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Syn' 132: Hands Held High PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Brooklyn We Go Hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosco Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.
Mendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jenkins is trying to drag Mendez to the mat but Mendez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paolo Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Jenkins.
Mendez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mendez.
Mendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez passes Jenkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Mendez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendez uses his free foot to push down on Jenkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jenkins.
Mendez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mendez with shots to the head and body - Jenkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mendez landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
Mendez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mendez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendez wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
Mendez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mendez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Jenkins is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.
Mendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez trying to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendez is defended easily by Jenkins.
Mendez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jenkins taking some punishment here, with Mendez in his half guard.
Mendez trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Mendez has control of the leg.
Mendez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jenkins to regain full guard.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendez defends it easily.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendez trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mendez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Mendez slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mendez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendez passes to full mount!
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendez looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendez throws some wild stikes that Jenkins manages to avoid easily.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jenkins because Mendez loaded up on that one.
Mendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mendez looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Mendez.
Mendez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mendez misses with a head shot.
Rosco Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez raining down shots from the mount!
Mendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jenkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mendez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jenkins turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mendez off and cradles Jenkins's limp body as Mendez celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Paolo Mendez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter comes to the cage accompanied by Fire it up by Modest Mouse. Selleck has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Walter Never Faulter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Selleck's chin.
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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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191 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selleck lands a two punch combo.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Never Faulter.
Selleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Never Faulter circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Selleck catches Never Faulter right on the button with a cross.
Selleck connects with a body shot.
Never Faulter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck misses with a body shot.
A combination from Selleck does no damage.
Selleck misses with the combination.
Never Faulter misses with a two punch combination.
Never Faulter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selleck.
Selleck blocks a head kick by Never Faulter.
Never Faulter misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck missing with a left hand there. Never Faulter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Never Faulter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selleck looks to land a combination. Never Faulter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Selleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Selleck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Never Faulter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Selleck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Never Faulter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Selleck won't be happy with that.
Never Faulter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Never Faulter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Selleck is looking to reverse the position.
Never Faulter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Selleck is not content to let Never Faulter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Never Faulter.
Never Faulter working the ground and pound but Selleck is defending the strikes.
Never Faulter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selleck keeps working.
Selleck tries to bench press Never Faulter off him but Never Faulter keeps the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Selleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Selleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selleck throws a hook but Never Faulter avoids it easily.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Selleck misses with a body shot.
Never Faulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Selleck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Selleck misses.
Selleck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Never Faulter at a distance.
Selleck throws a hook to the side of Never Faulter's head but Never Faulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Selleck scores with a three punch combo!
Never Faulter looks to land a combination but Selleck avoids it well.
Selleck throws a right hand that Never Faulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Never Faulter also avoids with ease.
Dom Selleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selleck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Never Faulter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Selleck thinking.
Never Faulter lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Selleck misses.
Selleck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Never Faulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Never Faulter.
Selleck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Selleck is fending him off so far but Never Faulter persists. Nope, Selleck circles away and we're back to standing.
Selleck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Selleck misses with a combination
and Never Faulter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Never Faulter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Selleck.
Selleck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Selleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Never Faulter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Selleck.
Never Faulter closes the distance and clinches up with Selleck, looking for a takedown. Never Faulter pushes Selleck against the cage but Selleck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Never Faulter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Never Faulter shoots in looking for a takedown. Selleck tries to sprawl out of it but Never Faulter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Selleck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dom Selleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selleck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Never Faulter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Never Faulter slips under a jab from Selleck.
Selleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Never Faulter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Never Faulter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Selleck manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Selleck moves out of range as Never Faulter strikes.
Some wild striking there from Selleck.
Never Faulter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selleck.
Selleck throws a body punch but Never Faulter moves out of range.
Selleck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Selleck lands a two punch combo.
Selleck digs a good hook to Never Faulter's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selleck.
Selleck looks to throw the jab but Never Faulter is out of range.
Walter Never Faulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selleck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Selleck lunges at Never Faulter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Never Faulter's hand.
