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CONFLICT XLIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mint Choco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mint Choco!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Choco.
Choco avoids the body shot from Zagorno.
Zagorno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choco's waist but Choco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zagorno off to one side.
Choco throws a shot from downtown. Zagorno moves away and avoids it.
Zagorno misses with a straight left.
Choco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zagorno throws a series of punches but Choco moves out of range.
Zagorno slips a jab from Choco.
Choco shoots in but no luck this time.
Zagorno misses with a series of wild punches.
Choco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zagorno as he jumps to the side.
Choco has a takedown stuffed.
Gabriel Zagorno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mint Choco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno gets caught napping as Choco dives in and scores a takedown. Zagorno manages to retain guard.
Zagorno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Choco defends well.
Choco cracks Zagorno with a solid left hand.
Choco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zagorno keeping moving, preventing Choco from controlling successfully.
Choco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Choco preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choco throwing strikes but missing.
Choco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Choco postures up.
Choco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Choco stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Zagorno throws up his legs and catches Choco in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Choco tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Zagorno! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Zagorno!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriel Zagorno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Gattuso lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Gattuso throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gattuso doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gattuso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range.
Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gattuso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gattuso defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wilson breaks from Gattuso's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson trying to control but Gattuso is having none of it.
Gattuso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gattuso can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gattuso slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gattuso flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gattuso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gattuso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson working Gattuso over with strikes.
Gattuso trying to control here.
Gattuso moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson wants to control from the top but Gattuso keeps moving.
Gattuso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Gattuso connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Gattuso postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gattuso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gattuso working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gattuso working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Gattuso.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Gattuso is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wilson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to reverse the position.
Gattuso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gattuso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilson is avoiding damage well.
Gattuso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gattuso throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Gattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gattuso is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Gattuso is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gattuso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gattuso's back!
Gattuso trying to control the hands but Wilson won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gattuso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gattuso for a finish.
Wilson gets his hands free as Gattuso looks to control.
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 Gennaro Gattuso 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.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gattuso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson cracks the inside of Gattuso's front leg.
Gattuso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Gattuso takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gattuso on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Gattuso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Wilson prevents Gattuso from improving his position.
Gattuso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Wilson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson wants to control but Gattuso is having none of it.
Gattuso tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Gattuso connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Gattuso scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Gattuso's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wilson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gattuso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso being controlled here momentarily.
Gattuso postures up.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee Wilson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Gattuso.
Lee Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso working the strikes but Wilson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura here.
Gattuso tries to pass to full mount but Wilson defends it.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is not content to let Gattuso control the position.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Gennaro Gattuso will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gattuso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilson sprawls well initially but Gattuso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gattuso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Gattuso prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Gattuso working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson is not content to let Gattuso control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Gattuso has control of the leg.
Gattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilson is looking to control Gattuso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Gattuso is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gattuso winds up and cracks Wilson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson gets back to full guard.
Lee Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to keep Gattuso in close.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gattuso chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gattuso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson trying to control the action but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
Gattuso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattuso wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson is trying to control. Gattuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso is looking to improve his position.
Gattuso is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Gattuso is defending the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Gattuso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Gattuso moves his leg out of the way.
Gattuso blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Gattuso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennaro Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gattuso dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Gattuso's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson is looking to chop away at Gattuso's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Gattuso shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Gattuso has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennaro Gattuso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gattuso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
A very excited looking Gennaro Gattuso made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kwaak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti checks a leg kick.
Kwaak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kwaak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatti.
Kwaak throws a shot from downtown. Gatti moves away and avoids it.
Kwaak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti checks the leg kick.
Kwaak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kwaak throws a right hand that misses
and Kwaak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kwaak looks to land a body kick but Gatti moved away.
Gatti misses with a jab to the body
and Kwaak counters with a body kick that stops Gatti in his tracks momentarily.
A lazy left from Kwaak finds it's target.
Gatti connects with a looping right hand.
