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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps comes to the cage accompanied by Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield. Cyborg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Awaken . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cyborg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Buttersnaps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Cyborg misses.
Buttersnaps takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Buttersnaps misses its intended target.
Cyborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Buttersnaps as he checks the leg kick.
Cyborg thumps Buttersnaps with a low kick.
Cyborg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttersnaps.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cyborg wants to slow Buttersnaps down by chopping away at his legs.
Cyborg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buttersnaps checks it well.
Buttersnaps looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Buttersnaps knows he should have avoided that one.
Buttersnaps throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Cyborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Cyborg missing with a left hand there. Buttersnaps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Buttersnaps saw that one coming.
Cyborg moves out of range as Buttersnaps throws a body kick.
Cyborg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Cyborg misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps checks a low kick from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Buttersnaps's side.
Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cyborg.
Nice uppercut lands for Cyborg. That snapped Buttersnaps's head back.
Cyborg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cyborg motions for Buttersnaps to come forward. Cyborg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg scores with a push kick.
Buttersnaps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buttersnaps.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Buttersnaps blocks the low kick.
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Buttersnaps avoids it.
Cyborg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buttersnaps to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Cyborg.
A clash of legs there as Buttersnaps blocks the low kick.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Buttersnaps as he checks the leg kick.
Buttersnaps moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttersnaps uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buttersnaps on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buttersnaps lands a nice shot that snaps Cyborg's head back.
Cyborg misses with a straight left.
Cyborg tries to land a leg kick but Buttersnaps saw it coming and moves away.
Cyborg misses with a lunging right hand
and Buttersnaps counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cyborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buttersnaps is looking to clinch but Cyborg is avoiding it.
Buttersnaps takes one on the button.
Buttersnaps moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Cyborg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buttersnaps had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttersnaps blocks the leg kick.
Buttersnaps throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Buttersnaps misses.
Buttersnaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg scores with a nice strike.
Buttersnaps moves out of range as Cyborg throws a body kick.
Buttersnaps is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg connects with the punch.
Cyborg throws a leg kick that misses.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cyborg misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
That's time! Buttersnaps's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cyborg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buttersnaps moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Buttersnaps counters with a two punch combo.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buttersnaps swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
Buttersnaps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cyborg throws a low kick, looking for Buttersnaps's leg but Buttersnaps calmly moves out of range.
Buttersnaps throws a solid leg kick but Cyborg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps looks to land a combination. Cyborg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cyborg misses the jab.
Cyborg scores with a kick to the body.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buttersnaps lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Cyborg lands with a right hand.
Buttersnaps throws a solid leg kick but Cyborg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buttersnaps.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttersnaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buttersnaps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buttersnaps under the eye.
Cyborg misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Buttersnaps knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Cyborg. No joy for Buttersnaps on that attempt.
Cyborg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttersnaps sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg looks to land a left hand but Buttersnaps moved out of range nicely.
Cyborg thows a body shot but no joy.
Buttersnaps avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buttersnaps misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick.
Buttersnaps misses with a double jab
and Cyborg counters with a thumping low kick.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buttersnaps.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buttersnaps throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buttersnaps. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buttersnaps's sensitive parts.
Cyborg throws a wild body kick that Buttersnaps sees coming a mile off.
Cyborg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buttersnaps momentarily.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buttersnaps misses the jab.
Buttersnaps checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buttersnaps avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cyborg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buttersnaps checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cyborg defending well as Buttersnaps loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buttersnaps's calf.
Cyborg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buttersnaps misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Buttersnaps.
The fighters circling - Buttersnaps throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cyborg 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 Buttersnaps has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buttersnaps and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buttersnaps lands an overhand right.
Buttersnaps tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Cyborg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg throws a leg kick
letting Buttersnaps counter with a right hand.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Buttersnaps sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cyborg misses with a body kick.
Buttersnaps moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Buttersnaps moves out of range of the strikes.
Cyborg is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cyborg throws a leg kick
and Buttersnaps counters with a nice uppercut.
Buttersnaps darts in and clinches Cyborg up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Buttersnaps missing with a left hand there. Cyborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buttersnaps throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Buttersnaps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttersnaps.
Cyborg gets tackled into the cage by Buttersnaps. Buttersnaps maintains the clinch.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttersnaps.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cyborg.
A short right from Cyborg.
Buttersnaps taking a breather.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttersnaps.
Cyborg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
Cyborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
Buttersnaps blocking some punches.
