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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pirulito Bate Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Don't Waste My Time" by Jim Johnston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pirulito Bate Bate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate Bate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Griffin is trying to defend but Bate Bate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bate Bate is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Griffin!
Bate Bate looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Bate Bate landing shots from mount.
Bate Bate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Griffin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate Bate postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Griffin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bate Bate and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pirulito Bate Bate!
After the fight, Pirulito Bate Bate 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.
The defeated Marlon Griffin had this to say: 'The miracle is comin!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillashaw comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around-House of Pain. TJ Dillashaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields tries to clinch but Dillashaw moves away
and Dillashaw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dillashaw content to control rather than advance.
Dillashaw throwing shots but Shields is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dillashaw in particular looking to stall.
Shields keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dillashaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw seems to be working for a kimura but Shields defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillashaw stands up out of the half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Dillashaw. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Shields darts in and clinches Dillashaw up against the cage.
Shields throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillashaw.
Shields throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillashaw.
Shields misses with a punch to the body.
Shields looking to throw knees to the head but Dillashaw is blocking nicely.
Dillashaw is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shields struggles to land a body shot inside as Dillashaw controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dillashaw manages to end up in side control.
Dillashaw is staying tight to Shields's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shields misses with a takedown
and Dillashaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shields prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields presses Dillashaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dillashaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Shields.
Shields can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw controls the action.
Shields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shields throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dillashaw turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dillashaw manages to end up in side control.
The referee asks Dillashaw politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dillashaw prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shields taking a bit of punishment here - Dillashaw scoring with strikes.
Dillashaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shields is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillashaw scores with punches from side control.
Dillashaw just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dillashaw prevents Shields from escaping the position.
Dillashaw is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shields's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dillashaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shields is avoiding damage well.
Dillashaw connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shields some visible discomfort.
Dillashaw controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dillashaw drives through and clinches with Shields against the cage.
Shields prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shields is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shields tries a body shot but Dillashaw blocks it.
Shields lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shields can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw controls the action.
Dillashaw can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dillashaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields tries a body shot but Dillashaw blocks it.
Shields prevents the takedown attempt.
Shields with a knee to the head.
Dillashaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shields avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dillashaw prevents a body shot from Shields.
Shields prevents the takedown attempt.
Shields 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.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
Shields tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw's elbow.
Shields throws a head punch that misses.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
Dillashaw gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Dillashaw from controlling successfully.
Shields wants to stand up but Dillashaw is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ Dillashaw just wasn't active enough.
Dillashaw tries to clinch but Shields moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shields circles away.
Shields fails with the takedown.
Dillashaw misses with a takedown attempt - Shields sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillashaw shoots in and drives through. Shields sprawls well.
Shields tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dillashaw defends well and Shields ends up having to push Dillashaw into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shields misses with a body punch.
Shields can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw controls the action.
Dillashaw is trying to trip Shields. He has hold of a leg but Shields is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dillashaw persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dillashaw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dillashaw seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shields for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dillashaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shields is looking to clinch.
Dillashaw gets caught flat footed, as Shields shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillashaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillashaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shields throws a strike but Dillashaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shields is looking to stand up but Dillashaw isn't so interested in that idea.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Dillashaw wants to pass the guard but Shields is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillashaw content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dillashaw dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shields lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dillashaw blocks the elbow strike.
Shields pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillashaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillashaw can't get the takedown.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillashaw has Shields pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dillashaw pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shields tumbling to the mat - Dillashaw dives into Shields's guard.
Dillashaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Shields is retaining full guard.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Dillashaw from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shields tries to clinch but Dillashaw moves out of range.
Dillashaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shields pinned against the cage. Shields gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields wants to clinch
and Dillashaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shields's guard.
Dillashaw stays in close to Shields's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillashaw throwing strikes from guard but Shields blocks nicely.
Dillashaw is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ Dillashaw just wasn't active enough.
Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillashaw tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillashaw to the ground. Dillashaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shields napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dillashaw working the head with strikes.
Dillashaw is looking to take a break and control but Shields is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillashaw controlling the position.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to escape but Dillashaw is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillashaw, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Dillashaw!
