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RYZE 79: Iron vs. Chim PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sun God Ra 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra lands a head shot.
Larsonn is looking to clinch but Ra is avoiding it.
Larsonn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Larsonn is out of range.
Ra darts in and clinches Larsonn up against the cage.
Larsonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsonn misses with a knee strike.
Larsonn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Larsonn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
Larsonn lands an elbow just above Ra 's eye.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Larsonn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsonn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra lands an uppercut.
Ra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Larsonn's ribcage.
Larsonn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Larsonn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsonn.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ra tries to work over Larsonn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larsonn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ra's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larsonn misses with a punch to the body.
Ra just leaning against Larsonn, taking a breather.
Larsonn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ra stalling against the cage.
Ra blocks the elbow strike.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsonn as Ra tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Good body shot from Larsonn.
Ra blocks a body shot from Larsonn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsonn.
Larsonn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsonn.
Larsonn looking to throw knees to the head but Ra is blocking nicely.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsonn is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsonn.
Larsonn misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Ra takes a shot to the head.
Ra avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsonn.
Ra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larsonn obliges.
Larsonn with a knee to the head.
Ra effectively controlling the action here.
Larsonn lands an elbow that stopped Ra in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ra.
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsonn as Ra tries to tie him up.
Ra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsonn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ra takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Larsonn missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn connects with a knee to the head.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsonn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra lands a shoulder strike.
Ra dodges an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Larsonn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ulf Larsonn has been cut.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larsonn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ra can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.
Larsonn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larsonn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsonn lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsonn.
Larsonn lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn misses with a body punch.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Larsonn dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Larsonn scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 Ulf Larsonn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larsonn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Larsonn.
Ra misses with a wild body shot.
Ra lands an overhand right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ra 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.
Larsonn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larsonn's guard.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
Ra postures up and lands a big shot to Larsonn's brow.
Ra postures up and lands a big shot to Larsonn's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsonn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ra stands up over Larsonn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ra wants to control from the top but Larsonn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra landing some decent shots from guard.
Ra looking to sit in guard and control but Larsonn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Larsonn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ra's guard.
Ra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn stands and steps away. Ra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Larsonn wants to clinch.
Larsonn wants to clinch but Ra slips to the side
and Ra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsonn thinking.
Larsonn darts in and clinches Ra up against the cage.
Larsonn blocks an elbow strike.
Larsonn lands a body punch.
Larsonn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsonn.
Ulf Larsonn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
Larsonn avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsonn.
Larsonn blocks the elbow strike.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra misses with a body punch.
Larsonn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ra's defenses.
Larsonn lands an elbow inside that Ra shrugs off.
Larsonn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Larsonn trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsonn lands a damaging elbow.
Ra trying to stall but Larsonn improves his position.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Larsonn misses with a knee strike.
Larsonn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ra.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ra blocks an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Larsonn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larsonn digs a right hand underneath Ra's ribcage. Ra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsonn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks an elbow strike.
Ra avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsonn.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. Larsonn won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ra trying to stall but Larsonn improves his position.
Larsonn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ra lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Sun God Ra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ra punishes Larsonn's body with a nice straight punch.
Larsonn throws a head kick that misses.
Ulf Larsonn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larsonn. Larsonn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larsonn wants to clinch
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Larsonn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsonn sizes up Ra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larsonn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ra moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsonn pushes off an throws an elbow but Ra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larsonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ra blocks an elbow strike from Larsonn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larsonn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Larsonn blocks it.
Larsonn avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra trying to stall but Larsonn improves his position.
Ra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsonn backwards.
Larsonn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ra controls his hands.
Larsonn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larsonn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsonn misses with a knee to the head.
Larsonn tries to stall but Ra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsonn avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Larsonn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Larsonn up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra avoiding damage as Larsonn throws knees to the body.
Ra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Ra blocks an elbow strike from Larsonn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Larsonn can't find room to land a body shot as Ra controls the action.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Ra tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Ra back against the cage.
Come on Ra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ra lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Larsonn.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ra's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Ra.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Larsonn in his tracks for a moment.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Larsonn in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ra avoiding damage as Larsonn throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Ra slowing the pace effectively.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Larsonn shrugs off.
Larsonn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but Ra blocks with his arms.
Ra wants to stall.
Larsonn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Larsonn.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsonn is defending well for now.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but Ra blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larsonn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ra looking to stall.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra lands with a left to the head.
