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SFC 45: Borschtanoff vs Lennox PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dont Lose (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dont Lose!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lose moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Lose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
Lose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Lose closes the distance but Benson moves to the side
and Benson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lose's guard now.
Benson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benson throws a big right hand that misses.
Benson throwing strikes but missing.
Benson throws a strike but Lose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lose!
Benson landing shots from mount.
Benson working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a big shot there that rocks Lose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benson lands a big elbow.
Benson is landing with some decent strikes but Lose is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lose looks a forlorn figure.
Lose is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Benson! Lose is hurt baaadly! Benson is firing away with more strikes - Lose is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Benson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secoy comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - lhabia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Secoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tickel has time to react.
Tickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Secoy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tickel thuds his right hand into Secoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Azamat Secoy has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Tickel.
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Secoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tickel.
Secoy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tickel's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tickel connects with a body shot.
Tickel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Secoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tickel looks to land a right hand but Secoy moved out of range.
Secoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tickel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Secoy.
Secoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tickel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Secoy defends well and Tickel ends up having to push Secoy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Secoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tickel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Secoy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tickel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Secoy circles away.
Azamat Secoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Tickel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Secoy. That's going to slow Tickel down.
Tickel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Secoy finds it's way round the side to connect with Tickel's head.
Tickel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Secoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tickel somewhat.
Good leg kick by Secoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tickel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Secoy.
Tickel shoots for a takedown but Secoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tickel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Secoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tickel looks winded!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Secoy, right into the meat.
We've been told by Secoy's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Secoy lands a leg kick that knocks Tickel off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Secoy. That's going to slow Tickel down.
Tickel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Secoy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tickel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Secoy as he jumps to the side.
Will Tickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Secoy connects with a looping right hand.
Tickel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tickel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tickel fails to land the takedown.
Tickel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Secoy lands a big head kick that sends Tickel to the canvas! Secoy follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azamat Secoy!
A very excited looking Azamat Secoy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes to the cage accompanied by Who Shot Ya?. Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karamyenyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Araujo moves out of range of the body kick from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Araujos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamyenyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Karamyenyan dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
Karamyenyan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karamyenyan looks for the body kick but Araujo saw that one coming.
Araujo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamyenyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karamyenyan lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Araujo is defended easily by Karamyenyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan thows a body kick. Araujo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Araujo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karamyenyan circles away.
Araujo throws out a loose jab but Karamyenyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamyenyan avoids the body shot from Araujo.
Karamyenyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamyenyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Araujo's head.
Vahan Karamyenyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Araujo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karamyenyan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamyenyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Araujo.
Karamyenyan cracks the inside of Araujo's front leg.
Karamyenyan scores with a nice strike.
Araujo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Araujo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo blocks a head kick by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan lands a nice hook to Araujo's body. Araujo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karamyenyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karamyenyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that Araujo avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Karamyenyan.
Araujo fails with the takedown
and Karamyenyan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo swings for the body but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Araujo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Karamyenyan's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Araujo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vahan Karamyenyan!
Vahan Karamyenyan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'In the films the good guy always wins, but this is one bad guy who ain't gonna lose. I'm waiting for next opponent to beat.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Dias (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Condit gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
Dias jumps guard but Condit stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Condit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dias tries to pull guard but Condit won't allow it.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Condit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condit is trying to break free.
Condit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
Dias is looking to take this one to the mat.
Condit breaks the clinch.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Condit gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Condit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dias is in Condit's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Condit has control of Dias's left arm, preventing Dias from doing any damage.
Condit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias passes Condit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Condit is refusing to be controlled, as Dias sits in half guard.
Dias looks to land a strike but Condit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condit is keeping the position for now.
Condit wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
Dias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dias controlling from the top position.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dias wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
Condit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dias!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit controlling the pace for now.
Condit tries to control but Dias wriggling away.
Condit blocks Dias's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Condit controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Condit trying to control but Dias is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to hold on but Condit postures up.
Dias working to try and regain half guard.
Condit controlling from the full mount.
Condit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helder Dias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Condit lands an overhand right.
Dias takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
Dias wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit thumps Dias with a low kick.
Condit jabs Dias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dias moves into the clinch.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
Condit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Condit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Condit's hands.
Condit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dias moves forwards but Condit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Condit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Condit looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands an overhand right.
Dias on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Condit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Condit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Condit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Condit.
Condit avoids the body shot from Dias.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dias takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dias walks into a straight right hand from Condit.
Dias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dias takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Condit's head coaches at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit scores with a body shot.