Cyborg throws a head punch that misses.
Cyborg lands with a right to the head.
Cyborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cyborg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cyborg wants to stall.
Cyborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to work over Buttersnaps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cyborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyborg.
Buttersnaps fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cyborg is leaning against Buttersnaps and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttersnaps stalling in the clinch but Cyborg improves position.
Ghee Buttersnaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buttersnaps taking a breather.
Buttersnaps wants to break free but Cyborg has control.
Buttersnaps slowing the pace effectively.
Buttersnaps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cyborg 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
Chris Cyborg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion Cook acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fields pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fields just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
Fields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fields lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fields has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cook 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.
Fields fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fields wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Fields is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cook trying to keep a closed guard but Fields is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook trying to control the position.
Fields looking to sit in guard and control but Cook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook won't allow Fields to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cook!
Fields looking for a guillotine from mount but Cook is having none of it.
Fields scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields looking to finish Cook with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cook!
Fields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cook hang on?
Fields scoring with strikes but Cook is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cook wants to control but Fields is having none of it.
Fields throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cook regains half guard.
Cook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to control the action but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook tries to get to full guard but Fields has control of the leg.
Cook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fields's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fields's back!
Cook is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cook is trying to stick to Fields's back but Fields is turning into Cook. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cook's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fields.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cook working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fields.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fields throws a head kick that misses.
Cook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fields closes the distance and clinches.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook avoiding damage as Fields throws knees to the body.
Cook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fields tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Fields is pressed up against the cage. Cook has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fields down to the mat. Fields avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Fields.
Fields throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook moves out of range as Fields throws a body kick.
Fields throws a looping overhand right but Cook ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields has Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook pulls Fields into guard.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fields is in close to Cook's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cook is trying to keep Fields in close.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields wants to stand but Cook has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fields accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cook looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fields is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a big right hand that misses.
Fields scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fields lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fields connects with a couple of short punches.
Fields throws a big right hand that misses.
Fields with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fields won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cook is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cook trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fields tries to clinch there but Cook circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cook.
Fields uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fields pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cook gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fields wants to get back to full guard.
Cook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fields defending well though.
Fields on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fields is controlling Cook's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields is looking for a sweep. Cook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook 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.
Fields avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cook.
Fields is trying to get back to full guard.
Cook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fields taking some punishment here, with Cook in his half guard.
Cook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fields wants to improve his position but Cook is controlling well.
Cook is nestled in close to Fields, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cook 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.
Cook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cook seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cook working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fields's head.
Cook missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orion Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cook.
Fields is looking to improve his position.
Fields is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cook throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cook uses his free foot to push down on Fields's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fields.
Cook breaks from Fields's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cook working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fields is looking to improve his position but Cook isn't that keen on the idea.
Cook fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fields is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Fields that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook unloading with bombs!
Cook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fields is trying desperately to improve position.
Cook lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fields?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook lands a heavy elbow.
Fields is desperately trying to improve his position but Cook has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Cook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fields sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fields is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cook scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cook lands a nice short elbow.
Layne Fields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fields keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fields wants to control but Cook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cook prevents Fields from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fields is looking to escape.
Cook landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fields has hold of Cook's hands but Cook slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fields is defending against the submission attempts here by Cook.
Cook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook is working for a submission of some sort.
Cook slips a nice elbow through Fields's hands, connecting with Fields's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fields 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layne Fields!
Layne Fields gave a mention to Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen throws a wild body kick that Muntz sees coming a mile off.
Derksen misses with a low kick.
Derksen stuns Muntz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muntz scores with a nice strike.
Derksen moves out of range of the strikes.
Derksen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muntz is out of range and Derksen settles back down.
Muntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Muntz.
Derksen throws a sloppy head kick and Muntz moves out of range easily.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muntz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muntz misses with a double jab.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Muntz pushes him off.
Derksen tries to land a front kick but Muntz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muntz misses with an uppercut.
Derksen slips under a jab from Muntz.
Derksen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muntz on the side of the head.
Muntz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Derksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muntz throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz looks to score with a jab to the body but Derksen is just out of range.
Muntz misses with a looping right.
Muntz takes one to the side of the head.
Muntz swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.
Muntz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Muntz.
Derksen takes a swing at Muntz's ribcage but misses.
Derksen looks to land a body kick but Muntz moved away.
Muntz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derksen misses with a leg kick
and Muntz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Derksen throws an overhand right that lands on Muntz's shoulder, as Muntz tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Muntz misses.
