses with the combination.
Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldrin throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldrin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
Arnold throws a head kick that half lands.
Arnold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldrin.
Aldrin throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a low kick, right behind Aldrin 's knee.
Aldrin throws a head kick that misses.
Arnold moves away from the strike by Aldrin.
Some wild striking there from Aldrin.
Aldrin misses with a double jab
and Arnold counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldrin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold moves into range and clinches up with Aldrin.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldrin avoids the elbow strike from Arnold, against the cage.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Aldrin in his tracks for a moment.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
Aldrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldrin's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Robert Aldrin has been cut.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldrin is defending well for now.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldrin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Arnold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Aldrin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldrin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnold counters with a head kick.
Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Arnold keeps control of Aldrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold slips a jab and a cross from Aldrin.
Arnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldrin tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arnold walks into a stiff left hand from Aldrin.
Aldrin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arnold.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldrin lands a nice shot that snaps Arnold's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldrin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Aldrin is predictable there
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Aldrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Aldrin. Those never looked like landing.
Aldrin throws a big shot that misses.
Aldrin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aldrin misses the jab.
Aldrin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldrin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arnold's head backwards.
Aldrin catches Arnold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Aldrin does no damage.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Aldrin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin throws a right and a left that Arnold avoids nicely.
Robert Aldrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldrin.
Aldrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arnold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldrin working hard to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldrin.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldrin is trying to break the clinch but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldrin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Aldrin wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnold won't allow it.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldrin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Arnold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldrin up against the cage.
Aldrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Aldrin counter with a right hand.
Aldrin tries to land a body kick
and Arnold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Aldrin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robert Aldrin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Aldrin pushes him off.
Aldrin misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldrin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldrin thows a leg kick but Arnold checks it
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnold tries to clinch there but Aldrin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Arnold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Aldrin'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!
Aldrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aldrin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldrin wants to break free but Arnold has control.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold trying to control the position but instead, Aldrin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arnold into the cage.
Kevin Arnold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aldrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldrin managing to block the knees to the body from Arnold.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike.
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Aldrin in his tracks for a moment.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Aldrin 's eye.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold lands an uppercut.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arnold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldrin's brow.
Aldrin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldrin throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldrin ducks right into an uppercut from Arnold.
Aldrin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arnold checks it well.
Aldrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldrin misses with a combination
and Arnold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arnold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldrin blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands a nice uppercut.
Aldrin working hard to break the clinch.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldrin is trying to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling him.
Aldrin tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Arnold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aldrin avoids a wild elbow strike from Arnold.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Aldrin 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnold throws an elbow but misses.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arnold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldrin's brow.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldrin blocks an elbow strike.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robert Aldrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Arnold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnold has Aldrin pressed against the cage, preventing Aldrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arnold 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Arnold!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sid James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Kasparaitis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kasparaitis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James throws a head kick but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasparaitis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Kasparaitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasparaitis throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from James misses.
A good leg kick by Kasparaitis.
Sid James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Kasparaitis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James is rocked!
Kasparaitis cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasparaitis as he avoids it easily.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Kasparaitis tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James is breathing heavily.
Kasparaitis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasparaitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kasparaitis is looking for the KO!
Kasparaitis blocks a head kick by James.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kasparaitis. That's going to slow James down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasparaitis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kasparaitis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kasparaitis sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks James to the ground! Kasparaitis dives into full mount looking to finish!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kasparaitis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kasparaitis looking to finish with strikes here!
Kasparaitis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kasparaitis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Darius Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Kasparaitis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
James misses with a right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a crisp right hand that drops James! Kasparaitis lets James back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kasparaitis.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasparaitis connects with the punch.
Kasparaitis throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends James stumbling backwards into the cage! James bounces back off the cage towards Kasparaitis, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kasparaitis lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kasparaitis celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darius Kasparaitis!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Kasparaitis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradford Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- New Slave. Michael Crawford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bradford Whitley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley tests Crawford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Whitley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crawford fails with the takedown.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitley circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitley connects with the punch.
Whitley keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitley.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitley lands a nice shot that snaps Crawford's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitley.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford drops his hands momentarily and Whitley needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Crawford just on the top of the head. Crawford drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Crawford - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bradford Whitley!