Condit pushes Dias away with a front kick.
Condit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condit scores with a jab. Dias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Condit.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Dias off balance momentarily.
Condit feints and then cracks Dias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dias down.
Condit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias throws a body punch but Condit moves out of range.
Carlos Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Condit cracks Dias with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Condit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Condit slips under a jab from Dias.
Condit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Condit slams his shin into Dias's torso.
Condit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Condit tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Condit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias's hands.
Dias lands a nice hook to Condit's body. Condit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos Condit is winning the standup battle so far.
Condit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Condit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Condit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Condit misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Condit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dias tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Condit defends well and Dias ends up having to push Condit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Condit is trying to break free.
Condit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dias lands a nice looking body shot.
Dias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Condit.
Condit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Condit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Condit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Condit throws the left hand but Dias avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Condit looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
A swing and a miss from Dias.
Condit scores with a hook.
Condit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Condit.
Condit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias.
Condit misses the shot to the body.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Condit throws a shot to the body.
Condit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dias drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Condit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dias wants to pass the guard but Condit is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dias is controlling him.
Dias throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Condit's guard.
Dias thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
Dias is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Condit is pressing down on Dias's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Condit wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Dias pushes down on Condit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Condit is trying to stand back up but Dias is controlling him
Condit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dias keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Condit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Condit rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condit throws an overhand right that lands on Dias's shoulder, as Dias tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Condit.
Condit lands with a shot to the body.
Condit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Condit moves away from the strike by Dias.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Condit.
Dias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Condit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Condit.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Condit.
Both fighters circling a little - Condit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Condit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
Condit scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Dias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Condit.
Condit punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit pushes Dias away with a front kick.
Condit slips a straight right by Dias.
Dias goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Condit misses.
Condit with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias moves out of range of the leg kick from Condit.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Dias off balance momentarily.
Dias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Condit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Condit!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is i knew you were trouble By Taylor swift. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Pinkman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez 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.
Pinkman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Pinkman blocks a leg kick.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pinkman has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinkman moves into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinkman won't allow it.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Pinkman tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Pinkman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinkman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Sanchez looks winded!
Pinkman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Pinkman lands a body shot.
Pinkman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinkman leaning against his opponent.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinkman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pinkman darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Pinkman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinkman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinkman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinkman moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Pinkman checks it.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinkman checks it well.
Jercules Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
Pinkman darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Pinkman manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Pinkman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinkman is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Pinkman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Pinkman moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinkman pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Pinkman has the dominant position.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jesse Pinkman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinkman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Pinkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinkman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinkman checks it well.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinkman swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Pinkman moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Pinkman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Pinkman has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman breaks the clinch.
Pinkman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Pinkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Pinkman counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Pinkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Pinkman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinkman clinches with his opponent.
Pinkman works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinkman is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinkman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman breaks the clinch.
Pinkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinkman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinkman lands a right hand.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinkman gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinkman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pinkman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Pinkman has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pinkman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman clinches with his opponent.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Pinkman checks it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pinkman sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinkman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinkman checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Pinkman saw it coming and moves away.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Pinkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Pinkman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinkman has double underhooks.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinkman.
Pinkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Pinkman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinkman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Pinkman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinkman looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinkman rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinkman manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pinkman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinkman tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinkman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Pinkman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Pinkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinkman works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinkman tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pinkman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinkman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches.
Pinkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinkman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinkman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman moves into the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinkman checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Pinkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinkman clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Pinkman moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinkman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez motions for Pinkman to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Pinkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinkman tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Pinkman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman had his way with Jercules Sanchez in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pinkman moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Pinkman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez thumps Pinkman with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinkman's sensitive parts.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinkman rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinkman gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Pinkman keeps him there for the moment.
Pinkman tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break free but Pinkman pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinkman throws an elbow but misses.
Pinkman lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Pinkman blocks the low kick.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Pinkman moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Pinkman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Pinkman scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Good work by Pinkman as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pinkman rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pinkman cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Pinkman misses with a body punch.
Pinkman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinkman fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Jercules Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinkman is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wants to slow Pinkman down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinkman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Jesse Pinkman said 'kess is a straight up Joke i think its time to hang up Ol glass Jaw ..'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed has chosen Bass Nectar- Take You Down as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starseed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starseed lands with a nice body punch.
Matthews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clay Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starseed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starseed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Matthews's head coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Starseed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Starseed tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matthews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed slows the pace down in half guard.
Matthews tries to roll over but Starseed keeps him under control.
