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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Rey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Carlos Rey has been cut.
Quagmire scores with the left hand. Rey knows he should have avoided that one.
Rey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rey looks to land a left hand but Quagmire moved out of range nicely.
Quagmire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quagmire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quagmire pushes Rey up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Quagmire - that landed with a thud.
Quagmire lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Quagmire pushes Rey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quagmire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quagmire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quagmire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quagmire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rey wants to get back to striking at distance but Quagmire won't allow it.
Rey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quagmire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quagmire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Rey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quagmire.
Quagmire lands with a light punch inside.
Rey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quagmire lands with a right to the head.
Rey working hard to break the clinch.
Rey wants to break free but Quagmire has control.
Rey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rey is rocked!
Quagmire scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Rey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quagmire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quagmire tries to land a knee to the head but Rey blocks with his arms.
Rey seems to have got his legs back now.
Rey is looking to break free of the clinch but Quagmire has double underhooks.
Rey tries to circle away but Quagmire has him pinned against the cage.
Quagmire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rey wants to break free but Quagmire has control.
Rey has had enough of the clinch but Quagmire keeps him there for the moment.
Rey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quagmire with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey wants to get back to striking at distance but Quagmire won't allow it.
Rey can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quagmire lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Quagmire.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quagmire.
Quagmire connects with a knee to the head.
Quagmire creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rey drops to his knees and Quagmire pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Quagmire!
After winning the bout, Glen Quagmire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My name is MUD. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Clawnes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier looks to land a right hand but Clawnes moved out of range.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Clawnes avoids nicely.
Clawnes is looking to clinch but Frazier is avoiding it.
Frazier throws a jab when Clawnes was well out of range.
Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Clawnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clawnes.
Clawnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frazier pulls guard effortlessly.
Frazier has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clawnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clawnes.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Clawnes has him pressed against the cage.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clawnes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frazier prevents it.
Clawnes misses with a body punch.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frazier's defenses.
It looks like Jerome Frazier has been cut.
Clawnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clawnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frazier fails to pull guard.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes tries a knee to the head but Frazier blocks it.
Clawnes wants a takedown.
Clawnes keeps control of Frazier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frazier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clawnes has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clawnes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawnes throws an elbow but misses.
Frazier avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Frazier blocks an elbow strike.
Clawnes tries to work over Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frazier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clawnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clawnes tries to score a body lock takedown but Frazier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jerome Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clawnes.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Frazier thows a body shot but no joy.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clawnes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes moves to clinch but Frazier breaks away
and Frazier counters with a series of strikes. Clawnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frazier misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes wants to clinch.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frazier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clawnes tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clawnes wants to clinch but Frazier slips to the side
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Clawnes wants to clinch but Frazier slips to the side
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Jerome Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clawnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clawnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clawnes misses with a few strikes there.
Clawnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frazier sprawls well. Frazier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clawnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Clawnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Frazier.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clawnes tries to clinch up.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Clawnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Frazier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Frazier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clawnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clawnes.
Clawnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frazier misses with a body shot
and Clawnes counters with a three punch combo that has Frazier backing up. Frazier nods at Clawnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Clawnes misses with a double jab
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Clawnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Clawnes avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws a poor cross that misses
and Clawnes counters with a leg kick.
Clawnes throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Clawnes's head but Clawnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clawnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clawnes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
Clawnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frazier's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clawnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frazier looking for a sweep. Not yet Frazier, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clawnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clawnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clawnes has gone for a leg lock! Frazier slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clawnes's guard.
Frazier throwing strikes but missing.
Frazier is working Clawnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frazier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is looking to work some ground and pound but Clawnes has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clawnes is on top in guard.
Clawnes prevents Frazier from getting back to his feet.
Clawnes wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Frazier has a closed guard, preventing Clawnes from standing up.
Frazier wants to stand but Clawnes is controlling the position.
Clawnes trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Clawnes looking to sit in guard and control but Frazier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frazier sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is looking to work some ground and pound but Clawnes has wrist control.
Clawnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frazier's guard.
Frazier is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clawnes wants to stand but Frazier is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thomas Clawnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clawnes wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Clawnes tries to stand but Frazier is controlling from the bottom.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Clawnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Frazier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frazier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clawnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clawnes.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Clawnes is controlling him.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frazier dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Clawnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frazier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clawnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frazier is working for takedown but Clawnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frazier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clawnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clawnes works his way into full mount!
Clawnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clawnes tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Frazier is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Clawnes is looking to stand but Clawnes has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Clawnes wants to control the pace but Frazier is squirming around nicely.
Frazier is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Clawnes is pressing down on Frazier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frazier is holding on for now.
Clawnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frazier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clawnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier won't allow Clawnes to pass to mount.
Clawnes is trying to control. Frazier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frazier!
Clawnes wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Clawnes is looking to take Frazier's back but instead Frazier gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Jerome Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clawnes tries to pass to full mount but Frazier defends it.
Clawnes wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Frazier uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is looking to stand up but Frazier won't let him.
Frazier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clawnes's guard.
Clawnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frazier is one step ahead there.
Frazier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clawnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frazier's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes looking to sit in guard and control but Frazier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clawnes is on top in guard.
Thomas Clawnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Clawnes from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Clawnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clawnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dimagiba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Black!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimagiba at a distance.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimagiba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black lands with a hook. Dimagiba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimagiba momentarily.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimagiba shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dimagiba wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dimagiba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimagiba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black avoiding damage.
Dimagiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Dimagiba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimagiba is defending well for now.
Dimagiba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black thows a body kick. Dimagiba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dimagiba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dimagiba misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
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!
Dimagiba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black keeping hold of Dimagiba's head, controlling as best he can.
Black trying to control but Dimagiba postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Dimagiba thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Dimagiba throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is staying active underneath Dimagiba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dimagiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dimagiba's back!
Dimagiba is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dimagiba trying to control the hands but Black breaks the grip.
Black is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dimagiba knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dimagiba for a finish.
Dimagiba is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Dimagiba has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dimagiba hold on?
Dimagiba covering up well under a series of strikes from Black.
Dimagiba covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Black tries to get the hooks in deep but Dimagiba pushed the leg off.
Dimagiba has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
Black throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dimagiba wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Dimagiba really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Black avoids the attempt from Dimagiba to control.
Dimagiba tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Dimagiba tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Dimagiba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black has hold of Dimagiba's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dimagiba manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black unloading with bombs!
Dimagiba is working to get back to half guard.
Black lands a heavy elbow.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dimagiba is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Black.
Black prevents Dimagiba from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba dives in and scores a takedown into Black's guard.
Black is wriggling around but Dimagiba manages to pass to half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimagiba prevents Black from standing back up.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black tries to get to full guard but Dimagiba has control of the leg.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dimagiba is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black pushes Dimagiba off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black scores with the left hand. Dimagiba knows he should have avoided that one.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Dimagiba moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juan Dimagiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimagiba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dimagiba scrambles back to his feet.
Black lands a body shot.
Black thows a body kick. Dimagiba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Dimagiba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimagiba tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dimagiba.
Black thumps Dimagiba with a low kick.
Dimagiba fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimagiba at a distance.
Dimagiba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Dimagiba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black is trying to control the position but Dimagiba postures up.
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dimagiba is aware though and is defending well.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Dimagiba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimagiba 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.
Black striking off his back but it's not causing Dimagiba any problems.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dimagiba manages to get himself to full guard.
Dimagiba is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Dimagiba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black is looking to stand up but Dimagiba won't let him.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimagiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black postures up in Dimagiba's guard and throws a big left but Dimagiba blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dimagiba has his feet on Black's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black throws a wild body kick that Dimagiba sees coming a mile off.
Dimagiba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black controlling the position for now.
Dimagiba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dimagiba.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black. Dimagiba shrugs it off though.
Dimagiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black 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.
John Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dimagiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black looks to land a combination. Dimagiba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimagiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimagiba blocks a head kick by Black.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimagiba is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimagiba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Dimagiba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Juan Dimagiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Black.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimagiba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dimagiba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black lands an elbow inside that Dimagiba shrugs off.
Dimagiba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dimagiba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black lands a nice hook to Dimagiba's body. Dimagiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimagiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimagiba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimagiba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Dimagiba gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Dimagiba's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black working Dimagiba over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Dimagiba in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
John Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dimagiba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimagiba wants a takedown but no success here.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Black lands an elbow just above Dimagiba 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimagiba has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dimagiba up against the cage.
Black is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimagiba or not.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black lands an elbow just above Dimagiba 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!
A very excited looking John Black made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. The crowd seem to be enjoying Onizuka's choice of entrance music: GTO's Greatest Moments. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eikichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Onizuka can't break the clinch.
Onizuka being controlled against the cage.
Onizuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Onizuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter stalling.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Onizuka misses with some punches.
Onizuka manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Onizuka is retaining full guard.
Carter trying to control but Onizuka is working from the bottom.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Onizuka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carter uses it to pass to side control.
Onizuka can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Carter crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Onizuka's face as Carter controls the position.
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Onizuka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Onizuka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carter is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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!
Onizuka pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Carter is trying to control. Onizuka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carter slips a nice elbow through Onizuka's hands, connecting with Onizuka's forehead.
Carter prevents Onizuka from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Onizuka keeps trying to improve his position.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Onizuka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Onizuka.
Onizuka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carter has picked Onizuka up and slammed him! Onizuka can't keep hold of the triangle and Carter manages to pass to side control!
Carter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Onizuka pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Carter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Onizuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Carter jabs at Onizuka's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onizuka tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Onizuka lands a jab.
Onizuka tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Onizuka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onizuka stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Onizuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
A head kick by Onizuka misses
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Onizuka's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Onizuka works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Onizuka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Onizuka takes one to the chin there.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Onizuka is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Onizuka takes a step back to recover.
A big head kick from Onizuka and Carter is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Onizuka working aggressively here.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onizuka jumps guard but Carter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Onizuka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carter is defending well.
Onizuka is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eikichi Onizuka.
Onizuka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carter to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Onizuka tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka takes a shot to the head.
Onizuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Onizuka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Onizuka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Onizuka throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Onizuka under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Carter catches Onizuka right on the button with a cross.
Onizuka is rocked!
Onizuka closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Onizuka tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Onizuka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Onizuka is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubin Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Onizuka trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Onizuka into the cage.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Carter.
A knee to the head by Onizuka.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Onizuka up against the cage.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Onizuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
It looks like Eikichi Onizuka has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to pull guard but Carter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Onizuka seems to have recovered his senses.
Onizuka goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Carter cracks Onizuka with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Onizuka tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Carter pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Onizuka is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mcgillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Winner Takes it All!. On his way into the cage it seems that David Abott has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Abott seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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255 lbs
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcgillicutty checks a leg kick.
Abott wants to clinch
and Mcgillicutty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mcgillicutty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abott tries to clinch but Mcgillicutty is having none of it.
Mcgillicutty shoots for a double leg takedown but Abott sprawls well. He's pushed Mcgillicutty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Mcgillicutty.
Abott fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Mcgillicutty as Abott shoots in.
Abott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcgillicutty pinned against the cage. Mcgillicutty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abott.
Mcgillicutty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like David Abott has been cut.
Abott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgillicutty drops Abott with a right and a left! Mcgillicutty comes rushing in but Abott regains his composure and manages to keep Mcgillicutty in guard.
Abott is rocked!
Mcgillicutty forces his way into half guard.
Oh Abott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgillicutty lands a big elbow - Abott is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mcgillicutty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Mcgillicutty!
