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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix has chosen Whitechapel - Of Legions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Helix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Djamel Hammouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Helix!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix avoids the head kick by Hammouche.
Hammouche wants to slow Helix down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammouche walks into a straight right hand from Helix.
Hammouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammouche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helix loads up on a big right hand but Hammouche slips the punch.
Helix moves away from the strike by Hammouche.
Helix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hammouche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helix misses with a double jab.
Hammouche throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammouche moves forwards but Helix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helix throws a right and a left that Hammouche avoids nicely.
Hammouche misses the shot to the body.
Helix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammouche checks the leg kick.
Helix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammouche on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Helix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bobby Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammouche scores with a jab. Helix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hammouche.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix swings widly with a right hand
letting Hammouche counter with a right hand.
Helix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helix connects with a nice looking jab.
Helix punishes Hammouche's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a hook but Hammouche avoids it easily.
Helix throws a body punch but Hammouche moves out of range.
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Hammouche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helix throws a jab when Hammouche was well out of range.
Helix is looking to clinch but Hammouche is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammouche.
Hammouche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helix scores with a hook to the body. Hammouche takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hammouche lands a glancing blow to the side of Helix's head.
Hammouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helix thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammouche throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammouche fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammouche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Hammouche misses with a straight left.
Helix takes a swing at Hammouche's ribcage but misses.
Hammouche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammouche manages to avoid it.
Helix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Helix avoids the head kick by Hammouche.
Hammouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helix blocks a head kick by Hammouche.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Helix takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helix.
Hammouche is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Helix lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hammouche falls backwards - clearly groggy! Helix dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Helix!
A victorious Bobby Helix 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiilo Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Mind Tricks- The Philosophy of Horror kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hiilo Rodrigo enters the cage!
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203 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vintage Vodka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiilo Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vodka.
Vodka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vodka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Rodrigo misses.
Vodka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
Vodka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodrigo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodrigo misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Vodka slips the punch.
Vodka lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vodka.
It looks like Hiilo Rodrigo has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodrigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vodka.
Rodrigo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka misses with a hook.
Vodka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigo. Vodka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigo lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Vodka counter with a right hand.
Vodka misses with a looping right.
Vodka slips under a jab.
Rodrigo shoots in for a double leg but Vodka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vodka blocks a jab.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vodka.
Vodka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodka cracks the inside of Rodrigo's front leg.
Vodka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Vodka misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vodka lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodrigo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vodka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vodka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodrigo tries to clinch up but Vodka circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigo throws a body punch but Vodka moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vodka. That's going to slow Rodrigo down.
Rodrigo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vodka rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo misses with a straight right.
Vodka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vodka tries to sprawl but Rodrigo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vodka is trying to stand back up but Rodrigo is controlling him
Vodka moves into full guard.
Rodrigo trying to control but Vodka is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vodka has wrist control.
Vodka pulls Rodrigo in close to prevent any damage.
Rodrigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vodka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vodka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodrigo!
Rodrigo tries to lock up and control but Vodka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vodka stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Vodka lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vodka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vodka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rodrigo as the two fighters clinch.
Vodka works on Rodrigo's body with a couple of short punches.
Vodka scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiilo Rodrigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodrigo tries to clinch there but Vodka circles away.
Rodrigo misses with a looping left.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vodka manages to avoid it.
Rodrigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vodka was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigo.
Nice body punch from Vodka.
Vodka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Rodrigo misses
and Vodka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vodka tries to score with a low kick but Rodrigo moves his leg out of the way.
Vodka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vodka enables Rodrigo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vodka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vodka is wriggling around but Rodrigo manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodrigo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vodka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vodka has his hands clasped together around Rodrigo's back. He's all about the action.
Rodrigo trying to pass the guard but Vodka defending well.
Vodka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodrigo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodrigo not doing much here.
Rodrigo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo wants to work for an arm triangle but Vodka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vodka keeping control of the position.
Vodka is looking for a sweep. Rodrigo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodrigo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo throws some wild stikes that Vodka manages to avoid easily.
Vodka is trying to stand up.
Vodka is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vodka tries to lock up and control but Rodrigo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vodka is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo won't let Vodka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vodka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodrigo trying to control but Vodka is having none of it.
