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GFC 65: Schtrappe vs Allen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darien Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Sans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Sans will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darien Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Sans!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sans tries for a takedown but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Lowry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowry stuffs the takedown attempt from Sans. Sans gets slowly back to his feet.
Sans shoots for a double leg takedown but Lowry sprawls well. He's pushed Sans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darien Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Sans.
Sans is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lowry.
Lowry throws a one two combo.
Sans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sans looks for a takedown but Lowry sprawls well.
Sans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lowry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lowry.
Sans is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sans seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lowry shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sans is backing up but Lowry catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sans covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lowry Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Lowry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhelin Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Li's guard.
Hasanov content to stall in guard here.
Our spies down at at Alpha Elite Private Training inform us that Li has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Li is trying to control the position but Hasanov postures up.
Li has his foot on Hasanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hasanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Hasanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Li trying to control the position.
Hasanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hasanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li has his foot on Hasanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hasanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Li trying to control the position.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hasanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hasanov works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
Hasanov trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li trying to control the position.
Li might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hasanov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hasanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hasanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov landing with the ground and pound.
Li is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hasanov has his hands clasped together but Li extends and breaks Hasanov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Li.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhelin Li!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maul Windu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Windu's choice of entrance music: Who We Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maul Windu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farmery misses the body punch
and Windu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farmery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Windu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farmery blocks it with crossed arms.
Windu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farmery is defending well for now.
Farmery is trying to drag Windu to the mat but Windu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Farmery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farmery is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Windu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery has Windu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Windu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Windu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Windu connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Windu.
Windu trying to land knees to the body.
Windu lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery tries to break the clinch but Windu is controlling the position.
Farmery avoiding damage as Windu throws knees to the body.
Windu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Windu lands a hook that snaps the head of Farmery backwards.
Windu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windu is pressed up against the cage. Farmery has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Windu down to the mat. Windu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt.
Farmery is breathing heavily.
Windu thumps Farmery with a low kick.
Windu scores with a sloppy right hand. Farmery should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kai Farmery has been cut.
Windu lands a nice looking body kick.
Kai Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Windu lands a head kick. Farmery smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Windu with a jab.
Windu lands a jab to the nose.
Farmery is rocked!
Windu misses with a hook. Farmery ducked under it nicely.
Windu lands a left and a right that send Farmery crashing to the mat, dazed. Windu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Farmery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai Farmery's cut is getting worse.
Windu fakes the body blow, causing Farmery to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Farmery goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maul Windu!
Maul Windu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kai Farmery had this to say: 'Am so sorry ill never let you down again.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Legion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legion comes to the cage accompanied by Winds of Plague - A Cold Day in Hell/Anthems to the Apocalypse. Moreno has chosen Remembranzas as his entrance music. Paulo Moreno acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Legion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legion swings for the body but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno darts in and clinches Legion up against the cage.
Legion decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Legion has a closed guard, preventing Moreno from standing up.
Legion is trying to keep Moreno in close.
Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Legion's legs - danger averted.
Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Legion's legs - danger averted.
Legion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moreno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moreno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Legion's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legion has a closed guard, preventing Moreno from standing up.
Legion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moreno wants to stand but Legion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moreno wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Legion's closed guard. He's half up but Legion has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Legion pivots and extends the arm, Moreno falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Legion! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Legion!
A victorious Derek Legion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shen comes to the cage accompanied by For Faith. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wei Shen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Keller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keller lands a body shot.
No joy there for Keller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Keller catches Shen right on the button with a cross.
Shen slips a jab from Keller.
Keller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Keller misses
and Shen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keller works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller pulls Shen in to control the position.
Shen wants to get up but he can't break Keller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller trying to control the position here.
Keller pushes Shen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Keller looks to land a combination but Shen avoids it well.
Keller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shen.
Shen moves away from the strike by Keller.
Keller swats away the attempt to clinch by Shen.
Keller scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Shen defending well as Keller loads up on a big left hand.
Shen tries to clinch up.
Shen takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Keller finds it's way through Shen's defenses.