Matthews has his hands clasped together around Starseed's back. He's all about the action.
Starseed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starseed is pressing down on Matthews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matthews is holding on for now.
Starseed is looking to pass Matthews's guard but actually Matthews recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matthews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Starseed is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Matthews is really struggling to control Starseed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Starseed trying to hold on to Matthews's head to control him but Matthews postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Clay Matthews.
Starseed tries to move into range but Matthews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starseed looks for a takedown but Matthews sprawls well.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Starseed slips the punch.
Starseed stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Starseed drops his hands momentarily and Matthews takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Starseed avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Matthews connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Matthews - just one landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matthews scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starseed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matthews misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starseed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matthews's guard now.
Starseed throwing strikes but missing.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews is pulling down on Starseed's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starseed with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Indigo Starseed will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Starseed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Starseed.
Matthews throws a leg kick which misses Starseed's front leg but catches the back leg as Starseed tries to avoid it.
Matthews throws a hook but Starseed avoids it easily.
Matthews misses the jab.
Starseed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clay Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Matthews misses.
Starseed thows a body shot but no joy.
Starseed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starseed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starseed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews is looking to chop away at Starseed's legs.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starseed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matthews throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Matthews throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Matthews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starseed slips a straight right by Matthews.
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!
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Starseed.
Matthews pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starseed is out of range and Matthews settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Starseed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Starseed is working away from the top position though.
Starseed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matthews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Starseed.
Starseed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matthews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matthews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is nestled in close to Matthews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Starseed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Starseed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Indigo Starseed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starseed wants to take a breather but Matthews is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews tries to get to full guard but Starseed has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starseed is stalling here. Matthews is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Starseed seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matthews has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Starseed is trying to control Matthews's posture but Matthews avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is looking to reverse the position.
Starseed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matthews.
Matthews tries to stand but Starseed is controlling his head.
Starseed is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Starseed is trying 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.
Starseed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matthews pulls his head out easily.
Starseed is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Matthews lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matthews connects with a body shot that sends Starseed's belly button to the back.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthews checks a leg kick.
Matthews takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matthews lands a leg kick that knocks Starseed off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matthews.
Matthews misses with a left hand
so Starseed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Starseed trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Starseed throwing strikes but missing.
Starseed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matthews wants to sweep here but Starseed controlling him for the moment.
Starseed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starseed won't allow Matthews to sweep him here.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Matthews misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a leg kick
and Starseed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Starseed is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Starseed looking to sit in guard and control but Matthews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews trying to control but Starseed is working from the bottom.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matthews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Clay Matthews just wasn't active enough.
Matthews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starseed ducks right into an uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Matthews misses
and Starseed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matthews won't be happy with that.
Starseed happy to just control the position for now.
Starseed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews is trying to improve his position.
Starseed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Matthews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starseed lands a decent elbow from side control.
Starseed in side control, throwing shots but Matthews defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Starseed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starseed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Indigo Starseed!
Post fight, Indigo Starseed stared into the camera and said 'Feels good to get another win again! Dude was tough, but I just proved he was nothing compared to me! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djetic Dicni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicni's entrance music is OJ SVJETLA MAJSKA ZORO . A fine choice. Jeffery Maynard 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djetic Dicni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Maynard !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dicni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maynard tries to avoid it but Dicni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maynard to the ground. Maynard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Maynard throws the left hand but Dicni avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maynard rushes Dicni and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Dicni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Djetic Dicni has been cut.
Dicni working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Dicni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Maynard .
Dicni is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard lands a big right hand! Dicni is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffery Maynard !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz works Strange's body with a nice hook.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Strange counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strange is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Strange is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Strange has control of the leg.
Strange is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Strange sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Strange scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strange scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Strange looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strange is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Strange.
Strange looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Strange is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Strange wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Strange wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Strange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Strange missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Strange is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz has hold of Strange's hands but Strange slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strange tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Strange is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Strange is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Strange.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strange working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strange has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strange throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Strange wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Strange moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Strange looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Strange looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Strange has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Strange dominated that round.
That's time! Strange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Strange's belly button to the back.
Strange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Strange swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strange's head.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Strange closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Strange pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Strange was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strange loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Strange digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz throws a hook but Strange avoids it easily.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strange manages to avoid it.
Strange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Strange.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Strange is out of range.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strange gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Strange with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strange throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Strange with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strange ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Strange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strange takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz cracks Strange with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strange connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strange staying out of range there.
Strange takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strange.