Muntz tests Derksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Derksen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derksen slips a straight right by Muntz.
Derksen tries to score with a low kick but Muntz moves his leg out of the way.
Derksen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muntz is out of range.
Derksen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muntz's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz swings widly with a right hand
and Derksen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Derksen tries to clinch but Muntz is having none of it.
Muntz moves out of range of the body kick.
Derksen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Muntz will feel that in the morning.
Muntz misses with a looping right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Derksen. Muntz shrugs it off though.
Muntz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muntz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Derksen counters with a nice body kick.
Muntz throws a shot to the body.
Derksen throws a leg kick that misses.
Muntz missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muntz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muntz misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Derksen.
Muntz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz blocks a head kick by Derksen.
Derksen pushes Muntz up against the cage in a clinch.
Muntz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Derksen.
It looks like Nelson Muntz has been cut.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Derksen on the inside.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Muntz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muntz blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Derksen.
Derksen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muntz's efforts to push away.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muntz takes an elbow to the temple.
Muntz is rocked!
That has opened up Nelson Muntz's cut even more.
Muntz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muntz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derksen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muntz backwards.
Muntz is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muntz backwards.
Derksen dips a shoulder and cracks Muntz with a mighty uppercut! Muntz falls back against the cage and Derksen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Muntz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Derksen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Cecere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Hide Your Tears as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Cecere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Cecere.
Hart has a takedown stuffed.
Cecere scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cecere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cecere.
Cecere drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cecere working the body and head with strikes.
Cecere tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cecere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
Cecere sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart sneaks out the side door and pushes Cecere away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Julian Cecere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cecere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cecere thumps Hart with a low kick.
Hart 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.
Cecere lands a lovely overhand right.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cecere.
Hart tries to bum rush Cecere with a series of wild strikes but Cecere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A lazy left from Cecere finds it's target.
Cecere cracks Hart with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cecere throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cecere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
Hart darts in trying to clinch
and Cecere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Cecere thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hart if he has to take too many more of those.
Cecere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cecere connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cecere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hart scrambles back to his feet.
Cecere scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cecere.
Cecere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart pushes off an throws an elbow but Cecere leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cecere lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cecere won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.
Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cecere is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cecere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to sweep here but Cecere controlling him for the moment.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cecere is looking to stand up but Hart won't let him.
Hart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cecere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cecere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cecere wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart has a closed guard, preventing Cecere from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart wants to sweep here but Cecere controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cecere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Cecere dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cecere gets a takedown into half guard.
Hart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cecere.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Cecere has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cecere is keen to just control but Hart is a slippery customer.
Cecere wants to stand up but Hart has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cecere wants to stand up but Hart manages to regain full guard.
Hart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cecere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cecere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart has his foot on Cecere's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cecere works his way back into a safe position though.
Hart looking to control.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Cecere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cecere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hart keeping full guard, as Cecere tries to pass.
Cecere sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cecere preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julian Cecere wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cecere thumps Hart with a low kick.
Cecere throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cecere closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cecere tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hart's legs.
Cecere is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Julian Cecere overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart is trying to control Cecere's posture but Cecere avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cecere's best efforts.
Cecere takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cecere seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hart trying to control but Cecere postures up.
Hart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cecere.
Cecere trying to advance position but Hart counters by regaining guard.
Cecere trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cecere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
Cecere has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from.
Hart wants to stand and escape but Cecere is having none of it.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart controls Cecere momentarily but Cecere frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cecere chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Cecere dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cecere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cecere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Cecere as Hart shoots in.
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cecere.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cecere can pounce on him.
Cecere scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cecere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cecere shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hart's guard.
Hart is trying to keep Cecere in close.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart working for a submission but Cecere is keeping him at bay.
Hart is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cecere has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cecere!
Cecere avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the position but Cecere postures up.
Hart wants to sweep here but Cecere controlling him for the moment.
Cecere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cecere postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cecere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Cecere from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cecere connects with a body shot.
Hart shoots in but Cecere avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hart with a poor takedown
and Cecere decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hart's guard.
Julian Cecere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hart.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cecere stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Daniel Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Cecere is proving a slippery customer.
Cecere is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Julian Cecere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julian Cecere.
Nice jab there from Cecere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cecere but Cecere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cecere looking to score a takedown here. Hart is defending well but Cecere drives through and ends up in Hart's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cecere looking to pass the guard.