Shen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sam Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keller lands a really nice looking cross but Shen seems unphased.
Keller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands a jab to the nose.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shen.
Keller lands the left hand.
Shen tries to clinch but Keller is having none of it.
Shen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Keller catches Shen right on the button with a cross.
Keller scores with a hook to the body. Shen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keller misses with a combination
and Shen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Keller is positioning himself well to prevent Shen advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller kicks Shen off and gets back to his feet.
Keller swats away the attempt to clinch by Shen.
Keller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shen has time to react.
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keller swings widly with a right hand
and Shen counters with a single leg into guard. Keller didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Keller is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shen being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Keller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shen defending well as Keller loads up on a big left hand.
Keller misses with an uppercut.
Keller throws the left hand but Shen avoids the punch easily.
Keller misses with a few strikes there.
Keller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keller counters with a three punch combo that has Shen backing up. Shen nods at Keller to acknowledge the strikes.
Shen tries to clinch up.
Keller throws a shot from downtown. Shen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller throws a poor cross that misses
and Shen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Keller's guard.
Shen wants to get up but he can't break Keller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Keller 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.
Keller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keller controlling his opponent.
Shen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Keller.
Keller clobbers Shen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keller lands a jab.
Keller misses with a hook. Shen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller's corner calls for a 1-2. Keller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keller cracks Shen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keller cracks Shen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Keller.
Keller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shen's hands.
No joy there for Keller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keller misses with a two punch combination.
Shen tries to clinch but Keller moves away
and Keller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shen staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shen is looking to clinch but Keller is avoiding it.
Keller lands a nice shot that snaps Shen's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Keller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Keller scores with a hook.
Keller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shen on the side of the head.
Keller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shen eats them both and turns towards Keller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Shen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keller falls off balance throwing a combination
so Shen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Keller pulls Shen in close to his closed guard and prevents Shen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller wants to sweep here but Shen controlling him for the moment.
Keller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shen's guard.
Keller gets to his feet - Shen follows without any prompting.
Keller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shen is looking to clinch but Keller is avoiding it.
Shen slips a jab from Keller.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Shen ducks down to avoid it.
Shen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller looks to land a combination but Shen avoids it well.
Shen tries to clinch up.
Shen dodges the punch combination from Keller.
Keller misses with a double jab.
Keller lunges at Shen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shen's hand.
Keller throws a good cross that connects.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Shen ducks down to avoid it.
Shen tries to clinch but Keller moves out of range.
Keller throws a series of punches but Shen moves out of range.
Keller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller connects with a body shot that sends Shen's belly button to the back.
Keller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shen's head backwards.
Keller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Keller misses.
Keller throws a shot from downtown. Shen moves away and avoids it.
Keller misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller tests Shen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Keller as he connects with a hook.
Sam Keller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Keller misses.
Keller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Keller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shen moves forwards but Keller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keller throws a hook but Shen avoids it easily.
Shen walks into a stiff left hand from Keller.
Wei Shen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Keller throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Keller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Keller!
A victorious Sam Keller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Bells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bells comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamish Bells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Giants.
Giants swings for the body but Bells moves out of range.
Giants looks to score with a jab to the body but Bells is just out of range.
Bells uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Giants uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bells misses its intended target.
Bells lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bells scores with a jab to the head.
Bells lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bells tries to close the distance and clinch but Giants swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giants misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bells jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giants ducks under a wild hook from Bells.
Giants on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giants looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bells throws a nice looking combination but Giants bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giants smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giants defending well as Bells loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bells ducks right into an uppercut from Giants.
Giants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giants.
Bells avoids the body shot from Giants.
Bells is looking to clinch.
Bells takes one to the side of the head.
Giants keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bells.
We've been hearing reports that Bells has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head kick misses from Giants.
Giants checks a leg kick.
Bells misses with a hook.
Giants finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giants connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bells avoids the head kick by Giants.
Giants cracks a nice hook into Bells's ribs.