After the fight, Jack Mcgillicutty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dima Goldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmonte has chosen Dump Dump as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dima Goldin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldin wants to clinch but Belmonte slips to the side
and Belmonte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Belmonte pushes him off.
Goldin jabs Belmonte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belmonte misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belmonte.
Belmonte keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldin wants to clinch but Belmonte slips to the side
and Belmonte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belmonte keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Goldin lands but Belmonte takes it in his stride.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Belmonte is avoiding it.
Belmonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmonte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch but Belmonte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belmonte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte lands a jab.
Goldin slips under a jab.
Goldin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belmonte scores with a punch to the head.
Goldin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belmonte to score with a decent uppercut.
Dima Goldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldin throws a sloppy head kick
and Goldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goldin moves into the clinch.
Belmonte avoids a wild elbow strike from Goldin.
Belmonte blocks an elbow strike from Goldin.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Belmonte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldin has a couple of punches blocked by Belmonte.
Belmonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goldin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belmonte's brow.
Belmonte lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldin backwards.
Belmonte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goldin has him pressed against the cage.
Goldin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belmonte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Goldin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goldin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldin blocks an elbow strike.
Goldin misses with an elbow strike.
Goldin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belmonte backwards.
Goldin misses with a punch on the inside.
Belmonte misses with a body punch.
Goldin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belmonte blocking some punches.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Belmonte's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Goldin throws an elbow that misses.
Goldin has Belmonte pressed against the cage, preventing Belmonte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Belmonte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goldin misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goldin as Belmonte tries to tie him up.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Goldin is trying to maintain a safe position but Belmonte gets an underhook and turns Goldin into the cage.
Belmonte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goldin lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rodrigo Belmonte has been cut.
Belmonte tries to throw a body punch but Goldin avoids it by throwing Belmonte back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belmonte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goldin lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belmonte blocks it with crossed arms.
Belmonte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goldin has him pressed against the cage.
Belmonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldin avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Goldin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Belmonte.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
Belmonte is pushing Goldin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Goldin lands an elbow that stopped Belmonte in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldin.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Goldin lands a big right hand that sends Belmonte to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Belmonte!
Belmonte is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Belmonte is refusing to be controlled, as Goldin sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Goldin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Belmonte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goldin throws a right hand that Belmonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmonte also avoids with ease.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
Goldin wants to clinch but Belmonte slips to the side
letting Belmonte counter with a right hand.
Goldin tries to clinch up but Belmonte circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldin clinches with his opponent.
Belmonte looking to throw knees to the head but Goldin is blocking nicely.
Belmonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belmonte as Goldin tries to tie him up.
Goldin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belmonte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmonte managing to block the knees to the body from Goldin.
Belmonte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belmonte misses with a punch to the body.
Belmonte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldin lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
Goldin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belmonte backwards.
Goldin misses with the head strike.
Goldin misses with a punch to the body.
Goldin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Goldin lands an elbow that stopped Belmonte in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Goldin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmonte is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldin finish him?
Goldin blocks an uppercut.
Belmonte seems to have recovered his senses.
Goldin lands an elbow that stopped Belmonte in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goldin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Belmonte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goldin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belmonte's brow.
Belmonte misses with some punches.
Belmonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldin.
Goldin blocking some punches.
Belmonte avoiding damage as Goldin throws knees to the body.
Belmonte struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldin controls his hands.
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!
Goldin missing with knees to the body.
Belmonte prevents a body shot from Goldin.
Belmonte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Belmonte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goldin misses with some punches.
Goldin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin working Belmonte over with knees to the body.
Goldin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belmonte up against the cage.
Belmonte working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belmonte.
Belmonte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goldin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belmonte.
Goldin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmonte looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goldin throws an elbow but misses.
Goldin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belmonte misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goldin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belmonte working aggressively here.
Belmonte tries to stall but Goldin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goldin throws an elbow that misses.
Goldin throws an elbow but it misses.
Goldin being controlled against the cage.