Strange throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Strange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Strange on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Strange.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Strange shoots in.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Strange misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Strange saw that one coming.
Strange scores with a jab to the body.
Strange takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz scores with a jab. Strange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws the left hand but Strange avoids the punch easily.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Strange throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Strange finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Strange scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strange postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Strange has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Strange's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Kersikov.
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowdrie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowdrie. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Bowdrie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Bowdrie.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a solid body kick.
Bowdrie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Bowdrie with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Bowdrie down.
Bowdrie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
A big left from Bowdrie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bowdrie moved away.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bowdrie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowdrie looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Bowdrie misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov is looking to wear down Bowdrie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Bowdrie.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
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!
Kersikov connects with a right hand. Bowdrie shakes it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Bowdrie's head back.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Bowdrie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bowdrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Bowdrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowdrie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bowdrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowdrie wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Bowdrie stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov is looking to slow Bowdrie down with leg kicks.
Bowdrie looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Bowdrie ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowdrie also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Kersikov sends Bowdrie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kersikov is motioning to the referee to let Bowdrie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bowdrie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bowdrie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Bowdrie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Bowdrie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bowdrie is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Bowdrie is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kersikov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bowdrie crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bowdrie's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamish Kersikov!
A relieved looking Hamish Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Borschtanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borschtanoff comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Demitri Borschtanoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demitri Borschtanoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox throws a low kick, looking for Borschtanoff's leg but Borschtanoff calmly moves out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with a kick to the body.
Lennox lands a nice hook to Borschtanoff's body. Borschtanoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lennox connects with a leg kick. Borschtanoff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lennox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lennox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borschtanoff keeps working.
Lennox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Borschtanoff is avoiding damage well.
Borschtanoff tries to improve position but can't.
Borschtanoff gets back to half guard.
Borschtanoff trying to hold on to Lennox's head to control him but Lennox postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox trying to control the action but Borschtanoff is working from the bottom.
Lennox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lennox throwing shots but Borschtanoff is blocking nicely.
Lennox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lennox trying to control from half guard but Borschtanoff is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Lennox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Borschtanoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lennox on his heels. He'll look to pass Lennox's guard now, I'm sure.
Borschtanoff postures up in Lennox's guard and throws a big left but Lennox blocks it.
Borschtanoff stands up over Lennox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borschtanoff lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borschtanoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lennox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borschtanoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Lennox is retaining full guard.
Borschtanoff stands up over Lennox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschtanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borschtanoff postures up and lands a big shot to Lennox's brow.
Borschtanoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Borschtanoff escapes and throws Lennox's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lennox manages to get back to half guard.
Borschtanoff is just content to waste time from the top position. Lennox takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Borschtanoff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lennox looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lennox looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lennox!
Lennox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff is being controlled here.
Lennox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lennox creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Borschtanoff sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Borschtanoff tries to control but Lennox manages to take his back.
Borschtanoff avoids the strikes from Lennox.
Lennox working for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Lennox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lennox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Borschtanoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lennox.
Lennox looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschtanoff is just out of range.
Borschtanoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borschtanoff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lennox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lennox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borschtanoff trying to control but Lennox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff postures up and lands a big shot to Lennox's brow.
Lennox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borschtanoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lennox keeping moving, preventing Borschtanoff from controlling successfully.
Borschtanoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox wants to hit a switch here but Borschtanoff passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lennox there!
Borschtanoff lands a big shot there that rocks Lennox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Borschtanoff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borschtanoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lennox is looking to escape.
Lennox regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lennox actively working from the bottom here.
Borschtanoff trying to control from Lennox's half guard. Lennox has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lennox has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Borschtanoff is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lennox.
Borschtanoff is working Lennox over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff in side control, throwing shots but Lennox defends.
Lennox dodges the ground and pound from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff misses with the ground and pound.
Borschtanoff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lennox sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lennox taking a bit of punishment here - Borschtanoff scoring with strikes.
Borschtanoff wants to control but Lennox is keeping him busy.
Lennox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borschtanoff's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Borschtanoff there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lennox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borschtanoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Lennox avoids the head kick by Borschtanoff.
Lennox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borschtanoff. Lennox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschtanoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lennox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borschtanoff swivels and escapes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borschtanoff.
Lennox misses with a takedown attempt - Borschtanoff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lennox but Lennox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Borschtanoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lennox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lennox checks it well.
The fighters circling - Lennox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Demitri Borschtanoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borschtanoff misses with the body kick
and Lennox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lennox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Borschtanoff sees it coming and defends easily.
