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COV LA 78 : Edberg vs Page PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Henderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norton is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norton's face.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Norton won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton'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.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norton.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Norton avoiding damage.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson avoiding damage as Norton throws knees to the body.
Norton landing knees to the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton stalling against the cage.
Norton pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton scores with a knee to the head.
Norton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Norton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norton pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Norton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norton tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton stalling.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton stalling the fight.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton throws an elbow that misses.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Norton.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Norton's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Norton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Norton.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Norton.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Norton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norton's defenses.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton is stalling here.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton lands a right hand.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Henderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson avoiding damage as Norton throws knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton misses with an elbow strike.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton connects with a knee to the head.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton working aggressively here.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Norton'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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macario Sakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Lopez!
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, Macario Sakay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakay moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Sakay leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Sakay scores with a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lopez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lopez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lopez!
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakay keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakay struggling a bit here.
Lopez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sakay tries to control but Lopez manages to take his back.
Lopez trying to control.
Sakay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakay tries to roll but Lopez sticks to his back.
Sakay trying to control the hands but Lopez breaks the grip.
Lopez has got one arm under Sakay's chin. This could be trouble... Sakay trying to control the other hand but Lopez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sakay has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baby J Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby J Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby J Penn!
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, Seth Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Penn lands with a cross.
Mitchell closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Mitchell keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Penn tries to pull guard but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby J Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Mitchell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn dives in and grabs Mitchell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Mitchell tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Mitchell clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Mitchell.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Mitchell avoiding damage.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to drag Penn to the mat but Penn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
Mitchell postures up.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing Mitchell from standing up.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Penn's closed guard. He's half up but Penn has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Penn pivots and extends the arm, Mitchell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Penn! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baby J Penn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacque St Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danick Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque St Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danick Carano!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Martin is trying to drag Carano to the mat but Carano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carano tries to break the clinch but St Martin is controlling the position.
Carano is trying to force a seperation but St Martin has the dominant position.
St Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Carano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Martin is trying to drag Carano to the mat but Carano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacque St Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carano tries to break free but St Martin pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carano is trying to break free.
St Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carano just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Martin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Carano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carano is trying to break the clinch but St Martin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Martin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Martin decides to pull guard.
St Martin keeping moving, preventing Carano from controlling successfully.
Carano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Martin dives on top into guard.
Carano wants to sweep but no luck.
Carano is working an open guard so St Martin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Martin scores a takedown into full mount!
St Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Carano really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St Martin goes for an armbar but Carano turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carano.
St Martin working a defensive guard here.
Carano trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Martin's guard.
Carano wants to control from the top but St Martin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Martin keeping moving, preventing Carano from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carano fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Carano. No joy for St Martin on that attempt.
St Martin is breathing heavily.
Carano throws a series of punches but St Martin avoids them all with ease.
St Martin looks for a takedown but Carano sprawls well.
St Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Carano clinches but St Martin breaks the clinch
and St Martin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Martin.
St Martin tries to throw a body punch but Carano avoids it by throwing St Martin back against the cage.
Carano working hard to break the clinch.
Carano tries to circle away but St Martin has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carano is trying to force a seperation but St Martin has the dominant position.
St Martin has Carano pressed against the cage, preventing Carano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Martin successfully pulls guard.
St Martin wants to control but Carano passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque St Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carano misses with a head kick.
Carano wants to clinch up but St Martin keeps it at a distance.
St Martin wants to clinch up but Carano keeps it at a distance.
Carano looks to land a combination. St Martin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carano rushes St Martin with punches - St Martin moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, St Martin goes down! Carano follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danick Carano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Triton Heaton (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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Triton Heaton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heaton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heaton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Heaton avoids a wild elbow strike from Evans.
Heaton can't get the takedown.
Heaton blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans gets through Heaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heaton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Evans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans lands an elbow inside that Heaton shrugs off.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heaton can't get the takedown.
Richard Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Triton Heaton.
Evans cracks Heaton with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Evans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heaton looks gassed!
Evans throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Heaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heaton taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Evans throws an elbow but misses.
Heaton throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heaton backwards.
Evans comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Heaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heaton is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns Heaton into the cage.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Heaton's head.
Heaton blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heaton's defenses.
Heaton blocks the elbow strike.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
Evans lands an elbow inside that Heaton shrugs off.
Heaton blocks an elbow strike from Evans.
Heaton blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Evans.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Heaton.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans lands an elbow that stopped Heaton in his tracks for a moment.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heaton trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heaton into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans lands an elbow inside that Heaton shrugs off.