Never Faulter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Selleck lands with a right hand.
Never Faulter digs a good body shot into Selleck's ribs.
Never Faulter is looking to wear down Selleck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Selleck misses with a double jab
and Never Faulter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Never Faulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selleck is keeping the position for now.
Selleck tries to strike from the bottom.
Selleck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Never Faulter is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selleck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Never Faulter stopping the sweep attempt from Selleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selleck is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Never Faulter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Never Faulter postures up in Selleck's guard and throws a big left but Selleck blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Selleck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Never Faulter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Selleck misses with a combination
and Never Faulter counters with a three punch combo that has Selleck backing up. Selleck nods at Never Faulter to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck throws a right and a left that Never Faulter avoids nicely.
Never Faulter dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Never Faulter throws a front kick that sends Selleck stumbling back into the cage.
Never Faulter slips a jab and a cross from Selleck.
Selleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Never Faulter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Selleck swinging wildly here.
Selleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Never Faulter counters with a left and a right that stings Selleck.
Selleck misses with a straight left.
Selleck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Never Faulter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Never Faulter scores with a body shot.
Never Faulter throws a body punch but Selleck moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selleck throws a combination that misses
and Never Faulter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Never Faulter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Selleck is breathing heavily.
Never Faulter working the head with strikes.
Never Faulter is looking to take a break and control but Selleck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Selleck parries the strikes from Never Faulter easily there. Never Faulter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Selleck to escape.
Never Faulter has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Selleck is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Never Faulter yanks on the arm and Selleck is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Never Faulter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Walter Never Faulter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov's entrance music is Red october. A fine choice. Vadim Leonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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280 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lachance moves away.
Lachance closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lachance lands in his opponent's guard.
Lachance wants to pass the guard but Leonov is keeping the position.
Lachance has gone for a leg lock! Leonov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lachance's guard.
Leonov wants to stand but Lachance is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lachance wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance controls Leonov momentarily but Leonov frees himself.
Leonov wants to get up but he can't break Lachance's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Lachance with that takedown attempt.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lachance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lachance moves out of range as Leonov throws a body kick.
Lachance shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leonov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lachance wants to stand and escape but instead Leonov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lachance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leonov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lachance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lachance lands a jab to the head.
Leonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lachance manages to avoid it.
Leonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lachance was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonov.
Lachance darts in and clinches Leonov up against the cage.
Lachance gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lachance is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lachance wants to pass the guard but Leonov is keeping the position.
Lachance advances position into side control!
Lachance has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Leonov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lachance yanks on the arm and Leonov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lachance.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Lachance!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Your Hand in Mine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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201 lbs
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197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Palo checks it.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Palo wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Palo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera cracks Palo with an open hand slap.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Palo is out of range.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palo misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Palo is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Palo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Palo finds it's way through Rivera's defenses.
Palo throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palo tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palo.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palo lands with a right hand.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palo at a distance.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Palo wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Palo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera looks gassed!
Palo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Palo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Palo scores with a spinning back kick!
Palo with a nice cross.
Rivera is rocked!
Palo clinches up against the cage.
Palo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivera's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Palo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
A right hand to the body from Palo.
Palo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palo lands a left hand.
Rivera wants to break free but Palo has control.
Palo misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo is working Rivera over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Palo scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Palo.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palo lands a left hand.
Palo lands an uppercut.
Palo lands a left hand.
Rivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Palo.
Palo misses with a punch on the inside.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera can't break the clinch.
Palo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivera working hard to break the clinch.
Palo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palo misses with some punches.
Palo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Rivera can't break the clinch.
Palo scores with a shoulder strike.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palo has him pressed against the cage.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Palo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Palo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Palo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Palo does it's job there.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Palo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera lands with a cross.
Palo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Palo tries to clinch up.
Palo throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Palo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivera is out of range and Palo settles back down.
Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palo on the side of the head.
Palo misses with a leg kick
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Palo looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Palo misses.