Franklin James Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Kwaak moves out of range.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gatti throws a hook to the side of Kwaak's head but Kwaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kwaak goes for a double leg but Gatti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gatti continues to drive forward.
Gatti wants to break free but Kwaak has control.
Gatti stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gatti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kwaak.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Kwaak counters with a body kick.
Kwaak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Sam Kwaak has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kwaak.
Gatti throws a hook but Kwaak blocks it.
Gatti throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti throws out a leg kick but Kwaak moves out of range and Gatti only half commits.
Gatti throws a leg kick
letting Kwaak counter with a right hand.
Kwaak swinging wildly here.
Gatti missing with a left hand there. Kwaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin James Gatti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gatti throws a body punch but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatti lands a slapping body shot.
Kwaak throws a low kick but Gatti moves out of range easily.
Kwaak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kwaak.
Kwaak blocks a low kick nicely.
Kwaak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throws a series of strikes that have Kwaak backpedaling.
Gatti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kwaak.
Nice body kick from Kwaak.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwaak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Kwaak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Gatti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gatti swings for the body but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kwaak rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Kwaak avoids them all with ease.
Franklin James Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwaak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kwaak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwaak.
Kwaak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kwaak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatti - the referee stops the clock and Kwaak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatti. Kwaak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kwaak throws a shot from downtown. Gatti moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kwaak.
Gatti misses with a low kick.
Kwaak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gatti throws an overhand right that lands on Kwaak's shoulder, as Kwaak tries to avoid the shot.
Kwaak misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatti counters with a left and a right that stings Kwaak.
Crunch! Gatti slams his shin into Kwaak's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak motions for Gatti to come forward. Kwaak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kwaak at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti swings for the body but Kwaak moves out of range.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti tries to work over Kwaak's front leg with a kick but Kwaak checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwaak counters with a straight right hand.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Kwaak avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin James Gatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gatti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwaak moves away.
Gatti misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Kwaak's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kwaak throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti counters with a leg kick.
Kwaak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kwaak thuds his shin into the meat of Gatti's side.
Kwaak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwaak fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwaak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kwaak misses with a hook. Gatti ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwaak.
Kwaak tries a low kick but Gatti avoids it.
Kwaak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti takes a swing at Kwaak's ribcage but misses.
Kwaak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
Kwaak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti slips under a jab from Kwaak.
Gatti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti connects with a crisp jab.
Gatti tries to move into range but Kwaak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatti misses with an uppercut. Kwaak saw that one coming.
Kwaak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gatti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kwaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gatti finds it's way through Kwaak's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti. That snapped Kwaak's head back.
Gatti lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Kwaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwaak throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwaak wants to land a leg kick but Gatti is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin James Gatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin James Gatti!
An intense looking Franklin James Gatti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What else would you expect?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Souljah. Trager has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trager cracks the inside of Lamope's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamope!
Trager cracks a nice hook into Lamope's ribs.
Trager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Lamope throws the left hand but Trager avoids the punch easily.
Trager tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alex Trager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trager.
Trager ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Lamope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trager throws a head kick that misses.
Trager missing with a left hand there. Lamope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trager doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trager takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trager misses with a kick to the body
and Lamope counters with a good low kick that Trager was not able to check.
Trager misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trager scores with a leg kick.
Lamope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trager counters by clinching up.
Trager is trying to drag Lamope to the mat but Lamope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lamope.
Trager wants a takedown.
Lamope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trager backwards.
Lamope tries to throw a body punch but Trager avoids it by throwing Lamope back against the cage.
Lamope swings wildly with an uppercut but Trager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trager is trying to drag Lamope to the mat but Lamope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Itor Lamope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Trager has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lamope clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lamope can't escape the position.
Lamope defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope trying to control the action but Trager just sinks the hooks in.
Lamope tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lamope prevents Trager from taking his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Lamope's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Trager looking to control but Lamope is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trager jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lamope is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lamope and Trager has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Trager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamope keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trager wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lamope is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lamope sneaks back into half guard.
Lamope is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trager wants to take a breather but Lamope is having none of it.