Heaton is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Evans.
With the fighters up against the cage, Evans throws an elbow but misses.
Heaton blocks the elbow strike.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heaton is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Heaton fails to land.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Heaton blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Evans.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaton wants to stall.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heaton backwards.
Evans misses with some punches.
Heaton takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans lands an elbow inside that Heaton shrugs off.
Heaton blocking some punches.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heaton backwards.
Heaton stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Evans as the two fighters clinch.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans throws an elbow but it misses.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Heaton.
Heaton dodges an elbow strike from Evans.
Nice elbow from Evans.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Triton Heaton has been cut.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Evans.
Evans lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaton blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heaton throws an elbow but misses.
Heaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Heaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans working aggressively here.
Heaton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Heaton looking to slow down the pace here.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heaton wants a takedown.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Evans.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heaton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heaton takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans lands an elbow that stopped Heaton in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Triton Heaton'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.
Heaton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heaton.
Heaton defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Heaton scores with a shot to the body.
Heaton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans tries to bum rush Heaton with a series of wild strikes but Heaton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heaton doesn't seem bothered though.
Heaton is breathing heavily.
Heaton takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to clinch up but Heaton keeps it at a distance.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heaton can do to turn this around?
Evans works Heaton's body with a nice hook.
Heaton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut.
Evans throws a series of punches but Heaton moves out of range.
Heaton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans lands the left hand.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heaton moves away.
Good shot there by Evans.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaton with a hook.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans wants to clinch.
Heaton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evans's half guard.
Evans pushes Heaton off and gets back to his feet.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heaton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evans's guard.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Heaton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is controlling Heaton's posture.
Evans is trying to control the position but Heaton postures up.
Evans keeping full guard, as Heaton tries to pass.
Heaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heaton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Heaton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evans misses with a hook. Heaton ducked under it nicely.
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.
Evans throws a right and a left that Heaton avoids nicely.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Heaton misses with a looping left.
Heaton throws a big shot that misses.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heaton takes one to the chin there.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Heaton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Triton Heaton'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!
Evans wants to clinch.
Heaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heaton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heaton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Heaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
A body shot lands from Evans.
Heaton lands a nice elbow.
Heaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heaton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heaton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heaton is working for takedown but Evans is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Heaton avoids the damage to the body.
Evans comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Evans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaton tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Heaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans throws an elbow that misses.
Heaton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evans prevents it.
Richard Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Triton Heaton.
Heaton blocks an elbow strike from Evans.
Heaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heaton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evans prevents it.
Richard Evans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Evans gets through Heaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans lands a damaging elbow.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
Evans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Heaton backwards.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Heaton avoids the damage to the body.
Heaton has Evans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Heaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heaton misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Heaton lands an elbow inside.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Evans lands a damaging elbow.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Triton Heaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heaton backwards.
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heaton's defenses.
Heaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heaton.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Heaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heaton has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Heaton controls his hands.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Heaton's head.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heaton's defenses.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans lands a nice elbow.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heaton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Nice elbow from Evans.
Evans digs a right hand underneath Heaton's ribcage. Heaton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans lands an elbow inside.
Heaton takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Evans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Heaton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Heaton misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heaton blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heaton blocks an uppercut.
Evans is working Heaton over against the cage.
Richard Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Evans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between WeeBey Brice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WeeBey Brice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zidane Sephiroth's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, WeeBey Brice!
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, Zidane Sephiroth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brice misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sephiroth misses the target.
Sephiroth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brice.
A punch combination from Sephiroth misses.
Zidane Sephiroth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brice misses with a body kick.
Sephiroth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like WeeBey Brice has been cut.
Sephiroth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brice has time to react.
Brice misses with a combination
and Sephiroth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sephiroth throws a jab when Brice was well out of range.
Brice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brice ducks right into an uppercut from Sephiroth.
Brice avoids the body shot from Sephiroth.
Brice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sephiroth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice slips a jab and a cross from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands with a hook. Brice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
WeeBey Brice's cut is getting worse.
Sephiroth misses the shot to the body.
Brice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brice misses with a double jab
and Sephiroth counters with a nice uppercut.
Sephiroth scores with a jab to the body.
Brice is breathing heavily.
Sephiroth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sephiroth throws out a powerful jab.
Sephiroth fails to land with a series of punches.
Sephiroth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
WeeBey Brice's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sephiroth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Sephiroth.