Rodrigo avoids the attempt from Vodka to control.
Rodrigo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vodka?
BOOM! Rodrigo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vodka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vodka looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Rodrigo lands a nice shot to the head.
Rodrigo looking to control but Vodka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodrigo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigo avoids the attempt from Vodka to control.
Rodrigo wants to finish this one by submission but Vodka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo breaks from Vodka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vodka is rocked!
Rodrigo raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Vodka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Vodka! More shots from Rodrigo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiilo Rodrigo!
Hiilo Rodrigo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to South Texas Death Ride. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fleming's choice of entrance music: T.N.T.. Dean Corll has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll throws a front kick that sends Fleming stumbling back into the cage.
Fleming throws a right hand that Corll ducks under and follows up with a left that Corll also avoids with ease.
Fleming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fleming.
Fleming rushes Corll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fleming obliges.
Corll wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleming won't allow it.
Fleming has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corll is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corll has had enough of the clinch but Fleming keeps him there for the moment.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fleming has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Corll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fleming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Corll avoids the body shot from Fleming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corll.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corll moves away.
Fleming takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Fleming misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Corll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corll.
Scott Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corll is looking to slow Fleming down with leg kicks.
Corll tried to score with a low kick but Fleming checks it.
Corll cracks a nice hook into Fleming's ribs.
Corll has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Void Training Facility - PIT Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Fleming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fleming.
Corll tries to keep at a distance but Fleming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fleming is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Corll can't fight it off and eventually Fleming manages to take the fight to the floor. Corll looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Corll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Fleming showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fleming is looking to work some ground and pound but Corll has wrist control.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Corll trying to control the position here.
Fleming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Corll's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fleming preventing the sweep.
Fleming with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Corll keeps moving.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corll has Fleming pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming won't allow Corll to sweep him here.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Corll's brow.
Corll keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Corll pulls Fleming in close to his closed guard and prevents Fleming from doing any damage or advancing position.
Corll has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Corll wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Corll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fleming momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleming fails with a takedown attempt.
Corll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fleming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fleming swings for the body but Corll moves out of range.
Corll wants to land a leg kick but Fleming is out of range.
Fleming is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corll rather than just go for the knockout.
Fleming fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Fleming is predictable there
and Corll counters with a body kick.
Fleming steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corll. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corll avoids the body shot from Fleming.
Corll misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Fleming will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Fleming.
Corll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corll keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Crunch! Corll slams his shin into Fleming's torso.
Corll throws a lazy head kick
and Fleming counters by clinching up.
Fleming turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fleming in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Corll is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fleming working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corll is looking for a sweep.
Corll manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fleming trying to control but Corll postures up.
Fleming is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming is not content to let Corll control the position.
Fleming manages to get to full guard.
Corll preventing the sweep.
Fleming is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fleming keeping moving, preventing Corll from controlling successfully.
Fleming trying to control the position.
Fleming has a closed guard, preventing Corll from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dean Corll just wasn't active enough.
Fleming lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corll at a distance.
Corll moves out of range as Fleming strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corll.
Corll takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleming thows a body shot but no joy.
Fleming checks the leg kick.
Corll loads up on a big right hand but Fleming slips the punch.
Corll takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fleming scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Corll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Corll misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming feints and then cracks Corll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corll down.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleming throws a body kick that misses.
Fleming misses with a body shot.
Corll throws a lazy head kick
and Fleming makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corll throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
Corll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fleming.
Fleming shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Corll down.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleming fails with the takedown.
Fleming walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looks to score with a jab to the body but Corll is just out of range.
Corll checks a leg kick nicely.
Fleming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Corll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming slips a straight right by Corll.
Corll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Fleming. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll throws a wild body kick that Fleming sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming shoots in looking for a takedown but Corll manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fleming's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean Corll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Fleming.
Corll feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fleming's calf.
Corll throws a sloppy head kick and Fleming moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleming takes a swing at Corll's ribcage but misses.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Corll.
Corll thows a body shot but no joy.
Corll tries to work over Fleming's front leg with a kick but Fleming checks it.
Fleming fails with the takedown.