Lamope trying to control from the bottom.
Lamope regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trager looking to pass the guard.
Lamope controls Trager momentarily but Trager frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is looking for a triangle here but Trager uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lamope is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trager tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamope is trying to control Trager's posture but Trager avoids it.
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 Itor Lamope will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lamope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trager misses with a low kick.
Trager slips a jab from Lamope.
A left and a right from Lamope both land. Nice combination.
Lamope looks to land a left hand but Trager moved out of range nicely.
Trager tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trager moves into range and clinches up with Lamope.
Trager drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lamope pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trager connects with a body shot that sends Lamope's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Lamope misses
and Trager counters with a leg kick.
Lamope lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lamope on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope tries to clinch up.
Lamope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trager.
Trager checks a leg kick.
Trager throws a sloppy head kick and Lamope moves out of range easily.
Lamope lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trager misses with a low kick.
Trager clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lamope.
Trager changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lamope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alex Trager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamope clinches.
Trager is looking to take this one to the mat.
Itor Lamope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Lamope blocks an uppercut.
Trager has clasped his hands together around Lamope's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope wants to control but Trager postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Lamope is trying to improve his position.
Lamope wants to control but Trager postures up.
Trager goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lamope has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Trager but great work by Lamope.
Trager can't do much from the bottom here.
Lamope grinds an elbow into Trager's temple.
Trager gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lamope escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lamope!
Trager tries to bench press Lamope off him but Lamope keeps the position.
Lamope landing a few strikes.
Alex Trager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lamope is looking to take a break and control but Trager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trager wants to control but Lamope postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamope tries for a kimura but Trager is defending well.
Trager struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope trying to control the action but Trager is working from the bottom.
Lamope in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Trager throws a head kick that misses.
Trager misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Lamope.
Trager tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamope misses the shot to the body.
Trager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trager scrambles back to his feet.
Lamope misses with a body kick.
Lamope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trager takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamope scores with a hook to the body. Trager takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamope lands a nice shot to the body.
Trager throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamope misses the target.
Lamope stuns Trager with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trager under the eye.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamope gets a double leg takedown into Trager's guard.
Trager trying to control the position.
Lamope engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trager keeping moving, preventing Lamope from controlling successfully.
Lamope is in close to Trager's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamope looking to pass the guard.
Lamope is in close to Trager's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trager looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lamope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trager working for a triangle but Lamope defends it easily.
Alex Trager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trager can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lamope controls the pace.
Lamope wants to control from the top but Trager keeps moving.
Lamope throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamope sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trager's guard.
Trager is looking to control Lamope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trager avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trager!
Trager holds on to Lamope as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Lamope with a couple of short strikes.
Lamope manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trager to take his back!
Trager wants to control his opponent's hands but Lamope gets his hands free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trager is trying to break free.
Lamope is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trager is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itor Lamope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lamope, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itor Lamope!
After winning the bout, Itor Lamope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - So Dope. Jobber has chosen WANTED D.O.A. as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
166 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse James Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jobber throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jobber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jobber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jobber!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jobber circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a jab when Jobber was well out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jobber moves out of range.
Jackson rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Jobber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jobber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jobber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jobber circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jobber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber lands with a good body shot.
Jobber lands a nice shot to the body.
Jobber throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jobber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jobber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jobber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jobber misses with a wild combination.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jobber is avoiding it.
Jobber pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jobber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jobber stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jobber avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jobber tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Jobber back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jobber's brow.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jobber avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jobber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jobber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jobber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jobber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jobber breaks the clinch.
Jobber forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jobber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jobber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jobber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jobber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jobber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jobber dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jobber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jobber avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jobber avoids it.
Jobber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jobber blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jobber avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jobber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jobber misses with the head strike.
Jobber misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jobber won't want to take too many of those.
Jobber avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jobber misses with some punches.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jobber.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike.
Jobber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jobber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jobber has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jobber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Jobber 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jobber pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jobber is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jobber's brow.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jobber's defenses.