Post fight, an emotional TJ Dillashaw said 'Just Like I said im gonna beat him so bad.I just give him an ass whoppin,And look at him PITY,WEAK,DOUCHE,and DISGUSTING OLD MAN..LETS JUST BE HONEST MAN HES A CLOWN IN THE SPORT,a REJECT,THE SPORT DOESNT NEED HIM.GO HOME AND FIND ANOTHER JOB,YOU DONT BELONG HERE.'.
Jason Shields spoke after the fight, saying 'I gotta go back and train hard and wait for my next fight offer'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Vondracek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricue Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maricue Russel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Vondracek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maricue Russel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondracek darts in trying to clinch
and Russel counters with a shoot takedown. Vondracek fights it but they end up in guard.
Russel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vondracek wants to stand up but Russel is controlling him.
Russel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Vondracek working a defensive guard here.
Vondracek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russel on the ground.
Russel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vondracek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vondracek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondracek wants to improve his position but instead Russel has moved into half guard.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vondracek defends it well.
Russel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vondracek is trying to stand back up but Russel is controlling him
Vondracek has hold of Russel's hands but Russel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Russel wants to pass the guard but Vondracek is defending well.
Vondracek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondracek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russel.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel wants to work for an arm triangle but Vondracek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vondracek defends it well.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel is trying to work for a kimura but Vondracek is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel is looking to advance position but Vondracek won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel 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.
Russel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vondracek defending well though.
Russel misses with a head shot. Vondracek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vondracek trying to control the position.
Vondracek keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
Russel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Russel throwing strikes from guard but Vondracek blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel is looking to work some ground and pound but Vondracek has wrist control.
Russel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russel throws a strike but Vondracek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel is trying to keep Vondracek in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maricue Russel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vondracek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Russel sprawls well. Russel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vondracek gets slowly back to his feet.
Vondracek swats away the attempt to clinch by Russel.
Vondracek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vondracek's head.
Vondracek is trying to control but can't.
Vondracek pushes Russel off but Russel dives into side control.
Russel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vondracek keeps working.
Vondracek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel working the ground and pound.
Vondracek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Russel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Russel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vondracek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Russel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vondracek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Russel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vondracek, who protects the arm well.
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!
Russel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Russel.
Russel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vondracek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vondracek tries to get out of the position.
Russel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vondracek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Russel connects with a decent elbow.
Vondracek regains half guard, as Russel was trying to land strikes.
Russel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel is looking to take a break and control but Vondracek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russel throwing shots but Vondracek is blocking nicely.
Vondracek is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Russel with the ground and pound but Vondracek uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Russel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Russel 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.
Russel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vondracek's guard.
Russel winds up and cracks Vondracek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russel tries to pass to full mount but Vondracek defends it.
Russel misses with a head shot. Vondracek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vondracek 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maricue Russel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vondracek misses the shot to the body.
Vondracek throws a jab when Russel was well out of range.
Vondracek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vondracek gets tackled into the cage by Russel. Russel maintains the clinch.
Vondracek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vondracek successfully pulls guard.
Vondracek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russel is in close to Vondracek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing good reports from Vondracek's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vondracek is looking to stand up but Russel isn't so interested in that idea.
Russel has gone for a leg lock! Vondracek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Russel's guard.
Russel wants to sweep here but Vondracek controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondracek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Russel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vondracek trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
Russel pulls Vondracek in close to prevent any damage.
Vondracek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vondracek advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vondracek trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
Vondracek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Russel is proving hard to escape from.
Russel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vondracek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Vondracek from controlling successfully.
Maricue Russel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vondracek with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vondracek wanted to stand there but Russel had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Russel holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vondracek moves in looking to clinch but Russel pushes him off.
Russel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Russel controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Russel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russel working over Vondracek with some ground and pound. Vondracek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Russel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Russel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roman Vondracek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maricue Russel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russel 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maricue Russel!