After winning the bout, Bradford Whitley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Three 6 Mafia - Side 2 Side. Tyrone Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dustin Davidson's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davidson looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Davidson staying out of range there.
Jackson swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davidson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidson's elbow.
Davidson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidson controls his hands.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson manages to break the clinch.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidson slips under a jab.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Davidson. Davidson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Davidson feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Davidson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyrone Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidson.
Davidson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson misses with a hook. Davidson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davidson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davidson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Davidson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Davidson is out of range.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Davidson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davidson throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a jab to Davidson's midsection.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Davidson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson lands with a hook. Davidson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson throws the left hand but Davidson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Davidson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Davidson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Davidson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davidson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davidson has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
Jackson working for a triangle but Davidson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davidson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson scoring with some ground and pound.
Davidson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson wants to control the position but Davidson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
Davidson lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidson misses with a few strikes there.
Davidson looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Davidson drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davidson passes into side control.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davidson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Davidson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Davidson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Davidson lands an elbow.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davidson is working away from the top position though.
Davidson is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Davidson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Davidson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davidson dominating with strikes here.
Davidson unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is staying active underneath Davidson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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. Davidson connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Davidson working the head and body with strikes.
Davidson slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Dustin Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davidson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davidson defends it easily.
Davidson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Davidson stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davidson defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Davidson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jackson.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Davidson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davidson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Davidson is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davidson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that second round.
That's time! Davidson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidson throws a shot to the body.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Davidson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Davidson saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Davidson.
Davidson slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson cracks Davidson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook. Davidson ducked under it nicely.
Davidson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Davidson shoots in.
Davidson slips under a jab.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davidson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davidson drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davidson pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davidson lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Davidson.
Jackson has hold of Davidson's hands but Davidson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davidson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davidson works his way into full mount!
Davidson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson landing punches.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Davidson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davidson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson is rocked!
Davidson is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Davidson finish him?
Davidson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Jackson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Davidson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dustin Davidson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kirovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Ice Cream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Kirovski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blue Ice Cream!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice Cream throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ice Cream lands with a kick to the temple. Kirovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Alex Kirovski has been cut.
Ice Cream dives in and scores a takedown into Kirovski 's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ice Cream slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ice Cream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirovski is keeping the position for now.
Ice Cream wants to get up but he can't break Kirovski 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ice Cream is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kirovski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kirovski has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ice Cream pulls Kirovski in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirovski preventing the sweep.
Ice Cream is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ice Cream bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirovski 's guard.
Ice Cream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ice Cream advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ice Cream throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ice Cream lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cream looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirovski is letting Ice Cream control him for a moment.
Ice Cream trying to control the action but Kirovski is working from the bottom.
Ice Cream staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kirovski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ice Cream looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kirovski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ice Cream wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ice Cream has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ice Cream thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ice Cream working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ice Cream is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Ice Cream decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Ice Cream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Kirovski 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ice Cream throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Kirovski .
Ice Cream fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirovski .
Kirovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ice Cream knocks Kirovski to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirovski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ice Cream tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ice Cream is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ice Cream grinds an elbow into Kirovski 's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cream moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kirovski is not content to let Ice Cream control the position.
Blue Ice Cream has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ice Cream looking to control but instead Kirovski has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ice Cream seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kirovski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Blue Ice Cream!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gutz misses.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gutz looks to land a combination. Smiths sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like John Smiths has been cut.
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!
Smiths takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutz.
Gutz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gutz has managed to clinch.
Smiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiths backwards.
Still in the clinch, Smiths scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smiths tries to circle away but Gutz has him pinned against the cage.
Gutz lands with a short shot to the head.
Smiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutz wants to clinch up but Smiths keeps it at a distance.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz misses the jab.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
Gutz misses with a lunging right hand
and Smiths counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gutz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutz.
Smiths wants to break free but Gutz has control.
Gutz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smiths tries to break the clinch but Gutz is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Gutz.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gutz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiths misses with the head strike.
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smiths is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiths misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smiths blocks an uppercut.
Gutz prevents Smiths from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Gutz.
Smiths is breathing heavily.
Gutz pushes Smiths back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gutz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smiths.
Still in the clinch, Gutz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiths is rocked!