Cecere is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Cecere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cecere, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Cecere!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julian Cecere waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit comes to the cage accompanied by Same in the End. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
159 lbs
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29
158 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
Brit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magnar throws a leg kick but Brit checks it.
Brit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Brit.
Ballard Magnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnar tries to clinch up but Brit circles away and keeps his distance.
Magnar throws a hook to the side of Brit's head but Brit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brit connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnar. Brit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brit throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Magnar.
Magnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnar tests Brit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnar works Brit's body with a nice hook.
Magnar misses with a hook. Brit ducked under it nicely.
Brit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magnar if he has to take too many more of those.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brit feints and then cracks Magnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magnar down.
We've been hearing reports that Brit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnar.
Magnar misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brit.
Brit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Brit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brit ducks right into an uppercut from Magnar.
Magnar lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brit 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.
Brit slips a jab and a cross from Magnar.
Brit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magnar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magnar tests Brit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit throws a solid leg kick but Magnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brit.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Magnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar 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.
Brit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Brit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Magnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brit is just out of range.
Brit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Magnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brit tried to score with a low kick but Magnar checks it.
Magnar walks into a stiff left hand from Brit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar swings for the body but Brit moves out of range.
Magnar throws a shot from downtown. Brit moves away and avoids it.
Brit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magnar misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Magnar misses.
Brit walks into a stiff left hand from Magnar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magnar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brit misses with a low kick as Magnar jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ballard Magnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magnar is trying to defend but Brit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magnar is refusing to be controlled, as Brit sits in half guard.
Brit lands strikes from half guard.
Magnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brit.
Brit wants to pass to mount but Magnar is defending the position.
Brit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magnar tries to get to full guard but Brit has control of the leg.
Brit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Brit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar thuds his right hand into Brit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnar misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brit.
Magnar throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Magnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magnar misses with a low kick as Brit jumps back.
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnar throws a lazy right hand but Brit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brit is defended easily by Magnar.
Magnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magnar throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit tries to land a front kick but Magnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Magnar.
A punch combination from Magnar misses.
Magnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Brit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magnar.
Magnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brit counters with a right hand to the body.
Brit lands with an overhand left.
Brit tried to score with a low kick but Magnar checks it.
Magnar throws a big shot that misses.
Magnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brit.
Brit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnar.
Brit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brit is defended easily by Magnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Magnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnar jabs Brit right on the nose. Brit blinks but takes it well.
Brit moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Brit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Magnar.
Brit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnar.
Magnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brit to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Magnar misses.
Brit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit throws a front kick aimed at Magnar's knee but Magnar avoids it well.
Magnar throws an off balance right hand
and Brit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Magnar.
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 Jimmy Brit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Brit tries a head kick but it misses.
Brit moves out of range as Magnar strikes.
Brit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brit loads up on a big right hand but Magnar slips the punch.
Magnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brit ducks right into an uppercut from Magnar.
Magnar lands a really nice looking cross but Brit seems unphased.
Brit is looking to chop away at Magnar's legs.
Brit connects with a leg kick. Magnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magnar misses with a lunging right hand
and Brit counters with an inside leg kick.
Magnar misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar tries to work over Brit's front leg with a kick but Brit checks it.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Magnar. Beautiful body shot.
Magnar loads up on a big right hand but Brit slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Brit.
Magnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brit connects with an inside leg kick.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Brit misses its intended target.
Magnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magnar swinging wildly here.
Magnar throws a hook but Brit blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brit checks a leg kick.
Magnar misses with a straight right.
Brit misses with a low kick.
Brit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brit throws a low kick but Magnar moves out of range easily.
Magnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magnar blocks a head kick by Brit.
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!
Brit slips a straight right by Magnar.
Magnar misses with a looping right.
Magnar misses with a right hand
and Brit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magnar.
Magnar tries to clinch up.
Magnar misses with a hook.
Magnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magnar.
Magnar connects with a body shot.
Magnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnar throws an overhand right that lands on Brit's shoulder, as Brit tries to avoid the shot.
Magnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Brit counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brit on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Brit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magnar tries to bum rush Brit with a series of wild strikes but Brit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar digs a good hook to Brit's body.
Brit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magnar connects with a right hand. Brit shakes it off.
Brit throws the kick towards the body but Magnar avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brit drops his hands momentarily and Magnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Magnar misses
and Brit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magnar!
Brit throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magnar!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit lands a big shot there that rocks Magnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ballard Magnar.
I think Magnar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamora comes into the arena with Nirvana - Lake of Fire blaring out of the sound system. Mcgee has chosen Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Pound Mcgee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pound Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses.