During a confident post fight interview, Maricue Russel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tenorio comes into the arena with Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son blaring out of the sound system. Brooks has chosen ZAO - the psalm of the city of the dead. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Carlos Tenorio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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25
162 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorio lands with a nice combination. Brooks backs away looking to recover.
Tenorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenorio misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Tenorio.
We've been told by Tenorio's head coaches at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tenorio.
Tenorio misses with a kick to the body
and Tenorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tenorio's corner calls for a 1-2. Tenorio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks tried to score with a low kick but Tenorio checks it.
Tenorio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tenorio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Brooks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carlos Tenorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tenorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brooks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks wants to land a leg kick but Tenorio is out of range.
Brooks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tenorio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Tenorio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tenorio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Tenorio.
Tenorio looks to land a combination. Brooks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Tenorio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brooks.
Tenorio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Tenorio.
Tenorio misses with the combination.
Tenorio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Tenorio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Tenorio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tenorio digs a good body shot into Brooks's ribs.
Tenorio misses with a few strikes there.
Tenorio throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Tenorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenorio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooks counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Tenorio.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Tenorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Tenorio.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Tenorio.
Tenorio misses with the combination.
Tenorio tries to land a body kick
and Brooks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio can't keep his opponent in guard - Brooks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brooks is pressing down on Tenorio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tenorio is holding on for now.
Brooks 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.
Brooks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brooks is looking for a kimura but Tenorio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.
Tenorio wants to stand back up but Brooks manages to pass into side control.
Brooks lands an elbow.
Brooks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brooks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tenorio is pushing Brooks's head away, looking to escape. Brooks manages to hold on to the position though.
Brooks working the head and body with strikes.
Tenorio is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenorio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tenorio to see if he's OK.
Brooks working the ground and pound but Tenorio is defending the strikes.
Tenorio is pushing Brooks's head away, looking to escape. Brooks manages to hold on to the position though.
Tenorio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tenorio is rocked!
Brooks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tenorio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Tenorio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tenorio is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tenorio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brooks is trying to get an arm triangle but Tenorio is defending well.
Brooks moves into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tenorio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brooks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tenorio looks a forlorn figure.
Brooks has hold of Tenorio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tenorio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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 Carlos Tenorio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Tenorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos Tenorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenorio tries to sprawl but Brooks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tenorio is looking to escape.
Brooks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks scores with a big shot! Tenorio's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Tenorio! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Brooks!
A victorious Eric Brooks 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Grot Myszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grot Myszkowski comes into the arena with Boom Shag Ragga - Harris & Ford blaring out of the sound system. Gallows has chosen Vesta as his entrance music. Dutch Gallows told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Grot Myszkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Gallows!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grot Myszkowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallows swivels and escapes.
Grot Myszkowski tries for a takedown but Gallows sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallows fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gallows throws a leg kick which misses Grot Myszkowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Grot Myszkowski tries to avoid it.
Gallows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grot Myszkowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Gallows.
Gallows fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grot Myszkowski tries to move into range but Gallows moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gallows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallows throws a shot to the body.
Grot Myszkowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Gallows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Grot Myszkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallows scores with a shot to the body.
Gallows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grot Myszkowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gallows throws a leg kick but Grot Myszkowski checks it.
Dutch Gallows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grot Myszkowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gallows tries to avoid it but Grot Myszkowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gallows to the ground. Gallows escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gallows throws out a leg kick but Grot Myszkowski moves out of range and Gallows only half commits.
Gallows throws an overhand right that lands on Grot Myszkowski's shoulder, as Grot Myszkowski tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Gallows coming out on top.
Grot Myszkowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dutch Gallows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grot Myszkowski tries for a takedown but Gallows sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallows scores with a head kick.
Gallows throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grot Myszkowski.
A head kick misses from Gallows.
Gallows darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grot Myszkowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Gallows and Grot Myszkowski falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gallows!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dutch Gallows!
Dutch Gallows 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice cube - It Takes A Nation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Josh Wentworth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth misses with a takedown attempt - Flodder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wentworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Flodder tries to sprawl out of it but Wentworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flodder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wentworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flodder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flodder as he jumps to the side.