Gutz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smiths or not.
Oh Smiths is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on Gutz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gutz presses Smiths against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gutz stalling.
Smiths seems to have got his legs back now.
Gutz works on Smiths's body with a couple of short punches.
Gutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gutz.
Gutz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Smiths to his knees! Gutz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Apollo Gutz 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Kidder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - I Want War. Jaylen Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Kidder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Kidder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidder rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kidder.
Kidder breaks from the clinch.
Kidder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Derrick Kidder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidder clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Kidder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Kidder landing knees to the head.
Kidder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
Kidder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidder drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kidder.
Kidder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kidder instigates a clinch.
Kidder misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kidder.
Kidder stalling in the clinch.
Kidder has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kidder.
Kidder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kidder manages to break the clinch.
Kidder lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones is rocked!
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kidder manages to break the clinch.
Kidder avoids the body shot from Jones.
Kidder has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is working Kidder over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Kidder lands a shoulder strike.
Kidder gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to stall.
Kidder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kidder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones jabs Kidder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kidder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kidder checks it well.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder misses with a straight left.
Kidder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kidder staying out of range there.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Kidder's shoulder, as Kidder tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a push kick but Kidder slaps the foot to one side.
Kidder closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kidder wants to clinch.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidder ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kidder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidder tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kidder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a hook. Kidder ducked under it nicely.
Kidder with a jab.
Jones thuds a left hand into Kidder's body.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Kidder's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Kidder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kidder looks to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidder moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidder lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kidder lands with a left to the head.
Kidder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is working Kidder over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidder.
Kidder lands with a right to the head.
Kidder blocking some punches.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick Kidder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands a left hand.
Kidder lands with a right to the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kidder manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Kidder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidder doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jaylen Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Kidder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Kidder.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones takes a swing at Kidder's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws the left hand but Kidder avoids the punch easily.
Kidder wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Kidder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidder's elbow.
Kidder misses with a body punch.
Kidder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidder controls his hands.
Kidder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidder is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidder rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Kidder manages to break the clinch.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidder throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Kidder only half commits.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kidder moves into the clinch successfully.
Kidder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kidder trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Kidder lands with a left to the head.
Kidder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kidder counters with a straight right hand.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Kidder. Kidder maintains the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidder's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones is trying to stall.
Kidder lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kidder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Kidder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidder wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Kidder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kidder walks into a jab.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Kidder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidder is just out of range.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Kidder slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidder throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidder avoids the head kick by Jones.
Kidder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kidder tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kidder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidder throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Kidder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidder looks to clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kidder tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Kidder doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidder.
Kidder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Kidder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Kidder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Kidder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Kidder wants to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Kidder wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Kidder is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones cracks Kidder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands with a cross.
Kidder takes one on the button.
Kidder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Kidder lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Kidder ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jones misses.
Kidder moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Kidder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kidder saw that one coming.
Kidder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kidder misses with a hook.
Kidder has managed to clinch.
Kidder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Kidder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidder breaks the clinch.
Kidder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kidder doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Kidder tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaylen Jones clearly takes 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.
Kidder tries to clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Kidder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidder.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Kidder moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidder tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidder darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Kidder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kidder tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones cracks Kidder with an open hand slap.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kidder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidder moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Kidder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kidder wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidder moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kidder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kidder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidder's corner calls for a 1-2. Kidder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidder takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidder.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Kidder. Kidder maintains the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kidder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidder.
A short right from Kidder.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kidder presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kidder scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Kidder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kidder.
Nice body punch from Kidder.
Kidder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidder.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kidder.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Kidder moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidder darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Kidder tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidder wants to clinch.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidder misses with a straight right.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidder throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidder avoids the body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaylen Jones had his way with Derrick Kidder in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kidder wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kidder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kidder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kidder clinches up against the cage.
Kidder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kidder blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidder's elbow.
Kidder connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones avoiding damage.
Kidder lands a right hand.
Kidder stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Kidder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kidder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kidder lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Kidder gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Kidder scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Kidder creates a bit of distance and cracks Jones with a massive left hook! Jones crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Kidder stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Kidder!
Derrick Kidder is the new middleweight champion!
Derrick Kidder decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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