Corll connects with a high kick.
Fleming takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fleming moves into range and clinches up with Corll.
Corll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corll avoids it.
Corll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fleming has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dean Corll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corll blocks a body shot from Fleming.
Fleming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corll working hard to break the clinch.
Corll wants to break free but Fleming has control.
Corll working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleming goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Corll wants to break free but Fleming has control.
Corll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corll working hard to break the clinch.
Fleming connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to take the fight to the mat but Corll manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corll avoids it.
Fleming wants a takedown but no success here.
Dean Corll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Fleming.
Corll can't break the clinch.
Fleming goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corll prevents it.
Fleming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fleming has Corll pressed against the cage, preventing Corll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Corll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott Fleming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fleming looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Corll pulls Fleming in close to prevent any damage.
Corll is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Corll keeps moving.
Corll wants to sweep here but Fleming controlling him for the moment.
Corll trying to keep a closed guard but Fleming is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Dean Corll wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fleming shoots for a double leg takedown but Corll sprawls well. He's pushed Fleming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fleming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleming.
Dean Corll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleming darts in looking for a takedown but Corll gets double underhooks and turns Fleming into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Corll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corll manages to break the clinch.
Corll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries to keep at a distance but Fleming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corll tries to break the clinch but Fleming is controlling the position.
Fleming turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fleming manages to end up in side control.
Corll manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Corll manages to get to full guard.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Corll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleming is pushing down on Corll's leg trying to pass to half guard. Corll is fighting to maintain full guard but Fleming has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dean Corll.
I think Fleming has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Corll!
Our winner, Dean Corll, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bleed. Bray Wyatt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
169 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane throws a poor cross that misses
and Wyatt moves into the clinch.
Wyatt stalling against the cage.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Wyatt in his tracks for a moment.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Wyatt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Wyatt slips a jab from Coltrane.
Coltrane is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.
Coltrane leaves Wyatt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coltrane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wyatt's head.
Coltrane misses with a shot to the body
and Wyatt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wyatt.
Wyatt dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Wyatt taking a breather.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Wyatt in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt pulls Coltrane into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wyatt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coltrane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wyatt drives through with a takedown into Coltrane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wyatt looking to pass the guard.
Coltrane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coltrane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wyatt content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to stand but Coltrane has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wyatt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Coltrane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wyatt, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to stand and escape but Coltrane is having none of it.
Coltrane wants to stand but Wyatt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wyatt forces Coltrane back against the cage and clinches.
Wyatt jumps guard and drags Coltrane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wyatt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wyatt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wyatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Coltrane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wyatt gets a takedown into half guard.
Wyatt is looking to pass Coltrane's guard but actually Coltrane recovers to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Wyatt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wyatt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wyatt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coltrane pulls Wyatt in close to his closed guard and prevents Wyatt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coltrane keeping full guard, as Wyatt tries to pass.
Coltrane wants to stand and escape but Wyatt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane is pulling down on Wyatt's head. It's preventing any offense from Wyatt, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rosco P Coltrane wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown but Coltrane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyatt slips under a jab.
Coltrane lands a jab to the nose.
Coltrane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coltrane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt is looking to stand up but Coltrane won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane is trying to hold Wyatt in close to prevent damage but Wyatt has managed to pass into half guard.
Wyatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coltrane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coltrane is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wyatt in particular looking to stall.
Wyatt is looking to advance position but Coltrane won't allow it.
Coltrane has his hands clasped together around Wyatt's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wyatt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coltrane circles away.
Coltrane slaps away a takedown attempt from Wyatt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rosco P Coltrane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bray Wyatt.
Wyatt fails to land the takedown.
Coltrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coltrane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coltrane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coltrane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coltrane as he jumps to the side.
Coltrane throws a big shot that misses.
Coltrane throws a hook but Wyatt blocks it.
Wyatt moves out of range as Coltrane strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Coltrane. No joy for Wyatt on that attempt.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coltrane!
Coltrane moves into the clinch.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt wants a takedown.
Wyatt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coltrane uses from the top position.
Coltrane postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyatt wants to control the position but Coltrane says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane wants to stand up but Wyatt has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Coltrane escapes and gets back to his feet.