Kees Flodder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown but Flodder shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wentworth misses with a combination
and Flodder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wentworth is rocked!
It looks like Josh Wentworth has been cut.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown but Flodder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flodder counters with a straight that turns Wentworth's legs to rubber! Flodder pushes forward with more strikes and Wentworth goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kees Flodder!
Kees Flodder made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anwar Sadat!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat moves away from the strike by Gremlin.
Gremlin throws an overhand right that lands on Sadat's shoulder, as Sadat tries to avoid the shot.
Gremlin scores with a jab. Sadat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gremlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Gremlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sadat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gremlin.
Sadat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gremlin defends well and Sadat ends up having to push Gremlin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sadat blocks an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sadat backwards.
Gremlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sadat backwards.
Gremlin can't find room to land a body shot as Sadat controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sadat's face.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gremlin.
Gremlin misses with the head strike.
Sadat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
Sadat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gremlin has a couple of punches blocked by Sadat.
Gremlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Sadat 's eye.
Sadat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gremlin walks away with a smile on his face. Sadat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Sadat or perhaps it was just good defense by Gremlin which made him look bad.
Gremlin misses with a straight left.
A jab from Gremlin does it's job there.
Gremlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sadat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadat.
Gremlin misses with a low kick as Sadat jumps back.
Gremlin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sadat throws a shot to the body.
Gremlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sadat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gremlin tests Sadat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sadat misses.
Gremlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sadat swats away the attempt to clinch by Gremlin.
Gremlin moves in looking to clinch but Sadat pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sadat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gremlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gremlin. That's going to slow Sadat down.
Gremlin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gremlin.
Gremlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadat circles away.
Gremlin looks to land a left hand but Sadat moved out of range nicely.
Gremlin wants to clinch up but Sadat keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Gremlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sadat doesn't seem phased though.
Gremlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadat circles away.
Sadat shoots in looking for a takedown but Gremlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sadat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sadat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sadat lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gremlin can't keep his opponent in guard - Sadat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadat is looking to advance position but Gremlin won't allow it.
Sadat is trying to control the action in half guard but Gremlin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sadat is looking for a kimura here.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sadat shoots in for a double leg but Gremlin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sadat digs a good body shot into Gremlin's ribs.
Gremlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sadat counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gremlin!
Sadat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gremlin as he avoids it easily.
Sadat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gremlin, as that shot connected.
Gremlin sizes up Sadat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gremlin has Sadat up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sadat's face.
Gremlin trying to land knees to the body.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadat.
Sadat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sadat tries to break free but Gremlin pushes him back against the cage.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Gremlin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadat.
Gremlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadat.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Sadat shrugs off.
Sadat tries to pull guard but Gremlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Sadat drops back down to his feet.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Sadat in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Sadat avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Sadat tries to pull guard but Gremlin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gremlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sadat tries to circle away but Gremlin has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Gremlin.
Sadat avoids a wild elbow strike from Gremlin.
Bobcat Gremlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gremlin is leaning against Sadat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gremlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sadat goes for a takedown attempt but Gremlin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sadat keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Sadat.
Gremlin clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Sadat jumps guard but Gremlin stands there with Sadat around his waist. Sadat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sadat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Sadat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin has Sadat pressed against the cage, preventing Sadat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Sadat shrugs off.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sadat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gremlin circles away.
Gremlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sadat misses with a wild body shot.
Sadat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadat misses with a takedown attempt - Gremlin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gremlin has Sadat up against the cage in a clinch.
Gremlin pushes Sadat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Sadat in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin misses with the head strike.
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat blocks a body shot from Gremlin.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sadat managing to block the knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Gremlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Gremlin missing with knees to the body.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Gremlin misses with an elbow strike.
Sadat avoids a wild elbow strike from Gremlin.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadat avoids it.
Gremlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
Gremlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Gremlin tries to work over Sadat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadat can do to turn this around?
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Sadat blocks the elbow strike.
Gremlin misses with a knee strike.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin has a couple of punches blocked by Sadat.
Sadat fails to pull guard.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but Gremlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gremlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gremlin.
Sadat blocking some punches.
Gremlin missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Sadat avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Sadat 's eye.
Sadat blocking some punches.
