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HWP: Dixon v Westerberg PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mac Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mac Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mac Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson looking for a submission but Jackson manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Johnson stops Jackson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
My spies in 11th Planet Fitness ($350/wk) inform me that Jackson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson regains half guard.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jackson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Jackson.
Johnson prevents Jackson from improving position.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is letting Jackson control him for a moment.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Mac Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Mac Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Shawn Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson is rocked!
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Johnson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jackson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jackson!
Shawn Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Ilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Never Beyond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilic comes to the cage accompanied by Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd - Apollo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Beyond's choice of entrance music: Do you remember. Never Beyond has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dorian Ilic's chin.
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230 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dorian Ilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Beyond!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ilic defending well as Beyond loads up on a big left hand.
Never Beyond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beyond misses with a low kick as Ilic jumps back.
Good shot there by Ilic.
Ilic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beyond drops his shoulder and cracks Ilic with a huge uppercut! Ilic goes down! Can Beyond finish him?
It looks like Dorian Ilic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ilic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beyond stands and steps away. Ilic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ilic scores with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyond sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ilic gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Beyond gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ilic is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Never Beyond!
Never Beyond was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway has chosen Money in The Bank as his entrance music. Ryan Conway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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179 lbs
23 - 47 - 0 |
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244 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conway backs up against the cage.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hall is rocked!
Hall walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Conway swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Conway!
Ryan Conway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Morgan jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
A short right from Thomas.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Morgan wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Thomas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands a right hand.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas wants to stall.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Morgan.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan keeping control of the position.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Morgan has his hands clasped together around Thomas's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan 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.
Tj Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a left hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Morgan jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas letting Morgan take a breather here.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tj Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
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!
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Morgan knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Morgan tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Morgan throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Donk. Thomas catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jason Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan stalling.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Morgan.
Tj Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the action here for a moment.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
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 Jason Morgan.
Well Thomas 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Thomas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebenezer Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
273 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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249 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebenezer Scrooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombard looks to land a right hand but Scrooge moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Scrooge there.
Bombard throws an overhand right that lands on Scrooge's shoulder, as Scrooge tries to avoid the shot.
Scrooge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bombard's waist but Bombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scrooge off to one side.
A big left from Bombard misses.
Bombard 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.
Bombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrooge.
Bombard misses the body punch
and Scrooge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bombard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bombard has closed the distance and engaged Scrooge in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scrooge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scrooge stuns Bombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bombard tries to close the distance and clinch but Scrooge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bombard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ebenezer Scrooge has been cut.
Scrooge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Hector Bombard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombard misses with an uppercut. Scrooge saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Scrooge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scrooge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scrooge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bombard is fending him off so far but Scrooge persists. Nope, Bombard circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Scrooge.
Scrooge scores with a punch to the head.
Scrooge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombard takes a swing at Scrooge's ribcage but misses.
Scrooge ducks under a wild hook from Bombard.
Scrooge clobbers Bombard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hector Bombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bombard has Scrooge up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bombard.
Bombard lands an elbow just above Scrooge 's eye.
Bombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrooge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombard is leaning against Scrooge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bombard lands a hook that snaps the head of Scrooge backwards.
Bombard lands an elbow inside.
Bombard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ebenezer Scrooge's cut is getting worse.
Scrooge wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombard lands with a light punch inside.
Bombard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bombard looks to land a right hand but Scrooge moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombard misses with a hook
and Scrooge counters with a one-two to the body.
Bombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Scrooge.
Scrooge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab lands there for Bombard.
A jab from Bombard misses.
A slow jab from Bombard misses its intended target.
Bombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scrooge.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrooge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scrooge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bombard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Bombard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scrooge lands a really nice looking cross but Bombard seems unphased.
Bombard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scrooge is working for takedown but Bombard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scrooge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bombard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scrooge scores with a nice right hand.
Scrooge slips under a jab from Bombard.
Scrooge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombard throws out the jab.
Bombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scrooge.
Bombard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bombard lands a nice shot that snaps Scrooge's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard misses the shot to the body.
Scrooge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ebenezer Scrooge is winning the standup battle so far.
Bombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scrooge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scrooge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bombard tries to clinch but Scrooge is having none of it.
Bombard loads up on a big right hand but Scrooge slips the punch.
Scrooge is looking to clinch but Bombard is avoiding it.
Bombard missing with a left hand there. Scrooge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge scores with a hook to the body. Bombard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scrooge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scrooge tests Bombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scrooge connects with a crisp jab.
Scrooge keeps the fight on the outside.
Scrooge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bombard, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombard cracks Scrooge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge shoots in but Bombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombard scores with a jab to the head.
Bombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bombard gets a clinch.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bombard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scrooge is defended easily by Bombard.
Scrooge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Scrooge coming out on top.
Bombard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scrooge counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrooge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrooge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bombard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Bombard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bombard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scrooge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scrooge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scrooge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scrooge lands a jab.
Scrooge with a hook.
Bombard looks to land a left hand but Scrooge moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrooge lands a jab to Bombard's midsection.
Scrooge throws a jab when Bombard was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard throws a hook to the side of Scrooge's head but Scrooge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bombard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bombard forces Scrooge back against the cage and clinches.
Scrooge takes an elbow to the temple.
Bombard lands an elbow inside.
Ebenezer Scrooge's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Bombard.
Jeez, Ebenezer Scrooge's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ebenezer Scrooge's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hector Bombard!
After winning the bout, Hector Bombard 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iced Earth - Anthem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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24
244 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Grey or perhaps it was just good defense by Lhad which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grey.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lhad counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey tries to pull guard but Lhad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lhad manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lhad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
Grey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grey stands up over Lhad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grey trying to control but Lhad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Lhad blocks nicely.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad pulls Grey in to control the position.
Grey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grey 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.
Lhad wants to sweep but no luck.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lhad controlling the position.
Lhad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey is one step ahead there.
Lhad controlling Grey's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gyawang Lhad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grey tries to clinch but Lhad moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lhad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lhad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lhad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grey on his heels. He'll look to pass Grey's guard now, I'm sure.
Lhad wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Lhad throwing strikes from guard but Grey blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lhad wants to get up but he can't break Grey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lhad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lhad throwing strikes from guard but Grey blocks nicely.
Lhad wants to stand but Grey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lhad postures up.
Lhad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lhad cracks Grey with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lhad trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Grey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lhad.
Lhad working some strikes from top position.
Grey wants to stand but Lhad is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey is trying to keep Lhad in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grey is trying to keep Lhad in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyawang Lhad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick from Lhad lands but Grey takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Grey dives in and grabs Lhad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lhad pushes down on Grey's head and hops out.
Grey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lhad's guard.
Lhad is pulling down on Grey's head to control his posture.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey works over Lhad with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey wants to stand but Lhad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lhad wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey trying to control but Lhad is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grey is controlling him.
Grey throws a big elbow that misses.
Lhad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey throws a big elbow that misses.
Grey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grey wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lhad wants to stand and escape but Grey is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Lhad blocks nicely.
Grey pushes down on Lhad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lhad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grey.
Grey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey landing with the ground and pound.
Lhad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Lhad has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad controlling the position.
Lhad manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Grey jumps guard but Lhad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grey tries to circle away but Lhad has him pinned against the cage.
Grey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lhad smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lhad forces Grey back against the cage and clinches.
Lhad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lhad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey tries to keep at a distance but Lhad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lhad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lhad has closed the distance and engaged Grey in a clinch.
Grey breaks from the clinch.
Lhad avoids the head kick by Grey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lhad rushes Grey and presses him up against the cage.
Lhad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Lhad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lhad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lhad wants it to stay on the feet.
Grey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lhad.
A punch combination from Lhad misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grey enables Lhad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lhad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grey's head.
Lhad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lhad postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lhad slips nicely into half guard.
Lhad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyawang Lhad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Grey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gyawang Lhad has been cut.
Grey blocks an elbow strike.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Lhad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lhad lands a damaging elbow.
Lhad blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lhad avoids it.
Lhad pulls Grey into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
Grey throwing strikes but missing.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad pulls Grey in close to prevent any damage.
Lhad is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lhad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Lhad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lhad striking off his back but it's not causing Grey any problems.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Lhad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad wants to control but Grey passes into side.
Lhad holding on.
Grey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grey throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lhad works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lhad's head.
Lhad is not content to let Grey control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lhad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lhad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Lhad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gyawang Lhad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey chips away with some ground and pound.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lhad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sasha Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey stops Lhad from standing up.
Grey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lhad keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lhad wants to get back to his feet but Grey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Sasha Grey.
I think Lhad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gyawang Lhad!
Gyawang Lhad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (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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36
256 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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220 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck for Barnett with that takedown attempt.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Kilpinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilpinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kilpinen misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpinen is looking to control Barnett's arms but Barnett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kilpinen has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kilpinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilpinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Kilpinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpinen lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpinen throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnett has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kilpinen lands a nice shot that snaps Barnett's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen leaves Barnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilpinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kilpinen connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kilpinen. No joy for Barnett on that attempt.
Barnett misses with a shot to the body
and Kilpinen counters with a straight right hand.
Barnett blocks a head kick by Kilpinen.