Goldin tries to throw a body punch but Belmonte avoids it by throwing Goldin back against the cage.
Goldin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belmonte blocks an elbow strike from Goldin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldin prevents Belmonte from breaking the clinch.
Goldin tries a body shot but Belmonte blocks it.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
Goldin managing to block the knees to the body from Belmonte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Goldin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Belmonte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belmonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmonte throws a body punch but Goldin moves out of range.
Belmonte blocks a head kick by Goldin.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belmonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldin tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goldin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigo Belmonte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldin closes the distance and clinches.
Belmonte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldin is keeping busy.
Goldin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Goldin.
Goldin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belmonte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goldin missing with knees to the body.
Goldin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldin prevents a body shot from Belmonte.
Goldin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belmonte is looking to control Goldin's arms but Goldin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belmonte has his back to the cage.
Belmonte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldin throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmonte.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
Belmonte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmonte pushes Goldin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmonte looking to slow down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Goldin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Goldin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmontes head.
Belmonte lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldin pushes off an throws an elbow but Belmonte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goldin taking a breather.
Rodrigo Belmonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte looking to slow down the pace here.
Goldin avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goldin.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Goldin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belmonte backwards.
Belmonte blocks an uppercut.
Goldin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmonte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goldin throws an elbow but misses.
Goldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belmonte is leaning against Goldin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin misses with an elbow strike.
Goldin misses with the head strike.
Belmonte dodges an elbow strike from Goldin.
Goldin swings wildly with an uppercut but Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmonte leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belmonte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldin's elbow.
Goldin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Belmonte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmonte blocks an elbow strike.
Belmonte avoiding damage.
Goldin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belmonte backwards.
Dima Goldin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goldin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belmonte.
Goldin misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goldin misses with some punches.
Belmonte dodges an elbow strike from Goldin.
Goldin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Goldin.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Goldin just leaning against Belmonte, taking a breather.
Belmonte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dima Goldin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Belmonte.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldin.
A shot in the inside from Goldin.
Goldin trying to stall but Belmonte improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belmonte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goldin backwards.
Belmonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Belmonte trying to control the position but instead, Goldin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belmonte into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dima Goldin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dima Goldin!
An out of breath Dima Goldin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylwester Karwowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza misses the shot to the body.
Stunza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stunza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karwowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stunza presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Karwowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karwowski regains half guard.
Karwowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stunza is working away from the top position though.
Stunza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Karwowski.
Karwowski is trying to stand back up but Stunza is controlling him
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stunza working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Karwowski tries to kick Stunza off but Stunza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karwowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Stunza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Karwowski.
Karwowski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karwowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by Karwowski's head coaches at Dragons' Den MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karwowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karwowski stuffs the takedown.
Stunza moves in looking to clinch but Karwowski pushes him off.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Stunza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stunza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karwowski is fending him off so far but Stunza persists. Nope, Karwowski circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Karwowski misses its intended target.
Karwowski scores with a jab to the head.
Stunza misses with a right hand
enabling Karwowski to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stunza tries to clinch up.
Karwowski misses with the combination.
Karwowski throws a sloppy head kick and Stunza moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stunza circles away.
Stunza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stunza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karwowski shoots in and drives through. Stunza sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylwester Karwowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stunza tries to clinch up but Karwowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Karwowski has his takedown stuffed
and Stunza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karwowski throws the left hand but Stunza avoids the punch easily.
Karwowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stunza throws out the jab.
Stunza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwowski throws a series of punches but Stunza avoids them all with ease.
Karwowski gets caught napping as Stunza dives in and scores a takedown. Karwowski manages to retain guard.
Stunza wants to get up but he can't break Karwowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stunza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karwowski, up you get!
Stunza throws a nice looking combination but Karwowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karwowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karwowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Renars Stunza has been cut.
Karwowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Stunza.
Stunza cracks Karwowski on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Karwowski falls backwards against the cage. Stunza follows up with more strikes that drop Karwowski to his knees. Stunza keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Karwowski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renars Stunza!