Brice throws a combination that misses
and Sephiroth counters with a left right combination that sends Brice crashing to the mat - Sephiroth wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Brice out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zidane Sephiroth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franc Janz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franc Janz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Macaw's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franc Janz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Janz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Macaw sprawls well initially but Janz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Janz trying to mount his opponent but Macaw defends it.
Janz trying to control the pace.
Janz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macaw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Macaw manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Janz misses with a wild combination.
Macaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw moves out of range as Janz strikes.
Macaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macaw.
Macaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Macaw slips a straight right by Janz.
A big left from Janz misses.
Macaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Janz to score with a decent uppercut.
Janz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Janz works Macaw's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Janz.
Macaw moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janz lands a jab to the nose.
Macaw moves away from the strike by Janz.
Macaw throws the kick towards the body but Janz avoids it.
Macaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Janz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Macaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Janz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Janz looks gassed!
Janz shoots for a double leg takedown but Macaw sprawls well. He's pushed Janz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macaw delivers a nice body kick.
Macaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Macaw throws a nice head kick!
A shot to de liver by Macaw. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phil Macaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macaw defending well as Janz loads up on a big left hand.
Macaw punishes Janz's body with a nice straight punch.
Janz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macaw thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Janz if he has to take too many more of those.
Macaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Janz.
Good leg kick by Macaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Macaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janz. That did some damage!
A cross from Macaw lands.
Janz shoots for a takedown but Macaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Janz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaw tries to clinch up.
Macaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Janz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macaw.
Janz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Macaw.
Janz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Macaw.
Macaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Macaw, right into the meat.
Macaw bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Janz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Janz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janz ducks right into an uppercut from Macaw.
Macaw feints and then cracks Janz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janz down.
Macaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Macaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macaw lands a head kick!
Macaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macaw has Janz up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Macaw 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.
Macaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janz.
Janz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Macaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Janz's knee momentarily.
Macaw throws a body kick that misses.
Macaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Macaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Macaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Macaw.
Macaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Janz at a distance.
Macaw throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Macaw coming out on top.
Macaw moves out of range as Janz strikes.
Macaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franc Janz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macaw. That's going to slow Janz down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw lands a high kick!
Janz throws a hook but Macaw avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Macaw.
Janz throws a hook but Macaw blocks it.
Janz misses with a wild body shot.
Macaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macaw thumps Janz with a low kick.
Macaw keeps Janz at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the body from Janz misses
and Macaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Macaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Janz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Janz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macaw counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Macaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaw.
Macaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Janz will feel that in the morning.
Macaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janz's sensitive parts.
Macaw has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Macaw.
Macaw pushes Janz away with a front kick.
Janz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macaw.
Macaw scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janz's head backwards.
Macaw defending well as Janz loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Janz misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Janz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Macaw - the referee stops the clock and Janz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Macaw. Janz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macaw moves out of range as Janz strikes.
Janz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macaw.
Macaw lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a body kick that misses.
Macaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Macaw counters with a good low kick that Janz was not able to check.
Janz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macaw.
Macaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Macaw is looking to slow Janz down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Macaw. No joy for Janz on that attempt.
Phil Macaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Macaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Macaw.
Macaw rushes Janz and presses him up against the cage.
Janz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Macaw.
Janz is trying to maintain a safe position but Macaw gets an underhook and turns Janz into the cage.
Macaw lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaw lands a body shot.
Macaw lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Macaw.
Macaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Janz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Macaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Janz jumps guard but Macaw stands there with Janz around his waist. Janz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Macaw.
Macaw stalling the fight.
Janz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Janz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janz misses with a punch to the body.
Macaw taking a breather.
Janz blocking some punches.
Macaw scores with a hook to the body.
Macaw blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Janz.
Janz cracks Macaw with a nice body shot.
Macaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Macaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macaw is pressed up against the cage. Janz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Macaw down to the mat. Macaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Macaw dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Macaw feints and then cracks Janz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janz down.
Janz throws the left hand but Macaw avoids the punch easily.
Janz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaw.
Macaw connects with a right hand. Janz shakes it off.
Janz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Macaw.
Macaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janz. That did some damage!
Janz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macaw.
Macaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janz jabs Macaw right on the nose. Macaw blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janz throws a nice looking combination but Macaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macaw misses with a kick to the body.
Janz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Macaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macaw clobbers Janz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Janz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macaw lands with a kick to the temple. Janz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Macaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janz.
Macaw lands with a nice body punch.
Macaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janz's calf.
A shot to the body from Janz misses
and Macaw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Janz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franc Janz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Janz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Macaw finds it's target.
A big left from Janz misses.
Good leg kick by Macaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Janz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macaw.