Rivera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palo at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera looks to land a combination. Palo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A low kick from Palo misses
and Rivera counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivera throws a shot to the body.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palo closes the distance but Rivera moves to the side
and Rivera counters with a left and a right that stings Palo.
Palo is rocked!
Rivera blocks a jab.
Palo throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Palo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Palo tumbling to the canvas! Rivera pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Palo was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlos Rivera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hipolito Adalberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick comes to the cage accompanied by M.O.P. - Ante Up. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
200 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hipolito Adalberto !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kick. Adalberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kick swinging wildly here.
Kick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adalberto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kick pinned against the cage. Kick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adalberto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adalberto working over Kick with some ground and pound. Kick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adalberto on the ground.
Adalberto thows a huge punch but Kick dodges it nicely.
Adalberto wants to free his trapped foot but Kick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adalberto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adalberto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adalberto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kick sees it coming and defends easily.
Adalberto is nestled in close to Kick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adalberto is trying to work for a kimura but Kick is defending well.
Kick wants to get back to his feet.
Kick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adalberto .
Adalberto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adalberto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kick sees it coming and defends easily.
Kick preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kick wants to control but Adalberto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adalberto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adalberto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adalberto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adalberto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kick tries to get out of the position.
Adalberto thows a huge punch but Kick dodges it nicely.
Adalberto wants to work for an arm triangle but Kick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adalberto looks gassed!
Kick wants to get back to full guard.
Kick is working hard here to advance position.
Adalberto wants to work for an arm triangle but Kick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adalberto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adalberto misses with a takedown attempt - Kick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adalberto .
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hipolito Adalberto .
Adalberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kick.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kick sprawls well. Kick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adalberto gets slowly back to his feet.
Kick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck for Adalberto with that takedown attempt.
Adalberto shoots in but no luck this time.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adalberto thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adalberto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adalberto throwing strikes from guard but Kick blocks nicely.
Kick wants to sweep here but Adalberto controlling him for the moment.
Kick is trying to control the position but Adalberto postures up.
Kick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adalberto is one step ahead there.
Kick looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kick as he avoids it easily.
Adalberto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adalberto showed some decent athleticism there.
Adalberto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kick has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Adalberto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kick throws a series of punches but Adalberto moves out of range.
Kick throws a looping overhand right but Adalberto ducks down to avoid it.
Adalberto shoots for a double leg takedown but Kick sprawls well. He's pushed Adalberto 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adalberto misses with a body shot
and Kick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adalberto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hipolito Adalberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adalberto shoots in for a double leg but Kick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adalberto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adalberto misses with a shot to the body
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Adalberto misses with a takedown attempt
and Kick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hipolito Adalberto .
Adalberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adalberto .
Adalberto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kick circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kick. Adalberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kick avoids the body shot from Adalberto .
Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adalberto .
Kick is looking to wear down Adalberto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adalberto stuns Kick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adalberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Kick to counter with a crisp jab.
Adalberto misses the body punch
and Kick counters with a nice body shot.
Kick throws out a loose jab but Adalberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adalberto fails with the takedown.
Adalberto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kick counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kick tries to avoid it but Adalberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kick to the ground. Kick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adalberto is breathing heavily.
Adalberto misses the body punch
and Kick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adalberto fails with the takedown
and Kick counters with a one-two to the body.
Kick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Adalberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adalberto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kick.
Adalberto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adalberto stuns Kick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adalberto misses the body punch
and Kick counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adalberto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kick counters with a right hand to the body.
Kick lands a nice looking body shot.
Adalberto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adalberto jabs at Kick's body.
Adalberto misses the body punch
and Kick counters with a right hand to the body.
Adalberto misses with a body shot
and Kick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adalberto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kick thows a body shot but no joy.
Adalberto scores with a hook to the body. Kick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adalberto misses with a hook to the body
and Kick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto misses the shot to the body.
Adalberto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kick pinned against the cage. Kick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adalberto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kick counters with a right hand to the body.
Mike Kick is winning the standup battle so far.