A victorious Renars Stunza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Big Rich ,San Quinn & Boo Banger- San Francisco Anthem as his entrance music. Aldon Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Staph Aureus's chin.
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Staph Aureus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aureus is proving hard to escape from.
Aureus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith postures up in Aureus's guard and throws a big left but Aureus blocks it.
Aureus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aureus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aureus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aureus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Staph Aureus has been cut.
Aureus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Aureus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aureus manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Aureus's guard.
Aureus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes Aureus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Aureus's head.
Staph Aureus's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith 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.
Jeez, Staph Aureus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Staph Aureus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aldon Smith!
Aldon Smith tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Staph Aureus stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some you lose some . I'll be back, dont worry about it !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero Padilla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla misses with a body shot
and Sagat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sagat slaps away a takedown attempt from Padilla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Padilla lands with an overhand left.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Padilla lands a jab.
Padilla thows a leg kick but Sagat checks it
and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick.
Padilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Padilla coming out on top.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Padilla misses the jab.
Sagat lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nero Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Padilla.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
Sagat delivers a nice body kick.
Sagat feints and then cracks Padilla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Padilla down.
Padilla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
Padilla throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Padilla dives in and grabs Sagat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sagat pushes down on Padilla's head and hops out.
Sagat thuds his shin into the meat of Padilla's side.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Padilla 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.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagat moves into the clinch.
Sagat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Padilla's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Padilla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Sagat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sagat lands an elbow inside that Padilla shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sagat to keep the fight standing.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Padilla.
Sagat lands a left hand.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Padilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
Padilla has Sagat pressed against the cage, preventing Sagat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Padilla tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Padilla drops back down to his feet.
Sagat looking to stall.
Sagat lands with a short shot to the head.
Padilla effectively controlling the action here.
Sagat tries to stall but Padilla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sagat leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Padilla is defending well for now.
Padilla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Padilla throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Padilla gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Padilla managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat is stalling here.
Sagat scores with a shot to the side of Padilla's head.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sagat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Padilla - just one landing.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Sagat misses.
A low kick from Sagat misses
and Padilla counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sagat's guard now.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sagat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Padilla's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagat is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Padilla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Padilla keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
Padilla is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sagat has his hands clasped together but Padilla extends and breaks Sagat's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Padilla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nero Padilla!
A victorious Nero Padilla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - Dogwash. Garavito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make Them Suffer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kahui misses with a wild body shot.
Kahui avoids a kick to the body.
Kahui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahui misses with a wild body shot.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kahui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garavito was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahui.
Garavito keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garavito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahui is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garavito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kahui tries to close the distance and clinch but Garavito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garavito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui lands with a cross.
Kahui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garavito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kahui swings for the body but Garavito moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito lands with a slapping head kick.
Garavito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kahui throws a nice looking combination but Garavito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Kahui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garavito.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kahui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garavito.
Garavito slips a jab and a cross from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a combination
and Garavito counters with a good low kick that Kahui was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui misses with a right hand
and Garavito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garavito needs to keep his hands up - Kahui had a free shot at his head there.
Garavito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garavito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahui.
Kahui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Garavito catches Kahui right on the button with a cross.
Garavito scores with a leg kick.
Kahui clinches up with Garavito and pushes him back against the cage.
Garavito tries a body shot but Kahui blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahui.
Garavito lands with a right to the head.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Kahui.
Kahui is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garavito.
Garavito misses with some punches.
Garavito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahui.
Kahui tries a body shot but Garavito blocks it.
Kahui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garavito.
Garavito presses Kahui against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahui.
Garavito misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Kahui.
Kahui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Garavito.
Garavito misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kahui seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garavito can turn it around.
Kahui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
Garavito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Kahui - that landed with a thud.
Kahui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahui working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kahui.
Kahui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garavito looks winded!