Sadat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gremlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sadat managing to block the knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Sadat blocks with his arms.
Gremlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadat.
Sadat jumps guard but Gremlin stands there with Sadat around his waist. Sadat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gremlin misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Sadat blocking some punches.
Gremlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sadat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gremlin tries to clinch up.
Gremlin moves in looking to clinch but Sadat pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gremlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gremlin rather than just go for the knockout.
Gremlin instigates a clinch.
Gremlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sadat backwards.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Sadat 's eye.
Gremlin misses with an elbow strike.
Gremlin keeps control of Sadat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Sadat shrugs off.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sadat avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin misses with some punches.
Gremlin throws a head punch that misses.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadat.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gremlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sadat is trying to break free.
Sadat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gremlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gremlin prevents Sadat from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin has a couple of punches blocked by Sadat.
Sadat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sadat blocks an elbow strike.
Sadat jumps guard but Gremlin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gremlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gremlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
Sadat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gremlin walks away with a smile on his face. Sadat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gremlin is looking to clinch but Sadat is avoiding it.
Gremlin stuffs the takedown.
Gremlin clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin digs a right hand underneath Sadat's ribcage. Sadat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gremlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
Gremlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadat manages to pull guard.
Sadat is pulling down on Gremlin's head. It's preventing any offense from Gremlin, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobcat Gremlin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gremlin tries to clinch but Sadat is having none of it.
Sadat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadat swats away the attempt to clinch by Gremlin.
Sadat shoots in and drives through. Gremlin sprawls well.
Sadat goes for a double leg but Gremlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gremlin continues to drive forward.
Gremlin gets through Sadat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sadat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Sadat's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin had his way with Anwar Sadat in 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. This is the final round!
Sadat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gremlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sadat, pushing him back against the cage.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sadat backwards.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Sadat 's eye.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gremlin to keep the fight standing.
Sadat managing to block the knees to the body from Gremlin.
Sadat avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Sadat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gremlin throws an elbow that misses.
Sadat fails to pull guard.
Gremlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sadat's elbow.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sadat's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sadat controls his hands.
Sadat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Sadat.
Gremlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sadat backwards.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin working aggressively here.
Sadat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Sadat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gremlin presses Sadat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadat avoids the damage to the body.
Sadat blocks an uppercut.
Gremlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sadat avoids the damage to the body.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Gremlin - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sadat's defenses.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadat blocks it with crossed arms.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadat is trying to break free.
Sadat avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadat jumps guard but Gremlin stands there with Sadat around his waist. Sadat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sadat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gremlin uses from the top position.
Gremlin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sadat has Gremlin pulled in close to control his posture.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bobcat Gremlin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sadat gets tackled into the cage by Gremlin. Gremlin maintains the clinch.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gremlin to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadat blocks the elbow strike.
Sadat is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Anwar Sadat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadat tries to pull guard but Gremlin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadat tries to pull guard but Gremlin won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobcat Gremlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gremlin, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobcat Gremlin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobcat Gremlin thanked Zombie Nutrition - LOD for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MixMaster Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me has chosen Digital Animal as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krzysztof Morawski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MixMaster Me!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morawski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Morawski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Me tries to clinch but Morawski moves away
and Morawski counters with a shoot takedown. Me fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morawski tries to free his leg and advance position but Me is retaining full guard.
Me wants to sweep but no luck.
Morawski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morawski wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Morawski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Me is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Me darts in and clinches Morawski up against the cage.
Morawski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Me is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Me tries to stall but Morawski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morawski tries to score a body lock takedown but Me shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morawski is working for takedown but Me is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Morawski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me tries to break the clinch but Morawski is controlling the position.
Me lands a body punch.
Me tries to work over Morawski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morawski tries to circle away but Me has him pinned against the cage.
Me prevents the takedown attempt.
Morawski has hold of one of Me's legs. Me is fighting the takedown attempt but Morawski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Me is looking to stand up but Morawski isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morawski wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Our spies down at at HILITE Fighting Club inform us that Me has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Morawski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Me works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morawski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski tries to free his leg and advance position but Me is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morawski advances to half guard.
Me is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Me avoid being mounted?