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 Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Coltrane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coltrane scores with a jab. Wyatt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coltrane misses with a low kick.
Coltrane blocks a leg kick.
Wyatt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wyatt.
Wyatt drives through with a takedown into Coltrane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bray Wyatt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wyatt being controlled here momentarily.
Wyatt stands up over Coltrane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane keeping moving, preventing Wyatt from controlling successfully.
Coltrane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Rosco P Coltrane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wyatt tries to clinch
and Coltrane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wyatt thinking.
Wyatt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coltrane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosco P Coltrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyatt shoots in but no luck this time.
Wyatt shoots in and drives through. Coltrane sprawls well.
Rosco P Coltrane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bray Wyatt.
Coltrane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wyatt on the side of the head.
Coltrane throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyatt moves away.
Coltrane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coltrane fails to land with a series of punches.
Coltrane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wyatt counters with a big head kick but Coltrane shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coltrane has managed to clinch.
Wyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Wyatt wants a takedown.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane scores a nice knee to the body.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Wyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Coltrane has double underhooks.
Coltrane tries to land knees in the clinch but Wyatt avoids the damage to the body.
Wyatt has Coltrane pressed against the cage.
Coltrane gets through Wyatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Coltrane.
Wyatt can't break the clinch.
Wyatt jumps guard.
Coltrane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wyatt striking from the bottom here.
Coltrane controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rosco P Coltrane.
Coltrane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coltrane throws a front kick aimed at Wyatt's knee but Wyatt avoids it well.
Rosco P Coltrane is winning the standup battle so far.
Wyatt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coltrane defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coltrane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt trying to control the position but instead, Coltrane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wyatt into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coltrane to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rosco P Coltrane.
I think Coltrane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rosco P Coltrane!
Rosco P Coltrane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young. Bang Bang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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33
220 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
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219 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Bang throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Mercer's head but Mercer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Mercer.
It looks like Bang Bang has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercer'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.
Bang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang stalling against the cage.
Mercer is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Bang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Mercer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Bang misses
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Bang moves away and avoids it.
Bang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mercer.
Bang throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Bang avoiding damage as Mercer throws knees to the body.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang controlling the action here for a moment.
Bang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bang is trying to break free.
Bang lands with a left to the head.
Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Bang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Bang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bang tries to avoid it.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercer swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Mercer takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Bang misses with a hook.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercer blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercer's calf.
Bang throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clay Mercer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bang misses with a straight left.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Bang tries to keep at a distance but Mercer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body.
Mercer stalling.
Bang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mercer has had enough of the clinch but Bang keeps him there for the moment.
Clay Mercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bang just leaning against Mercer, taking a breather.
Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mercer wants to get back to striking at distance but Bang won't allow it.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer blocks an elbow strike from Bang.
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!
Mercer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bang connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Bang manages to break the clinch.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clay Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang blocks a head kick by Mercer.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer staying out of range there.
Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bang avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Bang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bang thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Bang throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bang.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mercer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mercer blocks a leg kick.
Mercer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Bang's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bang avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Bang avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Bang.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bang throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
Bang connects with a crisp jab.
Bang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Clay Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang misses the body punch
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Bang.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crunch! Bang slams his shin into Mercer's torso.
Mercer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bang rather than just go for the knockout.
Mercer moves forwards but Bang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercer drives through and clinches with Bang against the cage.
Mercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mercer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mercer trying to land knees to the body.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang has had enough of the clinch but Mercer keeps him there for the moment.
Bang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercer is keeping busy.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bang scores with a shoulder strike.
Bang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bang misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mercer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bang.
A right hook to the body lands for Bang.
Mercer misses with an elbow over the top.
Bang misses with a body punch.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang controlling the action here for a moment.
Mercer blocks an elbow strike from Bang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bang stalling the fight.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Bang scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
Bang scores with a jab. Mercer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bang.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Clay Mercer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bang digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands a right hook to the body.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Mercer both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bang under the eye.
Bang Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bang Bang.
Well Mercer 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Mercer!
Our winner, Clay Mercer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Legacy. Biggums has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 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
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums catches Christianson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christianson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biggums darts in and clinches Christianson up against the cage.
Biggums tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggums misses with some punches.