Adalberto misses with a takedown
and Kick counters with a series of strikes. Adalberto will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Kick misses.
Adalberto misses with a hook to the body
and Kick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kick lands a nice shot that snaps Adalberto 's head back.
Adalberto scores with a shot to the body.
Adalberto misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kick fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Kick.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kick as he avoids it easily.
Adalberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adalberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kick throws a big shot that misses.
Kick scores with a jab. Adalberto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kick throws a jab but it's blocked by Adalberto .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adalberto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adalberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto throwing shots but Kick is blocking nicely.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adalberto lands a nice short elbow.
Adalberto moves nicely into side control.
Adalberto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Kick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Adalberto scoring with punches from side control.
Kick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adalberto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Adalberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adalberto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Adalberto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kick looks calm but he's in trouble here. Adalberto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kick is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Adalberto lets go of the hold and Kick can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hipolito Adalberto !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Komarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Villalonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komarov 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, -. Villalonga has chosen Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Komarov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Villalonga !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komarov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Komarov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Villalonga misses with a hook.
Villalonga tries to work over Komarov 's front leg with a kick but Komarov checks it.
Villalonga thows a body kick. Komarov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Komarov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villalonga sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Komarov to the ground! Villalonga dives into full mount looking to finish!
Komarov is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Komarov has been cut.
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.
Komarov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oh Komarov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villalonga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Villalonga postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Komarov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Villalonga around the waist but Villalonga pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Villalonga is the winner by TKO! Villalonga jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Villalonga !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celion Dion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
165 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Shepherd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shepherd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
Parker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shepherd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepherd dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Parker thuds a left hand into Shepherd's body.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shepherd blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Shepherd is just out of range.
Darius Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Shepherd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd staying out of range there.
Parker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker wants to clinch
and Shepherd counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shepherd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Shepherd connects with a solid leg kick.
Shepherd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shepherd drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Shepherd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker checks the leg kick.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shepherd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shepherd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shepherd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Shepherd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shepherd misses with a low kick.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Shepherd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Shepherd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Shepherd is just out of range.
Parker lands a jab to Shepherd's midsection.
Shepherd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shepherd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shepherd slips under a jab.
Shepherd digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Parker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Shepherd closes the distance and clinches.
Shepherd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parker jabs Shepherd right on the nose. Shepherd blinks but takes it well.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shepherd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Jab from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Shepherd checks a leg kick.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws a combination. Shepherd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepherd thows a body kick. Parker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parker looks gassed!
Shepherd takes the fight into the clinch.
Parker has Shepherd pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker pushes Shepherd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parker breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shepherd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Parker'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.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker thuds a left hand into Shepherd's body.
Parker has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Shepherd avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Shepherd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shepherd wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shepherd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shepherd up against the cage.
Shepherd manages to break the clinch.
Shepherd scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Shepherd cracks Parker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Shepherd controls his hands.
Parker is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Shepherd avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shepherd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Jack Shepherd is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker rushes Shepherd and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Shepherd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shepherd up against the cage.
Parker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Shepherd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parker prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shepherd tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Parker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker clinches up with Shepherd and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Parker'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. This is the final round!
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shepherd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker lunges at Shepherd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shepherd's hand.
Jack Shepherd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shepherd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Shepherd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shepherd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Shepherd defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Parker blocks the leg kick.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shepherd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shepherd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shepherd is rocked!
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Shepherd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Parker.
Shepherd seems to have got his legs back now.
Shepherd prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Shepherd.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Darius Parker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parker tries to work over Shepherd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shepherd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Parker.
Parker moves away from the strike by Shepherd.
Shepherd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Shepherd takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Parker cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Parker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ika kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crazy Train. Diefendorf has chosen Go Go Gadget Gospel as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefendorf throws a big shot that misses.
Diefendorf scores with a body shot.
Diefendorf tries to move into range but Ika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ika.
Diefendorf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ika sprawls well initially but Diefendorf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Diefendorf is going to stand back up.