Barnett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaakko Kilpinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Barnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kilpinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilpinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnett's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Kilpinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilpinen pounces like a tiger and cracks Barnett with a vicious hook! Barnett is down but not out! Kilpinen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaakko Kilpinen!
Jaakko Kilpinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Laid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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289 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laid swivels and escapes.
Laid fails with the takedown.
Laid shoots in but no luck this time.
Tero Elo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Laid.
Laid shoots in and drives through. Elo sprawls well.
Laid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Elo did well to prevent Laid getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Elo tries to roll over but Laid keeps him under control.
My spies in GnP Factory Elite Gym inform me that Laid has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Elo is working hard here to advance position.
Elo has a hand on Laid's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Laid takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Laid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Laid is working for a kimura but Elo is defending it quite comfortably.
Elo tries to roll over but Laid keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laid is working Elo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laid's guard.
Elo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elo looking to sit in guard and control but Laid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing good reports from Elo'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.
Elo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laid is aware though and is defending well.
Laid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laid stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Elo throws up his legs and catches Laid in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Laid tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Elo! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tero Elo!
Tero Elo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Let the big, bad, black motherfucker go!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stresemann has chosen Takashi Sorimachi - Poison as his entrance music. Lou Ferrigno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onizuka Stresemann!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrigno looks to land a combination but Stresemann avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stresemann. Ferrigno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrigno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stresemann counters by moving into the clinch.
Stresemann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrigno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stresemann circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been hearing reports that Ferrigno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stresemann dives in and grabs Ferrigno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferrigno pushes down on Stresemann's head and hops out.
A combination from Ferrigno does no damage.
Stresemann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferrigno.
Ferrigno throws the left hand but Stresemann avoids the punch easily.
Ferrigno misses with a wild combination.
Stresemann scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrigno takes one to the chin there.
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!
Stresemann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrigno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stresemann counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stresemann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stresemann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stresemann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrigno throws a nice looking combination but Stresemann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ferrigno does no damage.
Stresemann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferrigno eats them both and turns towards Stresemann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stresemann misses the shot to the body.
Ferrigno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stresemann scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Ferrigno.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stresemann has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ferrigno looks to throw the jab but Stresemann is out of range.
Stresemann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferrigno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stresemann throws a right and a left that Ferrigno avoids nicely.
Ferrigno with a nice cross.
Ferrigno slips a straight right by Stresemann.
Stresemann lands with a shot to the body.
Ferrigno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stresemann.
Stresemann throws a right hand that Ferrigno ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrigno also avoids with ease.
Ferrigno fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrigno stuffs the takedown.
Stresemann throws out a loose jab but Ferrigno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann misses with a hook. Ferrigno ducked under it nicely.
Ferrigno avoids the body shot from Stresemann.
Ferrigno swinging wildly here.
Ferrigno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Ferrigno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stresemann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferrigno lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Onizuka Stresemann has been cut.
Stresemann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferrigno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab.
Stresemann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stresemann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferrigno ducks under a wild hook from Stresemann.
Stresemann fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lou Ferrigno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onizuka Stresemann.
Stresemann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferrigno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann connects with the punch.
Ferrigno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
Stresemann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ferrigno is trying to maintain the position but Stresemann is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrigno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferrigno tries to roll over but Stresemann keeps him under control.
Ferrigno wants to control but Stresemann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferrigno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferrigno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stresemann gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ferrigno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stresemann trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrigno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrigno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferrigno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferrigno has his foot on Stresemann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stresemann works his way back into a safe position though.
Stresemann pushing down on Ferrigno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ferrigno is looking for a sweep. Stresemann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stresemann trying to mount his opponent but Ferrigno defends it.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stresemann seems to be working for a kimura but Ferrigno defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stresemann is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferrigno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onizuka Stresemann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onizuka Stresemann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stresemann dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferrigno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stresemann turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stresemann in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferrigno is looking to regain half guard here but Stresemann keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferrigno is working hard here to advance position.
Ferrigno gets back to half guard.
Stresemann tries to pass to full mount but Ferrigno defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stresemann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferrigno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard.
Ferrigno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferrigno.
Ferrigno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stresemann is aware though and is defending well.
Ferrigno wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferrigno looking for a guillotine here but Stresemann defends easily.
Stresemann pushes down on Ferrigno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stresemann in particular looking to stall.
Ferrigno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann is trying to control. Ferrigno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stresemann drops an elbow to the side of Ferrigno's head.
Stresemann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferrigno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stresemann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrigno keeps working.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.
Ferrigno moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrigno keeping moving, preventing Stresemann from controlling successfully.