Lennox is trying to control the action in half guard but Borschtanoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lennox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borschtanoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borschtanoff is looking to control Lennox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borschtanoff avoid being mounted?
Borschtanoff is refusing to be controlled, as Lennox sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borschtanoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borschtanoff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Borschtanoff wants to control the position but Lennox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lennox lands a nice short elbow.
Lennox passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff wants to control but Lennox postures up.
Borschtanoff has one of Lennox's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Borschtanoff wants to get back to his feet but Lennox is dominant here and he's now got Borschtanoff's back!
Borschtanoff wants to control his opponent's hands but Lennox gets his hands free.
Borschtanoff is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff trying to control the action but Lennox just sinks the hooks in.
Lennox wants to control but Borschtanoff is keeping busy.
Lennox controlling well, preventing Borschtanoff from escaping the position.
Borschtanoff trying to control but not successfully.
Even with his hooks in, Lennox manages to miss with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff rolls, trying to escape but Lennox keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ray Lennox just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borschtanoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lennox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lennox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borschtanoff - the referee stops the clock and Lennox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borschtanoff. Lennox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Borschtanoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lennox's head.
Lennox throws an overhand right that lands on Borschtanoff's shoulder, as Borschtanoff tries to avoid the shot.
Lennox blocks a head kick by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lennox misses with a right hand
and Borschtanoff counters with a good low kick that Lennox was not able to check.
Lennox throws the left hand but Borschtanoff avoids the punch easily.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick which misses Lennox's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennox tries to avoid it.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borschtanoff throws a shot from downtown. Lennox moves away and avoids it.
Borschtanoff is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Lennox blocks the leg kick.
Borschtanoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lennox swivels and escapes.
Borschtanoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lennox motions for Borschtanoff to come forward. Lennox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick which misses Lennox's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennox tries to avoid it.
Lennox's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lennox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Borschtanoff connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - Borschtanoff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lennox pushes Borschtanoff away with a front kick.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Lennox checks it.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennox darts in and clinches Borschtanoff up against the cage.
Borschtanoff blocks an uppercut.
Lennox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borschtanoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borschtanoff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lennox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lennox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borschtanoff blocks an uppercut.
Borschtanoff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lennox misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lennox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Borschtanoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borschtanoff is trying to stall.
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borschtanoff blocks it with crossed arms.
Borschtanoff avoiding damage as Lennox throws knees to the body.
Borschtanoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennox.
Borschtanoff tries to throw a body punch but Lennox avoids it by throwing Borschtanoff back against the cage.
Lennox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borschtanoff's elbow.
Lennox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borschtanoff.
Lennox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borschtanoff's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lennox.
Borschtanoff working aggressively here.
Borschtanoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lennox lands a shot to the body.
Lennox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lennox prevents a body shot from Borschtanoff.
Lennox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lennox stalls.
Lennox misses with a body punch.
Borschtanoff blocking some punches.
Lennox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox swings wildly with an uppercut but Borschtanoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Borschtanoff.
Lennox slows down the pace here.
Lennox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borschtanoff tries to stall but Lennox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lennox has a couple of punches blocked by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff lands a hook 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!
Borschtanoff is looking to control Lennox's arms but Lennox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Borschtanoff has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borschtanoff misses with some punches.
Lennox blocks a body shot from Borschtanoff.
Lennox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lennox lands a hook that snaps the head of Borschtanoff backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Demitri Borschtanoff will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Borschtanoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lennox's head.
Lennox checks a low kick from Borschtanoff.
Lennox lands an overhand right.
Lennox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borschtanoff throws a nice head kick!
Lennox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lennox jabs at Borschtanoff's body.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick that misses.
Lennox works the jab nicely.
Borschtanoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lennox gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lennox works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lennox's head.
Borschtanoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borschtanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lennox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lennox keeping full guard, as Borschtanoff tries to pass.
Borschtanoff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff postures up and lands a big shot to Lennox's brow.
Borschtanoff trying to control but Lennox is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Borschtanoff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Borschtanoff looking to sit in guard and control but Lennox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borschtanoff keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demitri Borschtanoff.
Good exchange - Lennox coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borschtanoff, right into the meat.
Lennox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borschtanoff's head backwards.
Lennox looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschtanoff is just out of range.
Borschtanoff throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschtanoff.
Lennox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Borschtanoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennox defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox is trying to control but Borschtanoff passes into side control!
Borschtanoff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschtanoff misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitri Borschtanoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borschtanoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Demitri Borschtanoff retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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