Kahui blocking some punches.
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kahui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui tries a body shot but Garavito blocks it.
Kahui lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kahui - that landed with a thud.
Kahui can't find room to land a body shot as Garavito controls the action.
Kahui misses with a punch to the body.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garavito misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garavito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garavito blocks a body shot from Kahui.
Garavito misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arana Kahui dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kahui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garavito.
The fighters circling - Kahui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kahui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garavito on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Garavito. Those never looked like landing.
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Garavito.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garavito.
Kahui misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garavito counters with a nice leg kick.
Garavito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with a straight right hand.
Kahui looks to throw the jab but Garavito is out of range.
Kahui scores with a nice head shot.
Kahui throws a body punch but Garavito moves out of range.
Kahui just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahui throws a hook to the side of Garavito's head but Garavito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garavito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kahui throws a shot from downtown. Garavito moves away and avoids it.
Kahui scores with a sloppy right hand. Garavito should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Kahui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garavito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Garavito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahui misses with a double jab.
Garavito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahui under the eye.
Kahui walks into a jab.
Kahui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahui misses with an uppercut.
Kahui misses with a combination
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Kahui.
Garavito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Garavito there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws a lazy uppercut
and Garavito counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Garavito. That snapped Kahui's head back.
Kahui drops his hands momentarily and Garavito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahui tries to bum rush Garavito with a series of wild strikes but Garavito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahui throws a shot from downtown. Garavito moves away and avoids it.
Luis Garavito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahui tries to close the distance and clinch but Garavito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahui throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kahui looks to land a combination but Garavito avoids it well.
Kahui misses with a shot to the body
and Garavito counters with a thumping low kick.
Kahui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahui. Garavito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahui takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garavito defending well as Kahui loads up on a big left hand.
Kahui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kahui looks to land a combination but Garavito avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Kahui. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Garavito - just one landing.
Kahui looks to land a right hand but Garavito moved out of range.
Kahui misses with a double jab
enabling Garavito to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahui misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito is looking to slow Kahui down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kahui.
Kahui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garavito counters with a big head kick but Kahui shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kahui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kahui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a two punch combination.
Kahui throws a poor cross that misses
and Garavito counters with an inside leg kick.
Garavito avoids the body shot from Kahui.
Kahui just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahui throws a series of punches but Garavito moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kahui.
Kahui lands a really nice looking cross but Garavito seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garavito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahui's sensitive parts.
Kahui takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garavito cracks Kahui with a good jab.
Kahui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kahui connects with a nice looking jab.
Garavito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garavito.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Garavito staying out of range there.
Garavito is looking to slow Kahui down with leg kicks.
Kahui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Kahui moves forwards but Garavito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahui loads up on a big right hand but Garavito slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Garavito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahui. That did some damage!
A combination from Kahui does no damage.
Kahui will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garavito.
Kahui misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garavito circles away quickly and effectively.
Kahui digs a good hook to Garavito's body.
Kahui throws a lazy right hand but Garavito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahui misses with a right hand
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garavito counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito pushes Kahui away with a front kick.
Garavito lands a jab to the nose.
Garavito lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahui's head.
Garavito catches Kahui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kahui is rocked!
Kahui misses with a shot to the body
and Garavito counters with a good low kick that Kahui was not able to check.
Oh Kahui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garavito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kahui seems to have got his legs back now.
Garavito slips a jab from Kahui.
Garavito scores with a body shot.
Garavito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Garavito connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garavito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws out a loose jab but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Kahui does no damage.
Kahui thuds his right hand into Garavito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kahui throws a poor cross that misses
and Garavito counters with an inside leg kick.
Kahui cracks Garavito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kahui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garavito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garavito cracks Kahui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garavito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garavito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Kahui misses.
Kahui tries to clinch there but Garavito circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garavito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Garavito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garavito 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Garavito!
Luis Garavito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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