Zamora tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Mcgee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Mcgee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Zamora as he connects with a hook.
Zamora scores with a jab.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Zamora avoids nicely.
Zamora dodges the punch combination from Mcgee.
Mcgee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zamora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zamora.
Zamora lands a leg kick that knocks Mcgee off balance momentarily.
Mcgee clinches with his opponent.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zamora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zamora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgee.
Zamora throws a right hand that Mcgee ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgee also avoids with ease.
Mcgee checks a leg kick nicely.
Zamora throws a low kick but Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Mcgee blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is looking to slow Mcgee down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee avoids the head kick by Zamora.
Zamora seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zamora swinging wildly here.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Zamora lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mcgee sprawling to the canvas. Zamora follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mcgee hang on?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zamora stops Mcgee from getting back to his feet.
Zamora works his way into side control.
Mcgee prevents Zamora from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mcgee to see if he's OK.
Mcgee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Zamora is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Zamora is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mcgee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mcgee!
Zamora wants to sweep here but Mcgee controlling him for the moment.
Zamora wants to stand and escape but Mcgee is having none of it.
Zamora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zamora trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zamora is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcgee is controlling him.
Zamora controls Mcgee momentarily but Mcgee frees himself.
Zamora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to his feet but Mcgee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcgee won't allow Zamora to sweep him here.
Zamora trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee stands up and waves to Zamora to follow him.
Danny Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora throws a leg kick but Mcgee checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zamora closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Zamora is controlling the position.
Zamora lands with a short shot to the head.
Zamora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zamora dominated that round.
That's time! Zamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zamora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zamora lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcgee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcgee wants to stand but Zamora is controlling the position.
Zamora wants to stand but Mcgee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zamora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgee is keeping the position for now.
Zamora stops Mcgee from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamora is stalling in the full guard.
Mcgee is looking to stand up but Zamora isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee is working an open guard so Zamora takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zamora throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mcgee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zamora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zamora throws a hook but Mcgee blocks it.
Danny Zamora is winning the standup battle so far.
Zamora looks to land a right hand but Mcgee moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zamora misses.
Mcgee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zamora will feel that in the morning.
Zamora lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Mcgee takes one to the chin there.
Zamora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Zamora. No joy for Mcgee on that attempt.
Mcgee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zamora misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Zamora to work.
Zamora scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zamora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zamora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgee is fending him off so far but Zamora persists. Nope, Mcgee circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora misses with a head kick.
Mcgee blocks a low kick nicely.
Zamora lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcgee takes a step back to recover.
Mcgee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zamora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mcgee's guard now.
Zamora stands up over Mcgee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zamora wanted to stand there but Mcgee had control of the position.
Zamora tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgee is retaining full guard.
Mcgee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zamora pushes down on Mcgee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora slips a nice elbow through Mcgee's hands, connecting with Mcgee's forehead.
Danny Zamora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgee trying to control here.
Zamora wants to take a breather but Mcgee is having none of it.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet.
Zamora wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora trying to control the action but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zamora dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zamora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Zamora is working for takedown but Mcgee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcgee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zamora.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zamora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcgee blocks a jab.
Zamora fails to land with a series of punches.
Zamora throws a lazy head kick
and Mcgee counters with a head kick. That will keep Zamora thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee throws a leg kick but Zamora checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zamora. Mcgee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgee throws a hook to the side of Zamora's head but Zamora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zamora throws a leg kick
and Mcgee counters with a leg kick.
Zamora lands a head shot.
Zamora misses with a right hand
and Mcgee counters with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Mcgee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zamora throws out the jab.
Zamora tries to clinch there but Mcgee circles away.
Pound Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zamora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora tries to bum rush Mcgee with a series of wild strikes but Mcgee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zamora looks to land a right hand but Mcgee moved out of range.
Mcgee checks the leg kick.
Zamora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zamora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgee, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to push Zamora away but Zamora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pound Mcgee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to break the clinch but Zamora is controlling him.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Zamora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zamora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zamora shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zamora is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgee sees it coming and defends easily.
Zamora passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcgee!
Danny Zamora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries to lock up and control but Zamora gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zamora breaks from Mcgee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mcgee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Mcgee is trying desperately to improve position.
Zamora tries to control but Mcgee wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Zamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zamora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Zamora!
Danny Zamora 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracy has chosen You Can Kiss My Irish Arse as his entrance music. Patrick Tracy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ascension Bjj Expert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Tracy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tracy misses with an uppercut. Bjj Expert saw that one coming.
