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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bella Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bella Woods!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a takedown
and Malapitan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malapitan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Woods!
Malapitan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Woods is now in Malapitan's guard. A big mistake from Malapitan there, giving up the dominant position!
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malapitan pulls Woods in to control the position.
Malapitan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woods's guard.
Malapitan 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woods looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malapitan trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Rey Malapitan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Woods wants to clinch
and Malapitan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Malapitan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Woods tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Malapitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rey Malapitan!
Rey Malapitan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tua to the mat! Tua manages to get full guard.
Tua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tua working a defensive guard here.
Ferguson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ferguson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Isaiah Ferguson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua throws a low kick but Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tua is trying to defend but Ferguson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferguson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tua tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ferguson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isaiah Ferguson!
Isaiah Ferguson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - I Want War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Chrystov Aleksey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aleksey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aleksey shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Aleksey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aleksey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrystov Aleksey.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aleksey shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aleksey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aleksey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Aleksey throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aleksey's guard. Nice move by Jones!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Aleksey is retaining full guard.
Aleksey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones motions for Aleksey to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aleksey throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Aleksey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aleksey won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Aleksey throwing strikes but missing.
Aleksey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Aleksey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aleksey postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Aleksey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aleksey scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones looking to control.
Aleksey tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Aleksey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aleksey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Aleksey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aleksey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Aleksey is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aleksey.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Aleksey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Aleksey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aleksey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is looking to control Aleksey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aleksey lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksey slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrystov Aleksey 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.
Aleksey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aleksey fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aleksey.
Aleksey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Aleksey persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleksey is just out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Aleksey moves out of range.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Aleksey.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aleksey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aleksey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones gets caught napping as Aleksey dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Aleksey cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksey cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey lands a couple of digs.
Aleksey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aleksey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chrystov Aleksey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to stand but Aleksey is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aleksey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aleksey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Aleksey from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chrystov Aleksey.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Aleksey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aleksey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aleksey throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Aleksey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Aleksey.
Aleksey tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aleksey grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
Aleksey tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aleksey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aleksey is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aleksey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aleksey working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Aleksey lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aleksey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrystov Aleksey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aleksey counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Chrystov Aleksey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aleksey walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Aleksey throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aleksey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aleksey is able to avoid easily.
Aleksey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Aleksey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Aleksey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Aleksey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aleksey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Aleksey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Aleksey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Aleksey should have avoided that one.
Aleksey connects with a body shot.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aleksey doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aleksey tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Aleksey's head but Aleksey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Aleksey moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Aleksey fails to land the takedown.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrystov Aleksey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Aleksey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksey trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aleksey into the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Aleksey controls his hands.
Aleksey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aleksey stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Aleksey gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Aleksey scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Aleksey.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aleksey is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aleksey is struggling to control the position.
Chrystov Aleksey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aleksey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aleksey blocks an uppercut.
Aleksey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksey stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Aleksey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aleksey breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Aleksey should have avoided that one.
Aleksey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aleksey tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aleksey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksey shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jaylen Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaylen Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Jaylen Jones.
I think Aleksey 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrystov Aleksey!
An out of breath Chrystov Aleksey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno's entrance music is Remembranzas. A fine choice. The key to victory for Paulo Moreno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreno manages to avoid it.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James moves into range and clinches up with Moreno.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
James blocks an elbow strike from Moreno.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
James avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreno controls his hands.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
James tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Moreno has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
James working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James misses with some punches.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Moreno.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Moreno controls the action.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James scores with a shot to the side of Moreno's head.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Moreno lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreno controls his hands.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
Moreno lands a knee to the body.
James looks winded!
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Moreno blocks a body shot from James.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreno prevents a body shot from James.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Moreno controls the action.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James misses with some punches.
James misses with a body punch.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
James tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Moreno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moreno rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
James is rocked!
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
James tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno finish him?
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
Moreno lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from James in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Moreno lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
James tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Paulo Moreno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Moreno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moreno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Moreno.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreno controls his hands.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Moreno dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreno is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Moreno moves into range and clinches up with James.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno working James over with knees to the body.
Moreno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno working the clinch nicely. James is working for position but Moreno cracks him with a big knee to the head! James crumples up against the cage and Moreno lands two more shots before the ref can save James! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Paulo Moreno!