Ra looking to slow down the pace here.
Ra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Ra's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsonn blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ra's brow.
Larsonn connects with a knee to the head.
Larsonn takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michelle Jenneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelle Jenneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Young tries to clinch up.
Jenneke tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Jenneke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jenneke has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenneke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenneke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jenneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenneke breaks from the clinch.
Jenneke dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young moves into the clinch.
A short left from Jenneke.
Jenneke breaks the clinch.
Jenneke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenneke moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenneke moves into the clinch.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into range.
Franky Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young has Jenneke up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenneke breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenneke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jenneke on the inside.
Jenneke leaning against his opponent.
Jenneke blocks an uppercut.
Jenneke looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Jenneke.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenneke gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Jenneke stalls.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young tries a body shot but Jenneke blocks it.
Jenneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenneke prevents a body shot from Young.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young wants to clinch up but Jenneke keeps it at a distance.
Jenneke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenneke dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Jenneke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young tries a body shot but Jenneke blocks it.
Jenneke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Jenneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young avoids the body shot from Jenneke.
Jenneke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenneke swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young tries to clinch but Jenneke moves out of range.
Jenneke rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jenneke.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Jenneke controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenneke's elbow.
Young letting Jenneke take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Jenneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenneke connects with a crisp jab.
Jenneke tries a head kick but it misses.
Young wants to clinch up but Jenneke keeps it at a distance.
Jenneke with a jab.
Jenneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Jenneke tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young misses with a double jab.
Michelle Jenneke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenneke keeps the fight on the outside.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenneke circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young wants to clinch up but Jenneke keeps it at a distance.
Jenneke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jenneke counters with a leg kick.
Jenneke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenneke misses the shot to the body.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenneke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenneke scores with a jab to the head.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenneke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenneke throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Jenneke thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenneke misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young is looking to clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Jenneke cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Jenneke tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Jenneke pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelle Jenneke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jenneke clinches.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenneke lands a shot to the body.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Jenneke lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Jenneke - that landed with a thud.
Jenneke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenneke throws an elbow but it misses.
Jenneke is trying to stall.
A short right from Jenneke on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenneke lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Jenneke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young is rocked!
Jenneke breaks the clinch.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenneke finish him?
Jenneke has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Jenneke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Jenneke avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Jenneke lands a shoulder strike.
Jenneke is working Young over against the cage.
Jenneke pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenneke controlling the action here for a moment.
Jenneke lands a shoulder strike.
Jenneke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Young! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jenneke is unloading with more strikes now! Young drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michelle Jenneke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balan Syed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Syed has chosen Undead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balan Syed!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Syed! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Balan Syed!
Balan Syed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sisyphus's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sisyphus pushes a forearm under Raziq's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Raziq is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyros Sisyphus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Caballero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Caballero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Caballero takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Caballero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis throws a push kick but Caballero slaps the foot to one side.
Caballero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Caballero's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Caballero closes the distance and clinches.
Davis avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
Davis is working Caballero over against the cage.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Caballero, against the cage.
Davis misses with the head strike.
A short left from Caballero.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caballero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero lands a right hand.
Caballero working aggressively here.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caballero.
Caballero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Caballero working Davis over with knees to the body.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caballero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Caballero misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caballero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Caballero misses with a body punch.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caballero throws an elbow but misses.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caballero seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
Caballero lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Caballero scores with a knee to the head.
Caballero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Caballero controls the action.
Caballero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Davis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caballero.
Davis avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
Caballero lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Caballero prevents a body shot from Davis.
Caballero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Caballero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caballero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis tries to work over Caballero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caballero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
Caballero gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caballero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caballero.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caballero's elbow.
Caballero landing knees to the body.
Caballero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Caballero shrugs off.
Davis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
Davis presses Caballero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Caballero pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Caballero controls the action.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caballero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caballero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caballero blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Caballero avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis throws a jab when Caballero was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caballero.
Caballero lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Caballero catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caballero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caballero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis throws a leg kick
letting Caballero counter with a right hand.
Caballero moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Caballero.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caballero counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Caballero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caballero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caballero, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Davis 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.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Caballero.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caballero can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Caballero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warwick Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caballero.
Caballero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caballero struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Caballero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caballero struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Caballero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Caballero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caballero tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caballero throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Caballero - that landed with a thud.