Diefendorf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ika controlling the position well.
Diefendorf escapes and gets back to his feet.
Diefendorf misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Diefendorf scores with a four punch combination!
Diefendorf clinches up against the cage.
Diefendorf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
Ika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diefendorf avoids it.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf missing with knees to the body.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf avoids the elbow strike from Ika, against the cage.
Diefendorf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Diefendorf lands a shot to the body.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Ika cracks Diefendorf with a nice body shot.
Ika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ika blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
A short uppercut from Ika.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks an uppercut.
Diefendorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ika is defending well for now.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Diefendorf avoids the elbow strike from Ika, against the cage.
Ika lands a knee to the body.
Ika is working Diefendorf over against the cage.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ika lands a shot to the body.
Diefendorf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diefendorf looks gassed!
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ika utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ika lands a right hand.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
A short body shot lands from Diefendorf as the two fighters clinch.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Ika scores with a hook to the body.
Ika creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diefendorf's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diefendorf's defenses.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diefendorf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf pushes off an throws an elbow but Ika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ika lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ika avoids the elbow strike from Diefendorf, against the cage.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diefendorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf can't find room to land a body shot as Ika controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika working Diefendorf over with knees to the body.
Ika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diefendorf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ika.
Ika blocking some punches.
Ika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diefendorf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf throws a head punch that misses.
Ika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
Ika lands an elbow that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks for a moment.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but Ika blocks it.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf misses with a punch to the body.
Ika throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika presses Diefendorf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diefendorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ika blocks it with crossed arms.
Ika lands an elbow inside that Diefendorf shrugs off.
Ika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika trying to stall but Diefendorf improves his position.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diefendorf working aggressively here.
Diefendorf missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wendell Diefendorf will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from Ika
and Diefendorf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diefendorf lands with a cross.
Diefendorf throws a hook but Ika blocks it.
Ika ducks under a wild hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the side of Ika's head but Ika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ika drops his hands momentarily and Diefendorf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ika wants to clinch up but Diefendorf keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Ika.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Ika ducks down to avoid it.
Diefendorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Ika.
A head kick misses from Ika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefendorf throws a jab when Ika was well out of range.
Ika tries to work over Diefendorf's front leg with a kick but Diefendorf checks it.
Diefendorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ika moves out of range as Diefendorf strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf misses with an uppercut.
Ika listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf misses with a kick to the body.
Diefendorf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Diefendorf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diefendorf.
Nice uppercut lands for Ika. That snapped Diefendorf's head back.
A punch combination from Diefendorf misses.
Diefendorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Ika circles away.
Ika lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ika throws a leg kick but Diefendorf moved away.
Ika throws a jab but it's blocked by Diefendorf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
A telegraphed right hand from Diefendorf misses the target.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Ika ducks down to avoid it.
Diefendorf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the side of Ika's head but Ika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diefendorf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika motions for Diefendorf to come forward. Ika throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ika moves out of range of the strikes.
Ika attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wendell Diefendorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ika throws a push kick but Diefendorf slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Diefendorf misses
and Ika counters with a stiff right hand.
Diefendorf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ika ducks under a wild hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a looping right.
Diefendorf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick which misses Ika's front leg but catches the back leg as Ika tries to avoid it.
Ika misses with the combination.
Ika scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika misses the jab.
Diefendorf throws the kick towards the body but Ika avoids it.
Ika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ika moves into the clinch successfully.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ika avoids it.
Diefendorf taking a breather.
Diefendorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ika's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ika obliges.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf works on Ika's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ika.
Diefendorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diefendorf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ika blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diefendorf.
Ika lands an elbow that stopped Diefendorf in his tracks for a moment.
Ika putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diefendorf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Mala Ika has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ika throws an elbow that misses.
Diefendorf tries a body shot but Ika blocks it.
Diefendorf tries to stall but Ika uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diefendorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Ika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Ika trying to control the position but instead, Diefendorf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ika into the cage.