Morawski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morawski is keen to just control but Me is a slippery customer.
Morawski moves into full mount! Me won't be happy about that!
Me 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is keen to just control but Me is a slippery customer.
Morawski stops Me from getting back to his feet.
Morawski seems to be looking for submissions.
Me is not content to let Morawski control the position.
Me desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Me is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Me avoid being mounted?
Morawski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Me's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is refusing to be controlled, as Morawski sits in half guard.
Me keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MixMaster Me has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Morawski circles away.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morawski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me tries to clinch but Morawski moves out of range.
Me misses with a head kick.
Morawski shoots in looking for a takedown but Me manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morawski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morawski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Me as he jumps to the side.
Me wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morawski circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Me moves in looking to clinch but Morawski pushes him off.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me fails to land with a series of punches.
Morawski swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Morawski gets a double leg takedown into Me's guard.
Morawski trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Morawski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Me swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morawski wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Morawski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Me is controlling Morawski's posture.
Morawski wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Krzysztof Morawski.
Me misses with a few strikes there.
Me looks to clinch
and Morawski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Me fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morawski, pushing him back against the cage.
Morawski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Me's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Me stops Morawski from passing to mount.
Morawski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Me is trying to buck Morawski off.
Morawski tries to score with some ground and pound. Me controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Me keeps working.
Morawski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Me tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Me is holding Morawski down, trying to stall.
Morawski taking a breather here.
Morawski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Krzysztof Morawski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski tries to advance to mount but Me denies him.
Morawski misses with the ground and pound.
Morawski tries to move to full mount but Me actually manages to regain half guard.
Morawski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Me's head.
Morawski is trying to control. Me wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me kicks Morawski off and gets back to his feet.
Me tries to clinch up.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morawski keeps the fight on the outside.
Morawski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Me to the mat! Me manages to get full guard.
Me keeping moving, preventing Morawski from controlling successfully.
Morawski distracts Me with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Me is looking to stand up but Morawski isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morawski trying to control the position from guard on top but Me is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morawski wants to pass the guard but Me is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Me takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morawski swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morawski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morawski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morawski throws a leg kick but Me moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Me.
It looks like Krzysztof Morawski has been cut.
Morawski goes for a double leg but Me avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Me continues to drive forward.
Morawski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Me's elbow.
Morawski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Me pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Me misses with a double jab.
Me clinches with his opponent.
Morawski wants to take the fight to the mat but Me manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Morawski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Me is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Me blocks a head kick by Morawski.
Me tries to clinch but Morawski is having none of it.
Morawski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me loads up on a big right hand but Morawski slips the punch.
Morawski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morawski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
MixMaster Me is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Me tries to move into range but Morawski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morawski shoots for a takedown but Me saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morawski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morawski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Me did well to prevent Morawski getting side control.
Morawski stops Me from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Me doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morawski.
Me looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morawski wants to control but Me is keeping him busy.
Me tries to get to full guard but Morawski has control of the leg.
Me has hold of Morawski's hands but Morawski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control the action but Me is working from the bottom.
Me is trying to stand back up but Morawski is controlling him
Morawski is looking to advance position but Me won't allow it.
Me tries to kick Morawski off but Morawski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morawski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Me keeps working.
Me wants to get back to his feet.
Morawski thows a huge punch but Me dodges it nicely.
Morawski prevents Me from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Me defends it well.
Me avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morawski.
Me is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Me avoid being mounted?
Morawski wants to advance to full mount but Me doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Me is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morawski is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morawski tries to free his leg and advance position but Me is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but MixMaster Me just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Morawski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Morawski.
Morawski swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
MixMaster Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morawski swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Me wants to clinch up but Morawski keeps it at a distance.
Me tries to clinch there but Morawski circles away.
Morawski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morawski has a takedown stuffed.
Me has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Morawski.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morawski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Me misses
and Morawski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morawski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Me sees it coming and defends easily.
Me is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Me avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control from half guard but Me is working away.
Morawski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Me is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Krzysztof Morawski!
Krzysztof Morawski retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Krzysztof Morawski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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