Jobber takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jobber blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jobber is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jobber throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jobber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jobber misses with a wild combination.
Jobber lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jobber misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Jobber misses
and as Jobber loses concentration momentarily, Jackson counters with a picture perfect head kick! Jobber goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Teddy Jackson!
Teddy Jackson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time Is Running Out. 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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152 lbs
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147 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Gotti.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maximus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maximus's coach down at VENDETTA Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maximus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Gotti.
Maximus tries to bum rush Gotti with a series of wild strikes but Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus moves out of range of the body kick from Gotti.
Maximus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Maximus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gotti throws a nice head kick!
It looks like TJ Maximus has been cut.
Gotti tries to bum rush Maximus with a series of wild strikes but Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti misses with a head kick.
Maximus throws a right and a left that Gotti avoids nicely.
Gotti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite (small class sizes!) in the buildup to the fight.
Maximus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gotti backs up against the cage.
Maximus works the jab nicely.
Maximus cracks Gotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maximus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti takes a swing at Maximus's ribcage but misses.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maximus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gotti.
TJ Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Maximus. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus throws a good cross that connects.
Gotti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maximus looks winded!
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Maximus swinging wildly here.
Gotti swinging wildly here.
Maximus misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Gotti.
Gotti throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Gotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Maximus counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Maximus misses.
Gotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Maximus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maximus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Maximus.
Maximus misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with a nice head shot.
Gotti misses the jab.
Maximus misses with a two punch combination.
Maximus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maximus misses with a straight left.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Maximus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximus misses with a combination
and Gotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Gotti. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gotti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Gotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a good low kick that Maximus was not able to check.
Maximus misses with the combination.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus swinging wildly here.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gotti throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Gotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Maximus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Maximus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Maximus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Maximus.
Gotti misses with a body shot.
Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maximus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus tries to bum rush Gotti with a series of wild strikes but Gotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus looks to land a combination but Gotti avoids it well.
Maximus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti misses with a body kick.
Gotti swinging wildly here.
Gotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus throws a combination that misses
and Gotti counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gotti. Maximus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti swinging wildly here.
Maximus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus throws a combination that misses
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Maximus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Maximus throws a nice looking combination but Gotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gotti throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Maximus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maximus avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Gotti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maximus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maximus misses with a body shot.
Maximus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gotti at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Maximus lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Maximus misses with the combination.
Maximus throws a series of punches but Gotti avoids them all with ease.
Gotti cracks Maximus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maximus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti drops Maximus with a big left hand! Maximus is injured, injured bad! Gotti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Gotti!
A pretty intense looking Jimmy Gotti took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr Gonzo!
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, Uruhara Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatake as he jumps to the side.
Hatake shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzo scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzo scores with a head kick. Hatake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circle, before Hatake throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gonzo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hatake lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Uruhara Hatake!
A victorious Uruhara Hatake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen comes into the arena with Eminem - White America blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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255 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Parantainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parantainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parantainen wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parantainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Parantainen is controlling well.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Parantainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Parantainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parantainen is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz is not content to let Parantainen control the position.
Parantainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Parantainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parantainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Parantainen trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Parantainen there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Parantainen controlling him for the moment.
Parantainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Parantainen is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parantainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parantainen passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Parantainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parantainen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parantainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parantainen is looking to pass Diaz's guard but actually Diaz recovers to full guard.
Parantainen is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Parantainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parantainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Parantainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Parantainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Parantainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parantainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parantainen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!
Parantainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Parantainen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
Jaakko Parantainen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Skinhead. Kent Phillips could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blaze Christianson's chin.
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265 lbs
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson throws a body kick that misses.
Christianson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phillips steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christianson. That one must have hurt.
Christianson connects with a right hand. Phillips shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christianson throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christianson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson scores with a hook to the body. Phillips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phillips punishes Christianson's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Christianson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Christianson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christianson scores with a leg kick.
Phillips lands with a nice body punch.
Christianson looks winded!
A head kick misses from Christianson.