Ika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ika working Diefendorf over with knees to the body.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mala Ika will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Ika slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Ika.
Diefendorf thows a body shot but no joy.
Ika looks to land a right hand but Diefendorf moved out of range.
Ika moves out of range of the body kick.
Diefendorf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ika. Ika obviously looking to wear him down.
Diefendorf checks the leg kick.
Diefendorf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Diefendorf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ika misses with a straight left.
Diefendorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diefendorf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diefendorf checks a low kick from Ika.
Ika closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ika blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Diefendorf on the inside.
Diefendorf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diefendorf trying to land knees to the body.
Ika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Diefendorf is looking to control Ika's arms but Ika gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diefendorf has his back to the cage.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ika.
Diefendorf stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diefendorf lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ika lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Diefendorf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ika scores with a knee to the head.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diefendorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika throws an elbow but it misses.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Diefendorf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ika.
Diefendorf pushes Ika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ika lands a knee to the head.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diefendorf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
A right hand to the body from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike.
Diefendorf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ika.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diefendorf cracks Ika with a nice body shot.
Diefendorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diefendorf pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diefendorf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika lands an elbow inside.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diefendorf avoids it.
Ika with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diefendorf.
Ika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf digs a right hand underneath Ika's ribcage. Ika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diefendorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika misses with some punches.
Diefendorf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diefendorf'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.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika trying to control the position but instead, Diefendorf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ika into the cage.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf tries to throw a body punch but Ika avoids it by throwing Diefendorf back against the cage.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short shot to the head.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf looking to stall.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf stalling in the clinch but Ika improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Diefendorf really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ika tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diefendorf is able to avoid easily.
Ika checks a low kick from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf rushes Ika and presses him up against the cage.
Diefendorf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diefendorf takes an elbow to the temple.
Ika blocks the elbow strike.
Ika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diefendorf managing to block the knees to the body from Ika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefendorf takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Diefendorf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ika's elbow.
Ika cracks Diefendorf with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diefendorf pushes Ika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Ika lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Diefendorf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf lands a right hand.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Diefendorf is leaning against Ika and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefendorf.
Ika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diefendorf gets through Ika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diefendorf.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diefendorf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diefendorf misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Ika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika misses with an elbow over the top.
Diefendorf misses with a knee strike.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ika throws an elbow but misses.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf blocking some punches.
Diefendorf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Ika'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.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diefendorf lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ikas head.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ika tries to stall but Diefendorf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diefendorf gets through Ika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ika.
Ika blocks a body shot from Diefendorf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefendorf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diefendorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ika tries a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks it.
Diefendorf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
Ika lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Ika missing with knees to the body.
Ika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diefendorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Ika.
Diefendorf avoiding damage.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diefendorf tries to land a knee to the head but Ika blocks with his arms.
Diefendorf lands a hook that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Ika lands a good knee to the midsection. Diefendorf won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands a good knee to the midsection. Ika won't want to take too many of those.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ika throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf crunches a lovely knee into Ika's ribcage.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diefendorf is defending well for now.
Diefendorf lands a body shot.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika lands a left hand.
Diefendorf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Diefendorf.
Ika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ika as Diefendorf tries to tie him up.
Diefendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Ika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Diefendorf dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diefendorf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf connects with a solid leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a combination that misses
and Ika counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Ika slips the punch.
Ika takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diefendorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ika can pounce on him.
Diefendorf misses the jab.
Diefendorf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diefendorf misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick
and Ika counters with an outside leg kick.
Diefendorf slips a jab from Ika.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ika.
Diefendorf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ika slips a straight right by Diefendorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika tries to clinch but Diefendorf moves out of range.
Diefendorf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ika is out of range and Diefendorf settles back down.
Ika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Diefendorf is looking to clinch.
Diefendorf misses with the body kick
and Ika moves into the clinch.
Diefendorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Diefendorf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ika avoids the elbow strike from Diefendorf, against the cage.
Ika misses with a knee strike.