Ferrigno working for a triangle but Stresemann defends it easily.
Ferrigno keeping moving, preventing Stresemann from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stresemann trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Stresemann slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stresemann wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferrigno, who protects the arm well.
Stresemann passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ferrigno!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann has control of Ferrigno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ferrigno regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ferrigno is looking to get to half guard.
Stresemann raining down shots from the mount!
Ferrigno is squirming around, avoiding Stresemann's attempts to control the action.
Stresemann is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ferrigno can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ferrigno is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stresemann landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onizuka Stresemann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Onizuka Stresemann's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferrigno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stresemann misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Stresemann.
Stresemann digs a good body shot into Ferrigno's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stresemann. Ferrigno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Ferrigno.
Stresemann lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Ferrigno. Those never looked like landing.
Stresemann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferrigno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Onizuka Stresemann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrigno thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stresemann jabs at Ferrigno's body.
Ferrigno throws a nice looking combination but Stresemann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stresemann is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stresemann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stresemann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferrigno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stresemann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferrigno. Ferrigno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Ferrigno misses.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Stresemann moves out of range.
Ferrigno looks to land a combination but Stresemann avoids it well.
Stresemann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ferrignos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Stresemann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stresemann drops his shoulder and cracks Ferrigno with a huge uppercut! Ferrigno goes down! Can Stresemann finish him?
Ferrigno is rocked!
Stresemann pushing down on Ferrigno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oh Ferrigno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stresemann controlling the action here.
Stresemann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrigno keeps working.
Onizuka Stresemann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ferrigno seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard.
Stresemann is thwarting Ferrigno's attempts to control the position.
Stresemann is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ferrigno is looking to get back to full guard here but Stresemann has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stresemann moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ferrigno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stresemann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stresemann is looking to take a break and control but Ferrigno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrigno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Onizuka Stresemann was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stresemann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferrigno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stresemann throws a jab when Ferrigno was well out of range.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Stresemann moves out of range.
Ferrigno throws a nice looking combination but Stresemann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Stresemann avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Ferrigno.
Stresemann slips a jab and a cross from Ferrigno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann ducks under a wild hook from Ferrigno.
Stresemann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferrigno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferrigno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stresemann to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Stresemann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stresemann dodges the punch combination from Ferrigno.
Stresemann with a jab.
Lou Ferrigno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stresemann missing with a left hand there. Ferrigno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lou Ferrigno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stresemann lands with a hook. Ferrigno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stresemann.
Stresemann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Stresemann lands.
Stresemann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferrigno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrigno throws a right hand that Stresemann ducks under and follows up with a left that Stresemann also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onizuka Stresemann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stresemann 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onizuka Stresemann!
Post fight, an emotional Onizuka Stresemann said 'Yeah, I'm the best ever, what can I say.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregers Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westerberg has chosen Maitre Gims - J'me Tire as his entrance music. Vince Dixon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gregers Westerberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregers Westerberg!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dixon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Westerberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Westerberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Westerberg moves out of range.
Dixon moves out of range of the body kick.
Westerberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dixon back to the cage. Westerberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Westerberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dixon defends well and Westerberg ends up having to push Dixon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dixon trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon lands an elbow inside that Westerberg shrugs off.
It looks like Gregers Westerberg has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westerberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Dixon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dixon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Westerberg managing to block the knees to the body from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Westerberg up against the cage.
Dixon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dixon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Westerberg working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
That has opened up Gregers Westerberg's cut even more.
Westerberg letting Dixon take a breather here.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westerberg backwards.
Westerberg breaks from the clinch.
Westerberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Dixon throws a leg kick but Westerberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dixon connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Westerberg. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westerberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Dixon sprawls well. He's pushed Westerberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vince Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregers Westerberg.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westerberg.
Dixon connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westerberg.
Dixon drops Westerberg with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Westerberg looks back up at him and smiles so Dixon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Westerberg is rocked!
The cut above Gregers Westerberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Westerberg looks winded!
Dixon throws a right hand that Westerberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Westerberg also avoids with ease.
Westerberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westerberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dixon feints and then cracks Westerberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Westerberg down.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Westerberg moves out of range of the body kick from Dixon.
A shot to the liver by Dixon. Beautiful body shot.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Westerberg manages to avoid it.
Dixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dixon moves into the clinch.
Westerberg being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg tries to circle away but Dixon has him pinned against the cage.
Westerberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon effectively controlling the action here.
Dixon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westerberg avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Dixon.
Westerberg prevents a body shot from Dixon.
A short body shot lands from Dixon as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dixon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dixon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Westerberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Westerberg 's eye.
Gregers Westerberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregers Westerberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vince Dixon!
Vince Dixon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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