Christianson prevents a body shot from Biggums.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggums misses with the head strike.
Christianson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggums.
Biggums working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biggums misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums blocks an uppercut.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggums prevents Christianson from breaking the clinch.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biggums.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggums tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggums tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggums.
Christianson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Christianson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christianson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biggums tries a body shot but Christianson blocks it.
Biggums lands with a light punch inside.
Biggums misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christianson.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biggums throws a hook to the side of Christianson's head but Christianson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson misses the jab.
We've been told by Christianson's head coaches at Caveman Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Biggums takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Biggums can pounce on him.
Biggums throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christianson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christianson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christianson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biggums has time to react.
Biggums lands a leg kick that knocks Christianson off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Biggums. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Biggums.
Biggums fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christianson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson blocks a low kick nicely.
Christianson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Christianson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Biggums slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Christianson is looking to regain half guard here but Biggums keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums trying to control the position but Christianson is working away.
Christianson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Christianson wants to stand but Biggums has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Biggums is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christianson is trying to control. Biggums wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christianson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Gabe Christianson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggums checks a low kick from Christianson.
Christianson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggums takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biggums checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Biggums checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Biggums misses with a low kick as Christianson jumps back.
Biggums tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christianson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggums.
Biggums has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biggums shoots for a double leg takedown but Christianson sprawls well. He's pushed Biggums's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christianson thumps Biggums with a low kick.
Biggums misses with a low kick as Christianson jumps back.
Christianson avoids the body shot from Biggums.
Christianson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggums misses with a head kick.
Biggums lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christianson checks a leg kick.
Biggums tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Biggums.
Christianson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biggums.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christianson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggums checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggums displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christianson throws out the jab.
Christianson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Biggums's head.
Biggums checks a low kick from Christianson.
Biggums misses with a body shot.
Biggums tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christianson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christianson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Biggums pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Christianson.
Christianson connects with a solid leg kick.
Christianson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christianson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Biggums has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Biggums and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christianson throws a looping overhand right but Biggums ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums checks a leg kick.
Christianson is looking to score with low kicks.
Christianson lands a glancing blow to the side of Biggums's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson wants to slow Biggums down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Biggums.
Biggums closes the distance and clinches up with Christianson, looking for a takedown. Biggums pushes Christianson against the cage but Christianson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biggums throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christianson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums throws out a powerful jab.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Biggums connects with a nice looking jab.
Christianson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biggums bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christianson's head.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biggums closes the distance and clinches up with Christianson, looking for a takedown. Biggums pushes Christianson against the cage but Christianson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
An inside leg kick lands from Christianson.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Christianson throws a leg kick which misses Biggums's front leg but catches the back leg as Biggums tries to avoid it.
Christianson connects with a solid leg kick.
Christianson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christianson wants to slow Biggums down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Christianson.
Biggums comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Christianson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christianson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Biggums ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christianson moves out of range as Biggums strikes.
Christianson tries to score with a low kick but Biggums moves his leg out of the way.
Biggums works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Christianson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggums.
Christianson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Biggums looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Biggums checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christianson misses the jab.
Biggums scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Biggums looks to score with a jab to the body but Christianson is just out of range.
Biggums shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christianson but Christianson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biggums cracks Christianson with an open hand slap.
Biggums fails with the takedown.
Biggums thows a leg kick but Christianson checks it
and Christianson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Biggums.
Christianson checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Christianson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Christianson misses with a straight left.
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 Gabe Christianson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Christianson throws an overhand right that lands on Biggums's shoulder, as Biggums tries to avoid the shot.
Christianson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biggums is out of range and Christianson settles back down.
Biggums misses with a low kick.
A big left from Biggums misses.
Biggums tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biggums looks to land a left hand but Christianson moved out of range nicely.
Biggums throws a leg kick but Christianson moved away.
Biggums takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christianson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biggums does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christianson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biggums tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christianson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christianson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Biggums staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson misses with an uppercut.
Christianson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Biggums connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christianson momentarily.
Christianson moves out of range of the leg kick from Biggums.
Biggums takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Biggums takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Christianson.
Biggums throws a jab but it's blocked by Christianson.