Paulo Moreno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Sid James stepped up to the mic, saying 'It happens'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Perez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Perez connects with a single shot there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Perez throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Perez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Perez blocks a low kick nicely.
Donk. Jones catches Perez right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perez looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perez has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Perez!
In his post fight interview, Richard Perez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giants throws a lazy head kick
and Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Giants is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow lands with a right to the head.
Giants's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Snow.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giants takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Snow.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giants avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giants's face.
It looks like Eagles Giants has been cut.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Snow.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snow landing knees to the head.
Giants is rocked!
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
Snow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snow cracks Giants with a nice body shot.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giants's elbow.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow tries to work over Giants's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow presses Giants against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giants's face.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow lands a shot to the body.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Giants is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow works on Giants's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Giants to his knees! Snow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
Jon Snow 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideo Kono!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Kono digs a good body shot into Meyer's ribs.
Meyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kono lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kono.
Kono throws a shot to the body.
Meyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kono to the mat! Kono manages to get full guard.
Meyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kono works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyer is stalling in the full guard.
Kono is adopting a defensive guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kono is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Meyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meyer won't allow Kono to get back to his feet.
Meyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Meyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meyer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Kono has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer stops Kono from standing up.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Kono.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kono wants to get back to his feet but Meyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kono has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Meyer with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Kono throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kono wants to get back to his feet but Meyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meyer looking to pass the guard.
Meyer postures up in Kono's guard and throws a big left but Kono blocks it.
Meyer throwing strikes from guard but Kono blocks nicely.
Meyer throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kono wants to stand but Meyer is controlling the position.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Kono keeps moving.
Kono has his hands on Meyer's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer prevents Kono from getting back to his feet.
Kono keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Kono.
Kono catches Meyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kono.
Kono connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kono throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Kono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Kono cracks Meyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Kono.
Kono throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Meyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Kono.
Kono tries to bum rush Meyer with a series of wild strikes but Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideo Kono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kono defends it nicely.
Kono misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer slips a jab from Kono.
Kono looks to land a combination. Meyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meyer is rocked!
Kono connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meyer. Meyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Meyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kono misses with the combination.
Kono drops Meyer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Meyer! Kono dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Kono!
During a confident post fight interview, Hideo Kono thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Spencer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Joe Spencer has been cut.
Schtrappe throws a chopping leg kick but Spencer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spencer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spencer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schtrappe quickly recovers to half guard.
Schtrappe has hold of Spencer's hands but Spencer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schtrappe tries to kick Spencer off but Spencer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spencer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Schtrappe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schtrappe pushes Spencer off looking to stand but Spencer dives back in and keeps control.
Spencer is trying to control. Schtrappe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spencer prevents Schtrappe from standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Spencer manages to mount him!
Schtrappe taking shots to the head.
Spencer lands a couple of good shots and Schtrappe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Schtrappe is trying to stand back up.
Spencer throwing damaging strikes from the back! Schtrappe could be in trouble here!
Spencer struggling to land strikes to the head as Schtrappe covers up.
Schtrappe is trying to get back to his feet but Spencer has full control of the position and if anything, Schtrappe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Spencer trying to control momentarily.
Spencer biding his time, looking for the opening.
Schtrappe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Spencer misses with an elbow to the head.
Spencer punishes Schtrappe with strikes from the back mount.
Schtrappe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Spencer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Schtrappe's body.
Schtrappe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spencer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Spencer cracks Schtrappe with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Schtrappe from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Spencer lands with a hammerfist to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Can Schtrappe hold on?! Spencer is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Schtrappe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Spencer. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Spencer scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Spencer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe covering up well and avoiding damage.
Spencer punches the canvas rather than the man.
Schtrappe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Spencer scores with punches to the body.
Spencer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer lands with a hammerfist to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schtrappe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schtrappe.
A bone on bone clash there as Spencer blocks the leg kick.
Spencer moves out of range as Schtrappe strikes.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Schtrappe lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Schtrappe misses the target.
Spencer moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Jab by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schtrappe throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spencer, right into the meat.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schtrappe as he jumps to the side.
