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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Pierre Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Pierre Louis 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Pierre Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Vargas!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre Louis shoots in and gets a takedown into Vargas's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pierre Louis passes Vargas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pierre Louis is looking for a kimura but Vargas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierre Louis to get the leverage.
Vargas is looking for a sweep. Pierre Louis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierre Louis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vargas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre Louis is trying to control the action in half guard but Vargas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pierre Louis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vargas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerome Pierre Louis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohsin Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rivers!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Ali fails to land the takedown.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers motions for Ali to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mohsin Ali has been cut.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivers connects with a crisp jab.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ali goes for a takedown attempt but Rivers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rivers jabs at Ali's body.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rivers gets to his feet - Ali follows without any prompting.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali fails with the takedown.
Rivers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Rivers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rivers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivers closes the distance but Ali moves to the side
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Rivers throws a leg kick that misses.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivers lands a jab to the nose.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Ali'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.
Rivers tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Ali avoids it well.
Ali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Mohsin Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Rivers scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Rivers misses.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ali to the ground. Rivers is now in Ali's guard.
Rivers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali gets caught napping as Rivers dives in and scores a takedown. Ali manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wanted to stand there but Ali had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivers stands and steps away. Ali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rivers cracks Ali with a good jab.
Rivers throws a leg kick that misses.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivers tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Rivers throws a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Rivers pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rivers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ali to the mat. Ali regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rivers defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stands and steps away. Ali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rivers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joe Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
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.
Rivers leaves Ali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Ali's cut.
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!
Rivers clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ali.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ali on his heels. He'll look to pass Ali's guard now, I'm sure.
Rivers gets to his feet - Ali follows without any prompting.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Rivers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ali to the mat! Ali manages to get full guard.
Rivers gets to his feet. Ali looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joe Rivers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ali back to the cage. Rivers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivers!
Rivers throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Rivers has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Rivers has hold of one of Ali's legs. Ali is fighting the takedown attempt but Rivers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rivers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ali is proving hard to escape from.
Joe Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ali blocks the low kick.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Rivers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
A left and a right from Rivers both land. Nice combination.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivers as he jumps to the side.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohsin Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rivers!
A relieved looking Joe Rivers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wes Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randle Radcliff (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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145 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Alvarez!
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, Randle Radcliff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Radcliff swivels and escapes.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Radcliff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alvarez won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alvarez tries to bench press Radcliff off him but Radcliff keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radcliff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alvarez some visible discomfort.
Alvarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Radcliff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Radcliff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Radcliff trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radcliff tries to move to mount but Alvarez blocks the move with his legs.
Radcliff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radcliff advances nicely into full mount.
Radcliff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Radcliff has control of Alvarez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alvarez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Radcliff looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Radcliff is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into full guard.
Radcliff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radcliff defends well.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Radcliff pushes his legs off easily.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radcliff landing with the ground and pound.
Radcliff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Radcliff trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Radcliff passes into side control.
Alvarez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Radcliff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Radcliff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Radcliff is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Radcliff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Radcliff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Radcliff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Alvarez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randle Radcliff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rouch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can I. Ron Harris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Rouch blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a low kick but Rouch avoids it.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rouch avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris's coach down at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ron Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rouch clinches up against the cage.
Rouch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rouch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rouch throws an elbow but it misses.
Rouch crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Rouch lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Harris looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ron Harris has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouch lands a damaging elbow.
Rouch misses with an elbow over the top.
Rouch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rouch misses with a knee strike.
Rouch looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Rouch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rouch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Ron Harris's cut even more.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rouch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Rouch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ron Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris tries to pull guard but Rouch won't allow it.
Rouch missing with knees to the body.
Rouch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rouch throws an elbow that misses.
Rouch lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Ron Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Rouch.
Rouch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Rouch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Rouch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chase Rouch!
A victorious Chase Rouch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Country Grammar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcom McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinez.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Martinez lands a big head kick that sends McGregor tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves McGregor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGregor is rocked!
It looks like Malcom McGregor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McGregor seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
McGregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGregor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but McGregor has control of the leg.
McGregor passes to side control.
McGregor working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Martinez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGregor's guard! Nice work there by Martinez!
McGregor is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
McGregor is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McGregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez wants to control but McGregor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
McGregor raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McGregor looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McGregor really is a fat lump.
A nice elbow there by McGregor.
A nice elbow there by McGregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGregor raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has control of Martinez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Martinez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Martinez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGregor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding McGregor's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malcom McGregor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez lands a big head kick that sends McGregor tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves McGregor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Malcom McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
Martinez looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Martinez backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks McGregor's temple! It sends McGregor violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Martinez celebrates and the doctors try to help McGregor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Tommy Martinez!
Tommy Martinez is the new heavyweight champion!
Tommy Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Eash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Scared Now Ft. Meek Mill . Eash is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem-Bezerk. Mike Eash 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, K The Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Eash!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eash tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rad defends well and Eash ends up having to push Rad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eash looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rad connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mike Eash has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Rad.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rad cracks the inside of Eash's front leg.
Oooooh!!! Rad has knocked Eash down with a huge combo! Rad steps away and waves a wobbly Eash back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Eash is rocked!
Eash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
Eash is still on wobbly legs! Can Rad finish him?
Eash is holding his hands too far apart here. Rad throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Eash is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). K The Rad!
K The Rad retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath K The Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Eash spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill b back.'.
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