Giants dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bells wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bells clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Giants as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giants takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Giants blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bells lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bells swings wildly with an uppercut but Giants uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bells scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bells swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giants breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Giants. Bells shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Giants.
Bells darts in and clinches Giants up against the cage.
Bells lands an elbow just above Giants 's eye.
Giants blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bells stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bells tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bells throws a head punch that misses.
Bells throws a head punch that misses.
Bells swings wildly with an uppercut but Giants uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giants pulls Bells into guard.
Giants seems keen to control Bells's posture.
Giants is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giants trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eagles Giants hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Giants scores with a hook to the body. Bells takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giants throws a leg kick
and Bells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giants buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giants uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bells.
Giants goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bells misses with a hook. Giants ducked under it nicely.
Giants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bells.
Bells walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bells misses with an uppercut. Giants saw that one coming.
Jab from Giants.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bells misses with a hook.
Bells tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hamish Bells will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Giants.
Giants fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bells looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Giants.
Bells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bells takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bells is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giants connects with a crisp jab.
Bells misses with a straight right.
Bells lands with an uppercut that bounces Giants off the cage and back into range.
Giants moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giants.
Giants slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eagles Giants seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bells throws the kick towards the body but Giants avoids it.
Bells connects with a crisp jab.
Giants lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bells tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giants counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bells fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giants misses with a head kick.
Giants misses with an uppercut. Bells saw that one coming.
Bells misses with a looping left.
Giants throws a big shot that misses.
Giants feints and then cracks Bells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bells down.
Giants lands a high kick to the side of Bells's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Giants dives into guard, looking to finish.
Bells is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giants not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Bells is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giants is looking to work some ground and pound but Bells has wrist control.
Giants in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Giants postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giants.
Giants content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eagles Giants wasn't active enough on the ground.
Giants cracks a nice hook into Bells's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants feints a jab and as Bells dips his head, Giants unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Bells right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Bells falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Giants smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eagles Giants!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balagan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds is trying to improve his position.
Balagan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reynolds sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Reynolds's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balagan working the strikes but Reynolds uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Balagan lands strikes from half guard.
Balagan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reynolds to regain full guard.
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Balagan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Balagan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Balagan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balagan won't allow Reynolds to sweep him here.
Balagan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Balagan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balagan postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Balagan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
Balagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balagan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balagan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan throws an elbow that misses. Reynolds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balagan's guard. Nice move by Reynolds!
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Balagan.
Balagan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balagan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balagan unloading with bombs!
Balagan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Balagan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Balagan lands a couple of good shots and Reynolds has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balagan connects with a big shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Balagan.
Balagan softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Balagan is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Reynolds. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Reynolds manages to reverse the position and now he's in Balagan's guard. Nice work there by Reynolds.
Balagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balagan, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to control but Balagan is working from the bottom.
Balagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balagan, not yet.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Balagan keeps moving.
Balagan is controlling Reynolds's posture.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Balagan blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Balagan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Balagan has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balagan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Balagan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Balagan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reynolds did well to prevent Balagan getting side control.
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Balagan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reynolds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balagan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reynolds on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balagan drops an elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Balagan is trying to control the action in half guard but Reynolds is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balagan winds up and cracks Reynolds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balagan throws a strike but Reynolds avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reynolds is looking for a triangle but Balagan pushes his legs off easily.
Balagan preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Balagan advances position into side control!
Balagan working the ground and pound.
Balagan scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balagan lands a few punches from side control.
Balagan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Balagan working the body and head with strikes.
Reynolds is rocked!
Balagan gets to mount! Reynolds was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Oh Reynolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balagan softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Reynolds is out cold! Balagan jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arkady Balagan!
Arkady Balagan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Young acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goldman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Young looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Young is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Goldman is working for a submission of some sort.
Young has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HILITE Fighting Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Goldman lands with a punch from half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Goldman keeps him under control.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Goldman is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Goldman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goldman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goldman slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman prevents Young from improving his position.
Goldman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Goldman sits in half guard.