Spencer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schtrappe doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spencer cracks Schtrappe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schtrappe's waist but Schtrappe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spencer off to one side.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schtrappe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a body punch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Spencer.
Schtrappe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spencer's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer shoots for a double leg takedown but Schtrappe sprawls well. He's pushed Spencer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schtrappe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schtrappe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Spencer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schtrappe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spencer is in Schtrappe's guard.
Spencer distracts Schtrappe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schtrappe keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe wants to stand up but Spencer is controlling him.
Spencer postures up in Schtrappe's guard and throws a big left but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Schtrappe wants to stand up but Spencer is controlling him.
Schtrappe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spencer.
Spencer throwing strikes from guard but Schtrappe blocks nicely.
Joe Spencer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schtrappe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe wriggles free and stands up.
Joe Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a hook. Schtrappe ducked under it nicely.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spencer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spencer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schtrappe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schtrappe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spencer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bach Schtrappe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
That's time! Spencer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schtrappe looks to land a body kick but Spencer moved away.
Spencer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schtrappe is fending him off so far but Spencer persists. Nope, Schtrappe circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Schtrappe. Beautiful body shot.
Schtrappe wants to slow Spencer down by chopping away at his legs.
Schtrappe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spencer slips a straight right by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown. Schtrappe fights it but they end up in guard.
Spencer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spencer throws an elbow that misses. Schtrappe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spencer's guard. Nice move by Schtrappe!
Schtrappe stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe preventing the sweep.
Spencer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schtrappe wants to get up but he can't break Spencer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schtrappe feints and then cracks Spencer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spencer down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
Spencer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schtrappe sprawls well initially but Spencer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Well, if Spencer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Spencer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe wants to get back to his feet.
Spencer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schtrappe is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spencer connects with a nice short shot to Schtrappe's temple.
Schtrappe wants to get back to his feet.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is nestled in close to Schtrappe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spencer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schtrappe's head.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Schtrappe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer slips a nice elbow through Schtrappe's hands, connecting with Schtrappe's forehead.
Spencer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schtrappe is staying active underneath Spencer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer winds up and cracks Schtrappe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spencer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schtrappe.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe leaves Spencer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schtrappe.
Spencer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spencer lands a jab to Schtrappe's midsection.
Schtrappe throws a solid leg kick but Spencer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schtrappe.
Schtrappe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schtrappe with a nice cross.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spencer moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Spencer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schtrappe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schtrappe - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schtrappe throws Spencer to one side and escapes!
Schtrappe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Spencer connects with a body shot.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schtrappe but Schtrappe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schtrappe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spencer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schtrappe stuns Spencer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer cracks Schtrappe with a good jab.
Schtrappe tries a head kick but it misses.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spencer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe jabs Spencer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer walks into a straight right hand from Schtrappe.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Schtrappe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spencer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schtrappe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spencer thinking.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Schtrappe's head back.
Spencer swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Schtrappe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schtrappe, right into the meat.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
Schtrappe cracks Spencer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Schtrappe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spencer.
Schtrappe lands a right hook to the body.
Spencer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schtrappe loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick nicely.
Schtrappe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spencer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schtrappe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spencer is out of range and Schtrappe settles back down.
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!
Spencer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schtrappe avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Schtrappe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schtrappe - that will leave a mark!
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bach Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Spencer moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joe Spencer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schtrappe swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schtrappe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
Spencer throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spencer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schtrappe - the referee stops the clock and Spencer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schtrappe. Spencer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spencer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spencer is able to avoid easily.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Spencer with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schtrappe.
Spencer shoots in for a double leg but Schtrappe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spencer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schtrappe's guard.
Spencer prevents Schtrappe from getting back to his feet.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Schtrappe is keeping the position.
Spencer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe kicks Spencer off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schtrappe was covering up waiting for the punch and Spencer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schtrappe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spencer cracks Schtrappe with a solid left hand.
Spencer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schtrappe wants to get back to his feet but Spencer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Schtrappe has wrist control.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Schtrappe keeps moving.
Schtrappe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spencer is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Schtrappe is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking body kick.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
Schtrappe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spencer.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Spencer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bach Schtrappe.
I think Schtrappe 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bach Schtrappe!
Bach Schtrappe is the new lightweight champion!
Bach Schtrappe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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