Caballero gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caballero lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caballero obliges.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caballero lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davis tries to work over Caballero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caballero lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
Caballero gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caballero lands a nice uppercut.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Caballero shrugs off.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caballero.
Caballero working aggressively here.
Caballero lands an elbow inside.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caballero's brow.
A knee to the head by Caballero.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caballero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caballero landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caballero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caballero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
Caballero is working Davis over against the cage.
Caballero looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Caballero blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Caballero dominated that second round.
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!
Caballero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caballero finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Caballero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Caballero slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Caballero.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Caballero's head back.
Caballero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caballero ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Caballero tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Caballero is rocked!
Caballero gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Davis gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Caballero is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warwick Davis!
Warwick Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nohara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Hewitt's chin.
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160 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hewitt.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hewitt trying to control the action but Nohara is working from the bottom.
Nohara being controlled for a moment.
Nohara is trying to improve his position.
Nohara wants to control but Hewitt postures up.
Nohara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hewitt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nohara has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hewitt but great work by Nohara.
Hewitt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nohara remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nohara is putting a hurting on Hewitt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hewitt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nohara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nohara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hewitt struggling a bit here.
Nohara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara working the head with strikes.
Nohara is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hewitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nohara is looking to take a break and control but Hewitt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nohara is putting a hurting on Hewitt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nohara in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nohara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nohara lands some shots froms side control.
Hewitt is trying to improve his position.
Hewitt is letting Nohara control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt is trying to improve his position.
Hewitt keeps trying to improve his position.
Hewitt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nohara off and has taken his back!
Nohara is in bad spot here.
Hewitt is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nohara reverses the position brilliantly into Hewitt's guard!
Nohara stands up over Hewitt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hewitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hewitt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hewitt pulls Nohara in close to prevent any damage.
Hewitt is trying to keep Nohara in close.
Nohara landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hewitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nohara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nohara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nohara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nohara missing with a left hand there. Hewitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hewitt slips a jab from Nohara.
Hewitt misses with a takedown attempt - Nohara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nohara throws the kick towards the body but Hewitt avoids it.
Nohara cracks Hewitt with an open hand slap.
Hiro Nohara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hewitt dives in and scores a takedown into Nohara's guard.
Hewitt postures up.
Hewitt pushes down on Nohara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nohara is staying active underneath Hewitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hewitt is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hewitt is looking for a kimura here.
Nohara is trying to get back to full guard.
Nohara gets full guard.
Nohara is looking to stand up but Hewitt isn't so interested in that idea.
Nohara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nohara is keeping the position for now.
Hewitt postures up.
Nohara pulls Hewitt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hewitt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nohara keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
Nohara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nohara tried to score with a low kick but Hewitt checks it.
Nohara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nohara wants to sweep here but Hewitt controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
Hewitt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nohara trying to control the position.
Hewitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Nohara is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martin Hewitt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hewitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nohara but Nohara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hiro Nohara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Hewitt.
Nohara looks for the body kick but Hewitt saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nohara is looking to clinch.
Hewitt tries to clinch up.
Nohara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hewitt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nohara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nohara is trying to get back to full guard.
Hewitt is trying to work for a kimura but Nohara is defending well.
Nohara wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nohara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hewitt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nohara is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nohara has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nohara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hewitt.
Hewitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nohara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hewitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nohara.
Hewitt has his takedown stuffed
and Nohara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nohara throws a shot from downtown. Hewitt moves away and avoids it.
Nohara motions for Hewitt to come forward. Nohara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nohara lands a jab to Hewitt's midsection.
Nohara connects with a leg kick. Hewitt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hewitt tries to keep at a distance but Nohara has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nohara taking a breather.
Hewitt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hewitt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nohara smiles and moves away.
Hiro Nohara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Hewitt.
Hewitt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nohara throws a hook to the side of Hewitt's head but Hewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hewitt tries for a takedown but Nohara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nohara feints and then cracks Hewitt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hewitt down.
Nohara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hewitt.
Nohara throws a leg kick but Hewitt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nohara throws a body punch but Hewitt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt shoots in and bounces Nohara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nohara trying to control the position.
Hewitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hewitt looking to sit in guard and control but Nohara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hewitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin Hewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nohara trying to control but Hewitt is working from the bottom.
Hewitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt is trying to keep Nohara in close.
Hewitt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nohara is aware though and is defending well.
Hewitt wants to sweep here but Nohara controlling him for the moment.