Bjj Expert throws the kick towards the body but Tracy avoids it.
Tracy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracy leaves Bjj Expert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bjj Expert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tracy throws a quick inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bjj Expert.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ascension Bjj Expert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjj Expert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tracy.
Bjj Expert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tracy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tracy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bjj Expert is trying to work for a kimura but Tracy is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj Expert slips a nice elbow through Tracy's hands, connecting with Tracy's forehead.
Bjj Expert throws a strike but Tracy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bjj Expert controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bjj Expert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bjj Expert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tracy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjj Expert trying to control but Tracy is working from the bottom.
Tracy looking to control.
Tracy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tracy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjj Expert.
Bjj Expert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tracy tries to avoid it but Bjj Expert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tracy to the ground. Tracy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tracy misses.
Tracy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjj Expert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Ascension Bjj Expert has been cut.
Tracy tries to land a front kick but Bjj Expert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tracy misses with an uppercut. Bjj Expert saw that one coming.
Tracy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tracy lands a nice shot that snaps Bjj Expert's head back.
Bjj Expert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tracy defends well and Bjj Expert ends up having to push Tracy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bjj Expert drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tracy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Tracy.
Nice takedown defense from Tracy. No joy for Bjj Expert on that attempt.
Bjj Expert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tracy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjj Expert was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert thows a body shot but no joy.
Tracy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjj Expert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjj Expert darts in looking for a takedown but Tracy gets double underhooks and turns Bjj Expert into the cage.
Tracy prevents Bjj Expert from breaking the clinch.
Bjj Expert tries to stall but Tracy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tracy trying to stall but Bjj Expert improves his position.
Tracy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tracy lands an uppercut.
Tracy avoiding damage as Bjj Expert throws knees to the body.
A short left from Tracy.
Tracy is trying to break the clinch but Bjj Expert is controlling him.
Bjj Expert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tracy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjj Expert is trying to maintain a safe position but Tracy gets an underhook and turns Bjj Expert into the cage.
Bjj Expert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tracy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tracy drops Bjj Expert with a naaaaasty hook - Bjj Expert is in real trouble here! Tracy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tracy!
Patrick Tracy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Merciless Gladiators, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roll Right. Hael has chosen WISE MAN AND HIS WORDS by Wiley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hael displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watson closes the distance but Hael moves to the side
and Hael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
Hael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hael misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to stall but Hael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hael throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson has Hael pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Watson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hael tumbling to the mat - Watson dives into Hael's guard.
Watson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hael keeps moving.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hael working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up in Hael's guard and throws a big left but Hael blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Watson.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hael pinned against the cage. Hael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson tries for a takedown but Hael sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson closes the distance but Hael moves to the side
letting Hael counter with a right hand.
Hael fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Hael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hael lands a head shot.
Hael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hael quickly recovers to half guard.
Watson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hael is trying to work for a sweep but Watson has mounted him!
Hael is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Watson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson looking to control but Hael is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson breaks from Hael's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Watson with shots to the head and body - Hael looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hael is looking to escape.
Hael manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Watson wants to take a breather but Hael is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Watson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson stalling away here and it's allowed Hael to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson is looking to clinch but Hael is avoiding it.
Watson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hael did well to prevent Watson getting side control.
Watson looks to land a strike but Hael avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hael is trying to keep Watson in close.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Hael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Hael!
Hael trying to move into half guard but instead Watson has managed to sweep!
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson postures up in Hael's guard and throws a big left but Hael blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hael not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hael is retaining full guard.
Hael avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hael looking to control but Watson passes into half guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hael is defending well.
Watson throwing shots but Hael is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael controlling the position for now.
Watson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hael sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hael manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hael keeps moving.
Hael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hael 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.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson won't allow Hael to sweep him here.
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hael working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Hael looking for a sweep. Not yet Hael, not yet.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Watson wants to control from the top but Hael keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Watson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hael lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watson slips a jab from Hael.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hael as he avoids it easily.
Hael drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Hael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid body kick from Hael.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hael.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hael circles away.
Mic Hael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hael throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Hael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael throws a leg kick that misses.
Hael wants to land a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
Hael misses with a head kick.
Hael feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Hael swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hael won't be happy with that.
Hael is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watson controlling the action here.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hael is defending well.
Hael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hael's head.
Mic Hael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Hael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hael makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hael.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Hael is keeping the position.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hael keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Hael blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hael is trying to keep Watson in close.