Biggums lands an overhand right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christianson.
Biggums lands a leg kick that knocks Christianson off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Biggums is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Biggums defending well as Christianson loads up on a big left hand.
Christianson moves forwards but Biggums connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a low kick but Biggums avoids it.
Biggums misses with a shot to the body
and Christianson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biggums's knee momentarily.
Biggums blocks the body kick.
Christianson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Christianson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christianson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biggums.
Christianson throws an overhand right that lands on Biggums's shoulder, as Biggums tries to avoid the shot.
Biggums bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. Biggums looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Christianson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biggums checks it well.
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biggums.
Biggums tried to score with a low kick but Christianson checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggums. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Biggums.
Christianson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Biggums throws a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Christianson lands a really nice looking cross but Biggums seems unphased.
Christianson tries to work over Biggums's front leg with a kick but Biggums checks it.
Christianson moves out of range of the leg kick from Biggums.
Biggums needs to keep his hands up - Christianson had a free shot at his head there.
Biggums on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christianson, as that shot connected.
Christianson throws the left hand but Biggums avoids the punch easily.
Christianson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christianson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggums checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggums throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christianson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biggums throws a body punch but Christianson moves out of range.
Biggums's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Biggums misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums staying out of range there.
Biggums fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christianson manages to avoid it.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biggums misses with a hook
and Christianson counters with a nice leg kick.
Christianson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biggums.
Biggums is looking to land body kicks.
Biggums attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Christianson misses.
Biggums walks into a straight right hand from Christianson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggums misses with a low kick as Christianson jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Christianson.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christianson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Post fight, Gabe Christianson took to the microphone: 'Farewell to UPG. Randall, you did a great job with the organization and good luck at Ascension, but I think it's time I sailed to greener pastures wherever that may be. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Chikatilo has chosen Black Sunshine as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chikatilo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Chikatilo ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Chikatilo shows good takedown defense.
Brown throws a hook but Chikatilo avoids it easily.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chikatilo on the side of the head.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chikatilo throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chikatilo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chikatilo tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown goes for a double leg but Chikatilo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chikatilo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chikatilo is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chikatilo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brown can't fight it off and eventually Chikatilo manages to take the fight to the floor. Brown looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chikatilo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chikatilo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chikatilo looking to pass the guard.
Chikatilo trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Chikatilo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chikatilo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chikatilo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chikatilo chips away with some ground and pound.
Chikatilo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chikatilo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chikatilo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatilo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Chikatilo looking to improve position, pressing down on Brown's thigh with his hand. Brown seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Chikatilo paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Chikatilo's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Brown picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Monty Brown!
A victorious Monty Brown 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 Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Choi has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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249 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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Choi.
Choi throws a lazy right hand but Tasapaksu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tasapaksu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tasapaksu scores with a nice strike.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choi.
Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasapaksu's calf.
Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Tasapaksu moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with an open hand slap.
Tasapaksu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tasapaksu forces Choi back against the cage and clinches.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow that misses.
Choi dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
Tasapaksu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu looking to slow down the pace here.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Choi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tasapaksu throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tasapaksu fails to land.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Tasapaksu controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Choi lands a shot to the body.
Choi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi thumps Tasapaksu with a low kick.
That kick from Choi tenderised Tasapaksu's leg. Tasapaksu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tasapaksu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choi on the side of the head.
Tasapaksu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Tasapaksu.
The fighters circling - Tasapaksu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Choi.
A bone on bone clash there as Choi blocks the leg kick.
Choi staying out of range there.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tasapaksu moves away from the strike by Choi.
Choi misses with a hook. Tasapaksu ducked under it nicely.
Tasapaksu lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tasapaksu to score with a decent uppercut.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick that misses.
K.J. Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi throws a hook but Tasapaksu blocks it.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choi checks it well.
Tasapaksu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Choi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a body kick.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tasapaksu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choi throws a lazy body kick
and Tasapaksu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tasapaksu's calf.
Tasapaksu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Choi misses.
Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tasapaksu works the jab nicely.
A jab from Choi finds it's way through Tasapaksu's defenses.
Nice body punch from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Choi is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Tasapaksu misses.
Choi misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Choi.