Diefendorf digs a right hand into Ika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ika's gas tank.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf scores with a knee to the head.
Ika misses with the head strike.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Diefendorf.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ika.
Ika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ika crunches a lovely knee into Diefendorf's ribcage.
Ika scores a nice knee to the body.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ika lands a nice elbow.
Ika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diefendorf backwards.
Diefendorf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Ika.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf digs a right hand underneath Ika's ribcage. Ika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diefendorf lands a hook that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Ika trying to land knees to the body.
Ika takes an elbow to the temple.
Diefendorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diefendorf trying to stall but Ika improves his position.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf presses Ika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diefendorf as Ika tries to tie him up.
Diefendorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diefendorf.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ika backwards.
Diefendorf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diefendorf avoiding damage as Ika throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf lands with a short shot to the head.
Ika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diefendorf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ika blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Diefendorf.
Ika misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Ika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diefendorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
A short left from Diefendorf.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ika obliges.
Ika tries a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks it.
Diefendorf lands a knee to the head.
Ika tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefendorf avoids the damage to the body.
Diefendorf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ika tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Diefendorf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ika misses with an elbow strike.
Diefendorf throws an elbow that misses.
Ika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefendorf.
Ika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diefendorf blocks it with crossed arms.
Diefendorf lands with a right to the head.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diefendorf lands an uppercut.
Ika pushes off an throws an elbow but Diefendorf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diefendorf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ika's face.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Ika.
Ika blocks a body shot from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diefendorf misses with the head strike.
Ika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diefendorf is keeping busy.
Diefendorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diefendorf wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
Diefendorf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diefendorf scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Diefendorf fails to land.
Ika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf misses with some punches.
Diefendorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ika looking to slow down the pace here.
Diefendorf slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mala Ika.
I think Diefendorf 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Wendell Diefendorf!
Wendell Diefendorf wins by unanimous decision!
Wendell Diefendorf is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Ewert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewert wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Azevedo.
Ewert misses with an uppercut. Azevedo saw that one coming.
Azevedo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ewert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Ewert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azevedo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norman Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewert misses with a wild body shot.
Azevedo throws the left hand but Ewert avoids the punch easily.
Ewert throws a body punch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Ewert looks to land a combination but Azevedo avoids it well.
Ewert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ewert tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ewert avoids it really well and circles away.
Azevedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ewert misses with a straight right.
Ewert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ewert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azevedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ewert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ewert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Azevedo keeps Ewert at a distance using the push kick.
Ewert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ewert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azevedo in his tracks.
No joy there for Ewert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ewert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body. Azevedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewert walks into a stiff left hand from Azevedo.
Azevedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azevedo feints and as Ewert raises his hands in defense, Azevedo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ewert wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewert is retaining full guard.
Ewert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Ewert keeps moving.
Azevedo stopping the sweep attempt from Ewert.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert takes a swing at Azevedo's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Ewert.
Ewert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body. Azevedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azevedo staying out of range there.
Ewert connects with a single shot there.
Azevedo takes one to the chin there.
Ewert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azevedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ewert.
Ewert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewert misses with a hook. Azevedo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to de liver by Azevedo. Beautiful body shot.
Azevedo tries to work over Ewert's front leg with a kick but Ewert checks it.
Azevedo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ewert takes a swing at Azevedo's ribcage but misses.
Ewert tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ewert gets a clinch.
Ewert tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Azevedo looking for a takedown.
Norman Ewert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Azevedo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewert lands a shot to the body.
Ewert tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azevedo looks gassed!
Azevedo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ewert looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo is just out of range.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body. Azevedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ewert wants to clinch
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Azevedo is out of range.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Ewert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ewert fails to land with a series of punches.
Ewert moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ewert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azevedo has Ewert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ewert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ewert works on Azevedo's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Ewert.
A right hook to the body lands for Ewert.
A short body shot lands from Ewert as the two fighters clinch.
Ewert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azevedos head.
Ewert is working Azevedo over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Ewert.