Nohara trying to control but Hewitt is working from the bottom.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nohara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nohara throws an elbow that misses. Hewitt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nohara's guard. Nice move by Hewitt!
Hewitt stopping the sweep attempt from Nohara.
Hewitt wants to pass the guard but Nohara is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nohara working a defensive guard here.
Nohara keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
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 Hiro Nohara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nohara, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hiro Nohara!
Hiro Nohara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Henson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cade avoids the body shot from Henson.
Cade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cade slips a jab from Henson.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henson punishes Cade's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been hearing reports that Cade has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cade scores with a nice right hand.
Henson misses with a looping right.
Cade throws a series of strikes that have Henson backpedaling.
Henson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cade counters with a nice uppercut.
Cade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Henson can't do much from the bottom here.
Cade tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is trying to control Cade's posture but Cade avoids it.
Henson manages to get back to half guard.
Henson wants to improve his position but Cade is controlling well.
Henson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cade tries to stand but can't do so whilst Henson controls his leg.
Henson moves into full guard.
Henson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henson has a closed guard, preventing Cade from standing up.
Cade trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
Henson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cade defends it easily.
Henson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson has his foot on Cade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cade works his way back into a safe position though.
Cade gets to his feet - Henson follows without any prompting.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Henson is out of range.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Henson scores with a body shot.
Henson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
Cade blocks a jab.
Cade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Cade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cade scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
Henson lands with a nice body punch.
Cade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henson.
Cade connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.
Henson cracks a nice hook into Cade's ribs.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Henson finds it's way through Cade's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henson misses with a shot to the body
and Cade counters with a stiff right hand.
Cade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Cade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henson throws a jab when Cade was well out of range.
Henson moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Henson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cade rather than just go for the knockout.
Cade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cade avoids the body shot from Henson.
Henson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henson defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade avoids the body shot from Henson.
Henson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Henson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henson cracks Cade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carl Cade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson lands the left hand.
A jab from Henson finds it's way through Cade's defenses.
Cade scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Cade as he connects with a hook.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cade.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Henson works Cade's body with a nice hook.
Henson scores with a hook.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cade.
Cade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carl Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Henson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with an uppercut
and Cade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson tries to clinch up.
Cade misses with a hook.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Cade moved out of range.
Henson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henson scrambles back to his feet.
Cade throws a hook but Henson avoids it easily.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cade - the referee stops the clock and Henson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cade. Henson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henson scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Henson drives through and clinches with Cade against the cage.
Cade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade blocks an uppercut.
Cade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson tests Cade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cade has time to react.
Cade throws a right hand that misses
letting Henson counter with a right hand.
Henson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cade misses with a few strikes there.
Cade throws out a loose jab but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Cade moves away from the strike by Henson.
Cade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson lands a right hook to the body.
Cade scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Cade misses.
Cade missing with a left hand there. Henson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cade throws a big shot that misses.
Cade misses with an uppercut.
Cade walks into a straight right hand from Henson.
A left lands for Cade.
Cade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cade cracks Henson with a good jab.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cade.
Henson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cade's corner calls for a 1-2. Cade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley Henson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henson.
Henson thuds his right hand into Cade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cade throws a series of strikes that have Henson backpedaling.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Cade moved out of range.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Henson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cade misses with a double jab.
Henson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henson clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson fails to pull guard.
A short right from Henson on the inside.
Cade works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Henson is looking for a triangle but Cade pushes his legs off easily.
Cade is looking to stand up but Henson won't let him.
Henson has his foot on Cade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cade works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cade wanted to stand there but Henson had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson looking to control.
Cade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cade defends well.
Henson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cade defends it easily.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cade wants to get up but he can't break Henson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henson's guard.
Cade controlling the action here.
Henson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henson.
Cade gets to his feet. Henson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
Henson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henson dodges the punch combination from Cade.
Henson lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Henson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cade takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a jab.
Henson throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Henson lands with a shot to the body.
Cade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cade scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henson.
Cade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cade connects with an inside leg kick.
Henson digs a good hook to Cade's body.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson scores with a shot to the body.
Carl Cade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson looks to land a left hand but Cade moved out of range nicely.
Henson throws a series of punches but Cade moves out of range.
Cade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cade cracks Henson with a right hand to the side of the 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!
Henson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Henson finds it's target.
Henson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cade scores with the left hand. Henson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henson jabs at Cade's body.