Hael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watson is aware though and is defending well.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hael wants to hit a switch here but Watson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hael there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson trying to control but Hael is having none of it.
Watson throwing strikes here but Hael is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson looking to control but Hael is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hael has worked his arm free - good work by Hael!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Our winner, Brian Watson, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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234 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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Djoser Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rei lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Rei is predictable there
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rei.
Rei throws a low kick, looking for Koski's leg but Koski calmly moves out of range.
Koski moves forwards but Rei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rei at a distance.
Rei misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a good low kick that Rei was not able to check.
Koski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rei counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rei misses with a hook.
Rei loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Rei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Rei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Rei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rei avoids the head kick by Koski.
Rei misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Rei moves out of range easily.
Koski throws a combination. Rei tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
Koski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Rei.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Rei punishes Koski's body with a nice straight punch.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a really nice looking cross but Rei seems unphased.
Rei punishes Koski's body with a nice straight punch.
Rei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski lands a jab.
Koski misses with a few strikes there.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
Rei throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Rei thuds a left hand into Koski's body.
Rei 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.
Rei swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Rei.
Rei throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Rei.
Rei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Koski does no damage.
Koski misses with a two punch combination.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Rei's front leg but catches the back leg as Rei tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rei.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Rei's head but Rei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Koski slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rei throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
Koski jabs at Rei's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a front kick that sends Rei stumbling back into the cage.
Rei is breathing heavily.
Koski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Rei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Rei moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rei.
Rei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Rei's head.
Koski lands a head kick!
It looks like Djoser Rei has been cut.
Rei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koski lands a jab to Rei's midsection.
Rei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Rei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rei loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Djoser Rei's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Koski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rei throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Koski tries to land a front kick but Rei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Koski lands a slapping body shot.
Rei misses the body punch
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomi Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rei in his tracks.
Koski forces Rei back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Koski.
Koski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rei or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koski lands a jab to Rei's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rei is rocked!
Rei gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomi Koski!
After winning the bout, Tomi Koski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Styx - Mr. Roboto. Titan Carver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Carver!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver scores with a sloppy right hand. Zuko should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuko throws out the jab.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver takes a swing at Zuko's ribcage but misses.
Zuko swinging wildly here.
Carver defending well as Zuko loads up on a big left hand.
Zuko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuko 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.
Zuko throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuko tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Zuko swings widly with a right hand
and Carver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Zuko misses
and Carver counters with a good, hard body kick but Zuko shrugs it off.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuko forces Carver back against the cage and clinches.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Carver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carver scores with a body shot.
Zuko ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Zuko cracks Carver with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zuko.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko throws out a leg kick but Carver moves out of range and Zuko only half commits.
Carver throws a head kick but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuko.
Carver throws a head kick but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver walks into a straight right hand from Zuko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zuko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zuko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zuko scores with a shot to the body.
Zuko scores with a nice head shot.
Zuko tries to clinch but Carver is having none of it.
Zuko connects with a solid leg kick.
Zuko clinches up against the cage.
Zuko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a body punch.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
Zuko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Zuko.
Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carver walks into a stiff left hand from Zuko.
Zuko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver slips a straight right by Zuko.
Zuko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carver throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zuko works Carver's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Zuko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver checks the leg kick.
Zuko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zuko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Zuko.
Carver trying to stall but Zuko improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Zuko fails to land.
Zuko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Zuko avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Carver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zuko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zuko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuko.
Zuko throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Titan Carver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zuko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carver.
Titan Carver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Carver - just one landing.
Carver lunges at Zuko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuko's hand.
Zuko looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Zuko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carver momentarily.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Carver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carver throws a series of punches but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Carver blocks a head kick by Zuko.
Zuko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuko stuns Carver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carver!
Zuko is rocked!
Carver 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.
Oh Zuko 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.
Zuko with a nice cross.
Zuko seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuko cracks the inside of Carver's front leg.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Zuko is out of range.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kenshi Zuko's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko rushes Carver and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zuko as Carver tries to tie him up.
Carver is working Zuko over against the cage.
Carver trying to stall but Zuko improves his position.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
Carver checks a low kick from Zuko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuko swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Carver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver misses with a body kick.
Zuko cracks Carver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Zuko.
Zuko with a jab.
Zuko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carver's hands.
Carver drops his hands momentarily and Zuko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
Zuko clinches with his opponent.
Zuko misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko blocks a body shot from Carver.