Tasapaksu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi scores with a punch to the head.
Choi swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatti Tasapaksu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Tasapaksu blocks a jab.
Choi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Choi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tasapaksu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Tasapaksu misses.
Choi walks into a straight right hand from Tasapaksu.
Choi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Choi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tasapaksu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tasapaksu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Tasapaksu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Choi tries to keep at a distance but Tasapaksu has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tasapaksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tasapaksu on the inside.
Choi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasapaksu has Choi pressed against the cage.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Nice elbow from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tasapaksu misses with some punches.
Tasapaksu misses with a body punch.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tasapaksu has him pressed against the cage.
Tatti Tasapaksu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi manages to break the clinch.
Choi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tasapaksu scores with a head kick. Choi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tasapaksu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Choi misses with a straight right.
Choi staying out of range there.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tasapaksu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws out a leg kick but Choi moves out of range and Tasapaksu only half commits.
Choi scores with a nice right hand.
Choi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tasapaksu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Tasapaksu lands a jab to Choi's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a hook.
Tasapaksu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tasapaksu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choi with a nice cross.
Choi lands with a nice body punch.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tasapaksu defending well as Choi loads up on a big left hand.
Choi looks to land a body kick but Tasapaksu moved away.
Choi throws out a loose jab but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasapaksu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Choi.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi wants to slow Tasapaksu down by chopping away at his legs.
Choi cracks Tasapaksu with an open hand slap.
Tasapaksu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tasapaksu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Choi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick.
Choi throws a leg kick but Tasapaksu moved away.
Tasapaksu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Tasapaksu misses its intended target.
Choi throws a hook but Tasapaksu avoids it easily.
Tasapaksu is looking to chop away at Choi's legs.
Choi connects with a single shot there.
Tasapaksu scores with a hook to the body. Choi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tasapaksu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tasapaksu throws a hook but Choi avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatti Tasapaksu's cut.
That's time! Tasapaksu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Choi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tasapaksu tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Tasapaksu misses with a wild combination.
Tasapaksu misses with a looping right.
Good work by Choi as he checks the leg kick.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tasapaksu slips a straight right by Choi.
Choi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Choi thumps Tasapaksu with a low kick.
Choi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Choi is looking to slow Tasapaksu down with leg kicks.
Tasapaksu tries to bum rush Choi with a series of wild strikes but Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tasapaksu walks into a jab.
Tasapaksu throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Tasapaksu connects with an inside leg kick.
Choi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tasapaksu lands with an uppercut that bounces Choi off the cage and back into range.
Choi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tasapaksu to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tasapaksu looks to clinch but Choi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tasapaksu taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (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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28 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
22 - 8 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Bickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Kawashima scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle stuns Kawashima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawashima should have avoided that one.
Bickle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kawashima swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawashima if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Bickle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawashima can pounce on him.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawashima, pushing him back against the cage.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Stalling in the clinch from Kawashima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawashima's sensitive parts.
Bickle lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawashima digs a good body shot into Bickle 's ribs.
Bickle tries to work over Kawashima's front leg with a kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to score with a low kick but Kawashima moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bickle on the side of the head.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle connects with a looping right hand.
Kawashima cracks a nice hook into Bickle 's ribs.
Kawashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bickle is out of range and Kawashima settles back down.
Bickle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bickle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bickle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawashima's calf.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bickle thuds his right hand into Kawashima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Kawashima. That snapped Bickle 's head back.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bickle at a distance.
Kawashima looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Kawashima swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle .
Kawashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Kawashima defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bickle darts in and clinches Kawashima up against the cage.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Kawashima controls the action.
I was talking to Kawashima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawashima controlling the action here for a moment.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima avoids a wild elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle lands a body shot.
Kawashima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima scores with a hook to the body. Bickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Kawashima moved out of range nicely.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawashima cracks Bickle with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bickle tries to work over Kawashima's front leg with a kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle misses with a combination
and Kawashima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bickle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kawashima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Kawashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
Bickle throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
Bickle staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Bickle slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Good leg kick by Bickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kawashima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawashima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kawashima.
Kawashima connects with a right hand. Bickle shakes it off.
Kawashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawashima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Kawashima.