Janz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macaw's head backwards.
Macaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janz misses with a hook.
Macaw scores with a push kick.
Janz misses with a straight right.
Janz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janz throws out a loose jab but Macaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macaw!
Janz throws the left hand but Macaw avoids the punch easily.
Macaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Janz will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Macaw.
Macaw scores with a hook.
Janz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Macaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Janz's head.
Janz lands with a good body shot.
Macaw plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Janz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Macaw.
Janz needs to keep his hands up - Macaw had a free shot at his head there.
Janz throws a jab but it's blocked by Macaw.
Macaw scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Janz misses the target.
Macaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Macaw.
Janz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Janz takes a swing at Macaw's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macaw.
Macaw throws a head kick that Janz semi-blocks.
Macaw scores with a leg kick.
Macaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janz.
Janz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Macaw.
Macaw scores with a spinning back kick!
Phil Macaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Macaw bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Macaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macaw, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Macaw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III comes to the cage accompanied by Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. 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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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy The Bar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from The Bar misses its intended target.
Gatti III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Bar.
Gatti III misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Gatti III throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Gatti III misses.
Gatti III throws a hook to the side of The Bar's head but The Bar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bar moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bar missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bar throws a right hand that Gatti III ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti III also avoids with ease.
The Bar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatti III scores with a jab to the head.
Gatti III tries for a takedown but The Bar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Bar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti III defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Bar.
Nice cross by Gatti III.
Gatti III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Bar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Bar dives in and grabs Gatti III's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gatti III pushes down on The Bar's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a shot from downtown. The Bar moves away and avoids it.
The Bar takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Bar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti III.
Gatti III cracks The Bar with an open hand slap.
Gatti III moves out of range as The Bar strikes.
The Bar misses with a combination
and Gatti III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Bar is rocked!
It looks like Billy The Bar has been cut.
The Bar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatti III swings for the body but The Bar moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a hook but The Bar blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Bar.
The Bar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gatti III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arturo Gatti III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy The Bar.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Bar's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III thuds a left hand into The Bar's body.
The Bar missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to de liver by Gatti III. Beautiful body shot.
The Bar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Bar looks gassed!
A left lands for Gatti III.
The Bar is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti III finish him?
Gatti III lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. The Bar is looking to close the distance but Gatti III sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! The Bar crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope The Bar is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arturo Gatti III!
Arturo Gatti III retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Edberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stefan Edberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Edberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page leaves Edberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edberg scores with a takedown into Page's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page wants to stand but Edberg is controlling the position.
Page is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Edberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Page on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edberg stops Page from standing up.
Edberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edberg is fighting to break Page's control of his arms but Page is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page throws a jab when Edberg was well out of range.
Edberg avoids the body shot from Page.
Page lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a right hand.
Edberg closes the distance and clinches up with Page, looking for a takedown. Edberg pushes Page against the cage but Page circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edberg lands with a right hand.
Edberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edberg stops Page from getting back to his feet.
Page gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edberg prevents Page from getting back to his feet.
Page keeping moving, preventing Edberg from controlling successfully.
Edberg stops Page from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edberg somewhat.
Page throws a hook to the side of Edberg's head but Edberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edberg tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Edberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Edberg ducks down to avoid it.
Edberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Edberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Page wants to get back to his feet.
Edberg prevents Page from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Edberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Page is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Page's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Page wants to hold on but Edberg pushes him away.
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edberg tries to control but Page wriggling away.
Page is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Page is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stefan Edberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Edberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Page wants to stand up but Edberg is controlling him.
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.
Edberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edberg tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Edberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Edberg as he connects with a hook.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stefan Edberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edberg looks for a takedown but Page sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edberg tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Edberg shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Page circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Page manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Page misses.
Edberg takes one to the side of the head.
Edberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Page counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edberg connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Edberg is just out of range.
Stefan Edberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Page's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page tries to get to full guard but Edberg has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Page is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Page is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Edberg clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edberg closes the distance and clinches.
Edberg breaks from the clinch.
Edberg closes the distance but Page moves to the side
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Edberg shoots and misses
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Edberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edberg shoots and misses
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Page connects with a crisp jab.
Edberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Page lands with a good body shot.
Page digs a good hook to Edberg's body.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Page.
Edberg is rocked!
Page has Edberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page lands a jab to Edberg's midsection.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Page lands with a hook. Edberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Page cracks a nice hook into Edberg's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page lands a slapping body shot.
Oliver Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Page lands.
Oh Edberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Edberg out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Page! Oliver Page retains his light heavyweight title!
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