Cade throws out a leg kick but Henson moves out of range and Cade only half commits.
Henson moves away from the strike by Cade.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade misses with a double jab.
Henson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cade throws a combination. Henson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradley Henson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Henson moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradley Henson.
I've got Henson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Henson!
A very excited looking Bradley Henson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Dredd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Dredd as Dirty shoots in.
Dirty looks for a takedown but Dredd sprawls well.
Dredd digs a good hook to Dirty's body.
Dredd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dredd with a nice cross.
Dirty moves out of range as Dredd strikes.
Dredd swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty doesn't manage to clinch there - Dredd circles away.
Dredd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirty 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dredd keeping full guard, as Dirty tries to pass.
Dredd wants to stand but Dirty is controlling the position.
Dredd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty postures up.
Dirty stopping the sweep attempt from Dredd.
Dredd wants to stand and escape but Dirty is having none of it.
Dirty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dredd has momentary wrist control but Dirty slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirty throws a big elbow that misses.
Dirty throws a strike but Dredd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dirty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dredd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dirty is keeping the position for now.
Dredd postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Dredd from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dirty manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dredd is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dredd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dredd is working for takedown but Dirty is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dredd wants a takedown but no success here.
Dirty is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dirty gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dirty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dirty scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dirty throwing strikes from guard but Dredd blocks nicely.
Dredd looking for a guillotine here but Dirty defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Dredd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dirty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dirty passes Dredd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dirty slips a nice elbow through Dredd's hands, connecting with Dredd's forehead.
Dirty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dirty lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dredd is trying to get back to full guard.
Dirty stops Dredd from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty slips a nice elbow through Dredd's hands, connecting with Dredd's forehead.
Dirty passes to full mount!
Dredd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dredd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dredd tries to hold on but Dirty pushes him away.
Dirty lands a couple of good shots and Dredd has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dredd trying to control the action but Dirty just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty scores with punches from the back.
Dirty is raining down hard shots and and Dredd has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mac Dirty!
A very excited looking Mac Dirty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett comes to the cage accompanied by Jango Fett Unleashed. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett looks to land a combination but Tuilagi avoids it well.
Fett scores with a nice right hand.
Fett throws a leg kick but Tuilagi moved away.
Fett throws a sloppy head kick and Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
Tuilagi throws a leg kick
and Fett counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tuilagi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tuilagi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fett.
Tuilagi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tuilagi wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tuilagi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tuilagi wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tuilagi wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tuilagi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fett.
Fett is keen to just control but Tuilagi is a slippery customer.
Tuilagi is looking to improve his position.
Fett seems to be looking for submissions.
Tuilagi keeping hold of Fett's head, controlling as best he can.
Tuilagi wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like Fett is going to stand back up.
Tuilagi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tuilagi trying to control here.
Fett has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tuilagi is just riding it out for now. Fett eventually gives up the hold.
Tuilagi is looking to improve his position.
Fett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tuilagi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fett wants to control from the top but Tuilagi keeps moving.
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.
Tuilagi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fett thows a huge punch but Tuilagi dodges it nicely.
Tuilagi is doing well to control the position and prevent Fett from advancing to side control.
Fett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tuilagi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fett is working away from the top position though.
Tuilagi is in trouble now - Fett has advanced to mount!
Tuilagi is trying desperately to improve position.
Tuilagi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is desperately trying to improve his position but Fett has a good base and remains in mount.
Tuilagi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fett wants to free his trapped foot but Tuilagi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tuilagi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuilagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Tuilagi looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett stays in close to Tuilagi's body and controls the position.
Tuilagi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tuilagi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Tuilagi sees coming a mile off.
Fett misses with a body kick.
Fett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fett.
Tuilagi swinging wildly here.
Fett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fett is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tuilagi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tuilagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuilagi trying to control from half guard but Fett is working away.
Tuilagi thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Tuilagi is trying to control. Fett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fett wants to control but Tuilagi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi moves into full mount! Fett won't be happy about that!
Tuilagi lands a big elbow.
Tuilagi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fett?
Tuilagi with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett gets back to half guard.
Fett wants to get back to full guard.
Fett regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fett is on top in guard.
Tuilagi is controlling Fett's posture.
Tuilagi is trying to control the position but Fett postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi trying to control the position.
Tuilagi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manu Tuilagi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Fett does it's job there.
Tuilagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Tuilagi shoots for a takedown but Fett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tuilagi misses with an uppercut.
Tuilagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fett quickly recovers to half guard.
Tuilagi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tuilagi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tuilagi is trying to work for a kimura but Fett is defending well.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Fett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Fett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuilagi controls Fett momentarily but Fett frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fett working some strikes from top position.
Tuilagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fett sprawls well. Fett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuilagi gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Tuilagi misses.
Tuilagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi misses with a takedown attempt - Fett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuilagi slips under a jab from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fett.
A shot to the liver by Tuilagi. Beautiful body shot.
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuilagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fett avoids it really well and circles away.
Jango Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Tuilagi.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Tuilagi's head but Tuilagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuilagi clobbers Fett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Fett tenderised Tuilagi's leg. Tuilagi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Fett tenderised Tuilagi's leg. Tuilagi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jango Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuilagi misses the target.
Fett scores with a hook.
Fett gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett is thwarting Tuilagi's attempts to control the position.
Fett prevents Tuilagi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tuilagi defending well though.
Fett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manu Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett working the head and body with strikes.
Tuilagi is doing well to control the position and prevent Fett from advancing to side control.
Fett passes into side control, despite Tuilagi's attempt to control the position.
Fett tries to move to mount but Tuilagi blocks the move with his legs.
Tuilagi is trying to control Fett's posture but Fett avoids it.
Tuilagi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fett off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working for a choke but Fett is defending well.
Tuilagi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Fett.
Tuilagi controlling well, preventing Fett from escaping the position.
Fett wants to control his opponent's hands but Tuilagi gets his hands free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuilagi controls the action.
Tuilagi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi keeps control of the position easily here as Fett tries to buck him off.
Fett is in bad spot here.
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 Jango Fett.
I think Fett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jango Fett!
During a confident post fight interview, Jango Fett 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron misses with a right hand
and Chim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron blocks a jab.
Chim scores with a spinning back kick!
Chim slips under a jab from Iron.
Chim throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Chim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chim lands a high kick!
Iron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chim looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Chim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Chim throws a wild body kick that Iron sees coming a mile off.
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!
An inside leg kick from Chim misses.
Chim misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chim.
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Chim misses
and Iron counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Iron.
Iron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chim misses with a hook.
Chim ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
A bone on bone clash there as Iron blocks the leg kick.
Iron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron lands a jab to the nose.
Iron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chim missing with a left hand there. Iron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim scoring well with a low kick there.
Chim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chim thuds a left hand into Iron's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Chim as he connects with a hook.
Chim swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Chim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iron avoids it really well and circles away.
Iron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Iron. That's going to slow Chim down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron swings for the body but Chim moves out of range.
Iron tries a head kick but it misses.
Chim throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
Iron checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Iron.
Chim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron is out of range and Chim settles back down.
Iron throws a body punch but Chim moves out of range.
Chim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chim feints and then cracks Iron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron feints and then cracks Chim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chim down.
Iron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Iron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron lands a body shot.
Iron working aggressively here.
Iron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iron tries to throw a body punch but Chim avoids it by throwing Iron back against the cage.
Chim throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
Iron stalling.
Chim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron prevents Chim from breaking the clinch.
Iron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iron.
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 Crabby Iron will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Chim.
Iron lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chim.
Chim ducks right into an uppercut from Iron.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Chim slips the punch.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chim was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Iron throws a leg kick but Chim moved away.
A combination from Chim does no damage.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Chim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iron as he avoids it easily.
Iron misses with a right hand
and Chim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chim.
Chim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Iron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Iron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Iron cracks Chim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iron connects with a single shot there.
Iron looks to land a left hand but Chim moved out of range nicely.
Iron dips to his left and cracks Chim with an uppercut!
Iron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Iron.
Iron misses with a right hand
and Chim counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Chim
letting Iron counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chim. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron checks it well.
Iron lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chim takes a step back to recover.
Chim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron connects with a jab.
Iron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Chim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iron avoids it really well and circles away.
Iron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iron lands a jab to Chim's midsection.
Chim misses with a straight right.
Chim throws a body kick that misses
and Iron counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
A head kick misses from Chim.
Iron attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iron lands a really nice looking cross but Chim seems unphased.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chim throws a leg kick
enabling Iron to counter with a crisp jab.
Chim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iron checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chim can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Iron and Chim drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Iron.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron retains his lightweight title!
Crabby Iron bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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