Christianson moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blaze Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Phillips to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christianson leaves Phillips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christianson scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Christianson. Phillips shrugs it off though.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christianson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christianson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christianson digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Christianson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Christianson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phillips rather than just go for the knockout.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christianson lands a body shot.
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Christianson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kent Phillips has been cut.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Christianson throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters by clinching up.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Christianson.
Christianson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips takes the fight into the clinch.
Phillips fails to pull guard.
Christianson is trying to pull guard but Phillips turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Christianson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Phillips jumps into guard, dragging Christianson to the mat.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Christianson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Phillips looking to control.
Phillips trying to strike off his back.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Christianson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Christianson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blaze Christianson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Christianson lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Christianson tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips is rocked!
Blaze Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Phillips's jaw. Phillips's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Christianson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blaze Christianson!
Blaze Christianson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kent Phillips had this to say: 'I'll be back better and stronger.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Solonen ja Kosola - RÄPPII . 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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30
149 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
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33
139 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots and misses
and Wallace moves into the clinch.
Tyler has hold of one of Wallace's legs. Wallace is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyler gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wallace trying to control the position here.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wallace pulls Tyler in close to prevent any damage.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rex Tyler just wasn't active enough.
Tyler shoots in and bounces Wallace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Tyler pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Tyler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyler looking to pass the guard.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Tyler pushes his legs off easily.
Tyler is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Wallace is trying to keep Tyler in close.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.
Wallace looking to control.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tyler is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Tyler is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tyler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyler seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler looks to land a strike but Wallace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Tyler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wallace seems keen to control Tyler's posture.
Wallace has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tyler has passed into side control.
Tyler is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
Tyler trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Tyler working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Tyler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wallace has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tyler but great work by Wallace.
Tyler is being controlled here.
Wallace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tyler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wallace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rex Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyler to see if he's OK.
Wallace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.
Wallace wants to control but Tyler is keeping him busy.
Tyler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Wallace keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wallace.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler holds on to Wallace's head and controls the position momentarily.
Wallace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tyler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tyler being controlled for a moment.
Tyler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wallace's best efforts.
Wallace lands with a punch from half guard.
Wallace working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyler is controlling Wallace's trapped leg to prevent Wallace from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyler is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyler taking some punishment here, with Wallace in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Tyler is working away.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters by clinching up.
Wallace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wallace leaning against his opponent.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallace prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Tyler in his tracks for a moment.
Wallace trying to control the position but instead, Tyler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallace into the cage.
Wallace is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Wallace.
Tyler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wallace after a bit of a struggle.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyler after a bit of a struggle.
Tyler gets underhooks to prevent Wallace's takedown attempt.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyler controls his hands.
Wallace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wallace has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a shoot takedown. Tyler fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace prevents Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyler holds on and takes a little breather.
Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt
so Wallace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Wallace throws an elbow that misses. Tyler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallace's guard. Nice move by Tyler!
Wallace throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace looking to control.
Tyler won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace pulls Tyler in to control the position.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyler manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyler wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace advances position into side control!
Wallace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Wallace really 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.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace instigates a clinch.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler lands a takedown into guard.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler shoots in and gets a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Wallace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wallace throws a strike there. Tyler manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to control but can't.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Tyler wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace is looking to pass Tyler's guard but actually Tyler recovers to full guard.
Tyler pulls Wallace in close to his closed guard and prevents Wallace from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace postures up.
Tyler looking to control but Wallace passes into half guard.
Wallace thows a huge punch but Tyler dodges it nicely.
Tyler is refusing to be controlled, as Wallace sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rex Tyler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wallace napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nice strikes from Wallace there.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyler defending well though.
Tyler is staying active underneath Wallace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Rex Tyler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyler.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyler circles away.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wallace has his hands clasped together around Tyler's back. He's all about the action.
Wallace trying to hold on to Tyler's head to control him but Tyler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wallace has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyler winds up and cracks Wallace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wallace's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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 Rex Tyler.
I think Tyler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tyler!
Rex Tyler retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Rex Tyler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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