Ewert is leaning against Azevedo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ewert lands a hook that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ewert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ewert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ewert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Ewert.
A hook to the body from Ewert.
Ewert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Ewert.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Ewert pushes Azevedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ewert tries to work over Azevedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewert scores with a shot to the side of Azevedo's head.
Azevedo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ewert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azevedo takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to break free but Ewert has control.
Ewert digs a right hand underneath Azevedo's ribcage. Azevedo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ewert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ewert presses Azevedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a body punch.
Ewert is working Azevedo over against the cage.
Ewert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ewert digs a right hand underneath Azevedo's ribcage. Azevedo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ewert lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ewert.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ewert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ewert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norman Ewert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Ewert.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ewert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Ewert.
Ewert tries to throw a body punch but Azevedo avoids it by throwing Ewert back against the cage.
Ewert works on Azevedo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ewert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ewert.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azevedo's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ewert - that landed with a thud.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert lands a nice shot to the body.
Norman Ewert is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Azevedo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ewert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ewert tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Ewert tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body. Azevedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ewert throws a combination that misses
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ewert desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ewert keeps working.
Ewert trying to control but Azevedo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ewert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ewert makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ewert.
Ewert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azevedo can do to turn this around?
Azevedo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ewert wants to sweep here but Azevedo controlling him for the moment.
Azevedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ewert slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Azevedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azevedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ewert.
Ewert throws a sloppy body shot
and Azevedo counters with a low kick, right behind Ewert 's knee.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norman Ewert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Azevedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ewert. Azevedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ewert stuns Azevedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Ewert misses
and Azevedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ewert throws a jab but it's blocked by Azevedo.
Ewert stuffs the takedown attempt from Azevedo. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
Azevedo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ewert.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewert misses with a hook. Azevedo ducked under it nicely.
Azevedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ewert.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo catches Ewert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Ewert dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ewert scores with a nice strike.
Ewert looks to land a right hand but Azevedo moved out of range.
Ewert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ewert misses with a wild body shot.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ewert swings for the body but Azevedo moves out of range.
Ewert tests Azevedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azevedo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ewert scores with a body shot.
Ewert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azevedo avoids the body shot from Ewert.
Ewert lands a lovely overhand right.
Ewert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azevedo counters with a two punch combo.
Ewert throws a body punch but Azevedo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ewert has time to react.
Azevedo tries to keep at a distance but Ewert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ewert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azevedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ewert misses with a body shot
and Azevedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ewert darts in trying to clinch
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ewert wants to improve his position but Azevedo is controlling well.
Azevedo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ewert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hugo Azevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azevedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ewert defending well though.
Azevedo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ewert is trying to maintain the position but Azevedo is very close to passing his half guard.
Ewert wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azevedo counters with a head kick. That will keep Ewert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ewert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azevedo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norman Ewert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ewert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azevedo counters with a series of strikes. Ewert will be more careful next time no doubt.
Azevedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ewert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo.
Ewert keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ewert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ewert misses the target.
Ewert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ewert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azevedo.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Azevedo is trying to control the action in half guard but Ewert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Azevedo throwing shots but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Ewert gets back to full guard.
Ewert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azevedo manages to get himself to full guard.
Azevedo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ewert trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ewert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Norman Ewert!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Norman Ewert!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Norman Ewert!
Norman Ewert wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Lyoto Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Rose catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Silva tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Silva takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose slips under a jab from Silva.
Rose moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rose circles away.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva slips a straight right by Rose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Rose misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Silva down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva is trying to break free.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva wants to break free but Rose has control.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnny Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Silva.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters by clinching up.
Silva tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Rose works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants a takedown.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A short left from Rose.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Rose'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.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose stalls.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rose - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rose. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Johnny Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rose slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Rose thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Rose throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Silva throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
Silva lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws and low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Lyoto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnny Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Rose counters by clinching up.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose prevents a body shot from Silva.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Rose.
Johnny Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose breaks the clinch.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Johnny Rose wins by unanimous decision!
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