Goldman is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Goldman prevents Young from improving his position.
Goldman is thwarting Young's attempts to control the position.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Young is staying active underneath Goldman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Goldman sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goldman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Goldman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goldman in his tracks.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Goldman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Young's guard now.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldman chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young working for a triangle but Goldman defends it easily.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Goldman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goldman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Goldman has passed into side control.
Goldman slows the pace down.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman working the ground and pound from side control.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Goldman is dominant here and he's now got Young's back!
Young is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Goldman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goldman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Goldman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goldman is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldman is one step ahead there.
Goldman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young wants to sweep here but Goldman controlling him for the moment.
Goldman is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Goldman escapes and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Goldman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
Goldman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Young is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Goldman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Young is looking to get to half guard.
Goldman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Goldman has a good base and remains in mount.
Young is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman trying to control but Young is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Young is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Goldman! Young is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Goldman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Goldman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Mohammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammad thows a body kick. Speedy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohammad.
A clash of legs there as Speedy blocks the low kick.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Speedy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mohammad throws a right and a left that Speedy avoids nicely.
Speedy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mohammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speedy.
Mohammad scores with the left hand. Speedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammad tests Speedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pete Speedy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Speedy backs up against the cage.
A cross from Mohammad lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mohammad as he connects with a hook.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Mohammad connects with an inside leg kick.
Mohammad avoids the body shot from Speedy.
Mohammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speedy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Speedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mohammad.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mohammad, right into the meat.
Speedy tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammad connects with a nice looking jab.
Mohammad throws a hook but Speedy avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
Mohammad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedy throws out the jab.
Mohammad Mohammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Speedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mohammad moves away from the strike by Speedy.
Mohammad looks to land a right hand but Speedy moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mohammad. That snapped Speedy's head back.
Pete Speedy's cut is getting worse.
Mohammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speedy moves away.
Speedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
Jab by Mohammad.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut
and Speedy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Speedy stopping the sweep attempt from Mohammad.
Speedy trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
Mohammad trying to control the position here.
Speedy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speedy is pushing down on Mohammad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mohammad is fighting to maintain full guard but Speedy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Speedy is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mohammad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Speedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Speedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speedy wants to control from the top but Mohammad keeps moving.
Speedy postures up in Mohammad's guard and throws a big left but Mohammad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Mohammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Speedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Speedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Speedy preventing the sweep.
Speedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohammad controlling Speedy's posture.
Mohammad looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohammad, not yet.
Mohammad keeping moving, preventing Speedy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Speedy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mohammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speedy.
Mohammad misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Speedy blocks the low kick.
Mohammad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mohammad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab by Mohammad.
Speedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedy. Mohammad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Speedy.
Mohammad connects with a body shot that sends Speedy's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammad.
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammad lands with a cross.
Speedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammad.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
A lazy left from Mohammad finds it's target.
A combination from Mohammad does no damage.
Speedy is looking to wear down Mohammad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Mohammad.
Mohammad lands a lovely overhand right.
Speedy feints and as Mohammad raises his hands in defense, Speedy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Speedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammad looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohammad is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Speedy manages to get himself to full guard.
Speedy keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mohammad Mohammad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Speedy takes a swing at Mohammad's ribcage but misses.
Speedy throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Speedy dives in for a single leg takedown but Mohammad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a shoulder strike.
Mohammad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Speedy up against the cage.
Speedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohammad is trying to break the clinch but Speedy has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speedy backwards.
Mohammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speedy backwards.
Mohammad lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Speedy fails to land.
Speedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Mohammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Speedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mohammad misses with a leg kick.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammad manages to avoid it.
Speedy jabs at Mohammad's body.
Mohammad swings for the body but Speedy moves out of range.
Mohammad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speedy back to the cage. Mohammad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mohammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mohammad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mohammad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedy takes a swing at Mohammad's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Mohammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad scores with a spinning back kick!
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammad lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohammad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speedy.
Mohammad lands a nice hook to Speedy's body. Speedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohammad.