Bickle slips a straight right by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses
and Bickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawashima's head.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle .
Kawashima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Kawashima seems unphased.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawashima lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a nice looking combination but Kawashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Kawashima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kawashima lands with a right hand.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kawashima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Kawashima moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bickle clobbers Kawashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kawashimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Kawashima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bickle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawashima swinging wildly here.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Kawashima is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Kawashima wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Kawashima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kawashima.
Kawashima trying to control the position but instead, Bickle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawashima into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle .
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawashima's brow.
Kawashima blocks a body shot from Bickle .
Kawashima stalling against the cage.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bickle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bickle tries a body shot but Kawashima blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Travis Bickle just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawashima's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Kawashima stalls.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Bickle .
Bickle jabs Kawashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle defending well as Kawashima loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kawashima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bickle has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of Bickle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bickle lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Bickle .
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Kawashima throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawashima's head.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Bickle - just one landing.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Bickle throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Kawashima's head but Kawashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters by clinching up.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickle s head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kawashima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bickle up against the cage.
Kawashima gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawashima.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Kawashima looking to stall.
Kawashima is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle .
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle tries to bum rush Kawashima with a series of wild strikes but Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kawashima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawashima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Kawashima does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
Bickle slips a straight right by Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawashima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawashima on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Kawashima. Those never looked like landing.
Kawashima thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Kawashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bickle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bickle 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.
Kawashima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima jabs Bickle right on the nose. Bickle blinks but takes it well.
Kawashima throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle cracks Kawashima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kawashima motions for Bickle to come forward. Kawashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
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!
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawashima momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle . That snapped Kawashima's head back.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawashima throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kawashima misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawashima.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
Bickle lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawashima stalling in the clinch but Bickle improves position.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawashima avoids it.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Bickle .
I think Bickle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle ! Travis Bickle retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Travis Bickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. 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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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries a low kick but David avoids it.
Silva moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from David.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
David throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A punch combination from David misses.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Silva tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva cracks the inside of David's front leg.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
David darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
David thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but David is controlling well.
Silva won't allow David to pass to mount.
Silva is looking for a sweep. David is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David moves nicely into side control.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing David from advancing position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
David is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
David wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafa Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a leg kick but David checks it.
Silva throws a low kick but David moves out of range easily.
David looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
David loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva 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.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
David checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
David blocks a head kick by Silva.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and David counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
David showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
David is looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Silva postures up.
David seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass into half guard but David pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now David is in guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva wants to sweep here but David controlling him for the moment.
David is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
David looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David throws a big elbow that misses.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
David trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from David.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is fighting to break David's control of his arms but David is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David dominated that second 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.
David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks for the body kick but David saw that one coming.
David connects with a crisp jab.
David throws a big shot that misses.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
David misses with the combination.
A solid body kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by David.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horrible takedown by David or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
David throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
David on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for David.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva moves out of range as David strikes.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep David thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva throws a leg kick but David checks it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melekh David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
David darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns David into the cage.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down David.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David prevents a body shot from Silva.
David is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
David is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
David avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
David staying out of range there.
Silva jabs David to the body, keeping him at a distance.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David scores with a spinning back kick!
David lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva jabs David to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva slips a straight right by David.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses David's front leg but catches the back leg as David tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a leg kick but David checks it
and David counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva is trying to keep David in close.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as David is looking to escape.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the action but instead David gets a body lock and reverses into Silva's guard! Nice work!
David won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
David wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva pulls David in close to his closed guard and prevents David from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Melekh David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
David wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
David trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
David controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
David on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
David throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
David missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but David manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between David's hands.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva connects with the punch.
David misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! David crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and David gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. David manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
David takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and David counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
David is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva pulls David in close to his closed guard and prevents David from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Melekh David wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melekh David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva throws a leg kick
and David counters with a nice double leg into guard.
David advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David working away.
David goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in David's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva stays in close to David's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
David manages to get to full guard.
David has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva won't allow David to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the top position.
David keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rafa Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melekh David showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
A very excited looking Rafa Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Melekh David had this to say: 'Upset for the loss, but congrats to Rafa. He's the best fighter in the world.'.
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