Carver takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver breaks the clinch.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Carver lands a leg kick that knocks Zuko off balance momentarily.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Zuko throws a leg kick but Carver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carver lands a jab to Zuko's midsection.
Zuko tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuko is looking to clinch.
Zuko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zuko misses with a leg kick
and Carver counters with a good low kick that Zuko was not able to check.
That's four 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!
Zuko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.
Carver throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zuko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carver!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zuko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Carver struggling a bit here.
Zuko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carver, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Zuko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zuko digs a good hook to Carver's body.
Carver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuko misses with a looping right.
Zuko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zuko loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
A jab from Zuko misses.
Carver throws a leg kick which misses Zuko's front leg but catches the back leg as Zuko tries to avoid it.
Zuko lands with a right hand.
Zuko looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Carver swings for the body but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuko.
Zuko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carver connects with a leg kick. Zuko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zuko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zuko loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Zuko throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Zuko. Those never looked like landing.
Zuko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carver.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zuko misses with a hook.
Carver is looking to slow Zuko down with leg kicks.
Zuko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zuko misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuko manages to avoid it.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carver lands a right hook to the body.
Carver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zuko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carver misses with a straight left.
Carver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zuko misses with a hook.
Carver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuko. That did some damage!
Zuko pushes Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries a knee to the head but Carver blocks it.
Zuko misses with the head strike.
Carver misses with a punch to the body.
Carver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuko's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zuko missing with knees to the body.
Zuko swings wildly with an uppercut but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver blocking some punches.
Carver wants to stall.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuko throws a looping overhand right but Carver ducks down to avoid it.
Carver throws a leg kick but Zuko sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko looks to throw the jab but Carver is out of range.
Zuko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko misses with a straight left.
Zuko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zuko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zuko connects with a right hand. Carver shakes it off.
Zuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuko.
Carver connects with a body shot that sends Zuko's belly button to the back.
Zuko scores with a nice right hand.
Zuko throws a series of punches but Carver avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Zuko throws an off balance right hand
and Carver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zuko scores with a one two! Carver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuko tests Carver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuko takes a step back to recover.
Zuko avoids the head kick by Carver.
Carver avoids the head kick by Zuko.
Zuko misses with an uppercut. Carver saw that one coming.
Carver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Zuko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Zuko's head.
Carver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zuko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carver scrambles back to his feet.
Titan Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Carver has knocked Zuko down with a huge combo! Carver steps away and waves a wobbly Zuko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zuko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zuko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zuko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zuko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver misses with a head kick.
Zuko has closed the distance and engaged Carver in a clinch.
Carver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
Carver takes an elbow to the temple.
Carver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuko walks into a straight right hand from Carver.
Kenshi Zuko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zuko cracks Carver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Carver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zuko misses the jab.
Carver misses with a looping right.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver walks into a straight right hand from Zuko.
Zuko closes the distance and clinches.
Carver is trying to stall.
Carver blocks the elbow strike.
Kenshi Zuko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carver breaks the clinch.
Zuko is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Carver misses with a head kick.
Zuko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuko swinging wildly here.
Zuko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver blocks a leg kick.
Carver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuko wants to clinch.
Zuko tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Zuko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carver drives through and clinches with Zuko against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carver tries a body shot but Zuko blocks it.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zuko is keeping busy.
Zuko working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zuko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zuko dips to his left and cracks Carver with an uppercut!
Zuko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carver is out of range and Zuko settles back down.
Zuko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Zuko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuko looks for the body kick but Carver saw that one coming.
Carver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Carver blocks the leg kick.
Zuko throws a hook but Carver blocks it.
Zuko moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver cracks the inside of Zuko's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zuko.
Carver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zuko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Zuko.
Zuko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Zuko does no damage.
Zuko scores with a hook to the body. Carver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuko clinches with his opponent.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Zuko avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
Zuko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carver's elbow.
Zuko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zuko has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver blocks an uppercut.
Zuko has Carver pressed against the cage, preventing Carver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuko lands with a left to the head.
Zuko throws a head punch that misses.
Zuko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenshi Zuko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuko throws the kick towards the body but Carver avoids it.
Zuko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Zuko scores with a nice strike.
Zuko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Zuko scores with a hook to the body. Carver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuko.
Carver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zuko landing with the ground and pound.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver working Zuko over with strikes here.
That's four 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!
Carver tries to control but Zuko wriggling away.
Zuko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zuko is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carver 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Carver!
Titan Carver is the new welterweight champion!
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