Speedy misses with a body shot
and Mohammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Speedy is rocked!
Mohammad walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Speedy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mohammad swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Speedy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad Mohammad!
After the fight, Mohammad Mohammad was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trent Allen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bach Schtrappe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Allen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Allen 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.
Schtrappe looks to clinch
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allen lands with a punch from half guard.
Allen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Allen thows a huge punch but Schtrappe dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allen lands a nice short elbow.
Schtrappe wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schtrappe looking for submissions off his back.
Allen thows a huge punch but Schtrappe dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe gets full guard.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schtrappe working a defensive guard here.
Allen wants to control from the top but Schtrappe keeps moving.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schtrappe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Schtrappe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
Allen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schtrappe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Schtrappe's brow.
Allen advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe manages to get back to half guard.
Schtrappe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schtrappe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schtrappe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Allen slips a nice elbow through Schtrappe's hands, connecting with Schtrappe's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
Schtrappe is looking to improve his position.
Schtrappe wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schtrappe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Allen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schtrappe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schtrappe wants it to stay on the feet.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schtrappe lands a jab.
Schtrappe doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Schtrappe clinches.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schtrappe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bach Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Allen.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen looks to throw the jab but Schtrappe is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a two punch combination.
Allen misses the body punch
and Schtrappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Schtrappe as Allen shoots in.
Allen goes for a double leg but Schtrappe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schtrappe continues to drive forward.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen tries for a takedown but Schtrappe manages to get underhooks.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Allen.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Allen digs a right hand into Schtrappe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schtrappe's gas tank.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Allen lands a body shot.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen wants to control from the top but Schtrappe keeps moving.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trent Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schtrappe keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Schtrappe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
Schtrappe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schtrappe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schtrappe is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
Horrible takedown by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Schtrappe which made him look bad.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allen will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schtrappe connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Allen has a takedown stuffed.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen misses with a combination
and Schtrappe counters with a nice body kick.
Allen jabs at Schtrappe's body.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schtrappe tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Bach Schtrappe is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Schtrappe throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Schtrappe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bach Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen shoots in and drives through. Schtrappe sprawls well.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schtrappe feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schtrappe scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Schtrappe is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schtrappe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schtrappe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schtrappe working for submissions but it's allowed Allen to get to half guard.
Schtrappe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schtrappe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schtrappe won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe moves into full guard.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen stands up over Schtrappe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen is working Schtrappe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Schtrappe is working from the bottom.
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schtrappe wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Allen really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schtrappe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schtrappe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allen clinches up with Schtrappe and pushes him back against the cage.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schtrappe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schtrappe stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Schtrappe prevents the takedown attempt.
Bach Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen blocking some punches.
Schtrappe digs a right hand underneath Allen's ribcage. Allen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schtrappe lands a body punch.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Bach Schtrappe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schtrappe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen is working for takedown but Schtrappe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Schtrappe lands a nice uppercut.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Allen.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen is trying to drag Schtrappe to the mat but Schtrappe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schtrappe is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schtrappe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Allen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe had his way with Trent Allen in that round.
That's time! Schtrappe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schtrappe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Allen slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Schtrappe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schtrappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Allen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schtrappe.
Allen throws a series of punches but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Allen takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen gets tackled into the cage by Schtrappe. Schtrappe maintains the clinch.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schtrappe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schtrappe trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a strike but Schtrappe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Allen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schtrappe is one step ahead there.
Schtrappe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Allen, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schtrappe lands with a nice body punch.
Schtrappe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schtrappe doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen moves out of range as Schtrappe strikes.
Some wild striking there from Schtrappe.
Allen tries to clinch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Schtrappe backs away looking to recover.
Schtrappe stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Schtrappe tries to sprawl but Allen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control from half guard but Schtrappe is working away.
Schtrappe trying to control from the bottom.
Schtrappe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schtrappe actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bach Schtrappe.
I think Schtrappe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bach Schtrappe!
Bach Schtrappe is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Bach Schtrappe, 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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