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AMW 9 - Bedlam PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro O Voador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Icaro O Voador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louie Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Simmons. No joy for O Voador on that attempt.
O Voador fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Voador.
Simmons tried to score with a low kick but O Voador checks it.
O Voador shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Voador has a takedown stuffed.
Simmons throws out a leg kick but O Voador moves out of range and Simmons only half commits.
O Voador misses with a takedown attempt - Simmons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Voador shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simmons throws a leg kick but O Voador checks it.
Simmons leaves O Voador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Voador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a leg kick that misses.
O Voador fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Voador shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Voador is breathing heavily.
O Voador on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simmons thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Voador if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons wants to clinch up but O Voador keeps it at a distance.
O Voador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Voador shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simmons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simmons wants to clinch up but O Voador keeps it at a distance.
Simmons wants to clinch.
Simmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Voador takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Voador manages to avoid it.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons motions for O Voador to come forward. Simmons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simmons forces O Voador back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons lands a nice uppercut.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons has O Voador pressed against the cage.
O Voador tries to score a body lock takedown but Simmons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simmons stalls.
O Voador blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Voador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Voador's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Voador goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simmons prevents it.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Voador or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simmons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Voador changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simmons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.
O Voador misses with a leg kick
and Simmons counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simmons.
O Voador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simmons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Simmons.
O Voador jumps guard but Simmons stands there with O Voador around his waist. O Voador gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O Voador tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O Voador is trying to break free.
Simmons misses with an elbow strike.
O Voador tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Simmons smiles and moves away.
Simmons gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Voador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Simmons.
Come on Simmons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simmons lands an elbow just above O Voador 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Simmons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Simmons misses
and O Voador decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simmons's guard.
It looks like Icaro O Voador has been cut.
O Voador wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
O Voador stops Simmons from standing up.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing O Voador from controlling successfully.
Simmons is looking to stand up but O Voador isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Voador throwing strikes but missing.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Voador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but O Voador is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing O Voador from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Voador doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simmons counters by moving into the clinch.
O Voador tries for a takedown but Simmons manages to get underhooks.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
O Voador can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Voador looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Voador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Voador is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons lands a shoulder strike.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Voador or not.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Voador tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Voador is working for takedown but Simmons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but O Voador blocks it.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but O Voador blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Simmons.
O Voador wants a takedown but no success here.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Simmons tries a body shot but O Voador blocks it.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but O Voador blocks with his arms.
O Voador is trying to break free.
Simmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Simmons.
O Voador is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simmons scores with a shoulder strike.
O Voador letting Simmons take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simmons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Voador drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simmons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simmons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Voador or not.
Simmons pushes off an throws an elbow but O Voador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons has a couple of punches blocked by O Voador.
Simmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Voador is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simmons scores with a shoulder strike.
Simmons lands with a light punch inside.
O Voador blocking some punches.
Simmons is pushing O Voador up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Voador's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Icaro O Voador's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as O Voador blocks the low kick.
O Voador blocks the body kick.
O Voador shoots for a double leg takedown but Simmons sprawls well. He's pushed O Voador's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Voador tries for a takedown but Simmons circles away easily
and Simmons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simmons tries to clinch but O Voador is having none of it.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Voador.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simmons just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Voador's brow.
O Voador tries to pull guard but Simmons holds him up against the cage and eventually O Voador drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Voador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Voador is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
O Voador jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simmons walks away with a smile on his face. O Voador gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Voador has his takedown stuffed
and Simmons counters by moving into the clinch.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons cracks O Voador with a nice body shot.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but O Voador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Voador can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Simmons effectively controlling the action here.
O Voador jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simmons walks away with a smile on his face. O Voador gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Voador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmons is looking to slow O Voador down with leg kicks.
Louie Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simmons wants to clinch.
Simmons has O Voador up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Voador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
O Voador tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons stalling the fight.
A short left from Simmons.
O Voador fails to pull guard.
O Voador is working for takedown but Simmons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Simmons lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Voador missing with knees to the body.
O Voador takes a shot to the head.
O Voador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons lands a hook that snaps the head of O Voador backwards.
O Voador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Voador avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but O Voador uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Voador.
Simmons stalling in the clinch.
O Voador tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Simmons smiles and moves away.
Simmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Voador's calf.
Simmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as O Voador checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Simmons.
Simmons prevents the takedown attempt.
Simmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simmons scores with a hook to the body.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Simmons.
Icaro O Voador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louie Simmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by O Voador.
Simmons digs a right hand into O Voador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Voador's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louie Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simmons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louie Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eiji Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Achilles Adonis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao jabs at Adonis's body.
Nao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adonis's head backwards.
Nao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Achilles Adonis has been cut.
Nao sizes up Adonis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Adonis has eaten all the pies!
Nao connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Nao.
Nao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adonis is rocked!
Nao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adonis is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Adonis looks gassed!
Adonis leaves his chin hanging out and Nao seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Adonis crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eiji Nao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kynis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jon cockren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo Kynis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Kynis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jon cockren!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cockren doesn't manage to clinch there - Kynis circles away.
cockren takes one on the button.
cockren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kynis looks to throw the jab but cockren is out of range.
cockren tries to clinch there but Kynis circles away.
cockren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kynis throws out the jab.
Kynis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
cockren ducks under a wild hook from Kynis.
cockren ducks right into an uppercut from Kynis.
cockren staying out of range there.
cockren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kynis.
cockren has taken the fight to the clinch.
cockren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kynis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
cockren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kynis's efforts to push away.
cockren is trying to drag Kynis to the mat but Kynis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kynis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kynis throws a combination. cockren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
cockren shoots in looking for a takedown. Kynis tries to sprawl out of it but cockren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kynis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keijo Kynis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jon cockren.
Kynis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kynis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kynis works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kynis misses.
Kynis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by cockren.
Kynis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. cockren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kynis throws a series of punches but cockren moves out of range.
Kynis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kynis with a jab.
Kynis misses with a straight right.
cockren checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kynis lands with a right hand.
cockren tries to clinch but Kynis is having none of it.
cockren checks a leg kick.
Kynis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cockren ducks under a wild hook from Kynis.
Kynis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kynis thuds his right hand into cockren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
cockren is rocked!
Kynis closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks cockren out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Kynis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawsoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Gimmerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmerson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Overkill - World of Hurt. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Lawsoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Gimmerson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimmerson dodges the punch combination from Lawsoner.
Gimmerson darts in and clinches Lawsoner up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawsoner.
Gimmerson lands a right hand.
Gimmerson has clasped his hands together around Lawsoner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lawsoner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gimmerson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gimmerson is working Lawsoner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gimmerson moves into full mount!
Gimmerson controlling from mount.
Gimmerson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lawsoner is breathing heavily.
Gimmerson with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawsoner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gimmerson is landing with some decent strikes but Lawsoner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Gimmerson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gimmerson cracks Lawsoner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lawsoner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawsoner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lawsoner is rocked!
Gimmerson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawsoner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Lawsoner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gimmerson lands a big shot to the head and Lawsoner winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bart Gimmerson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between milone sILVA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, milone sILVA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a swing at sILVA's ribcage but misses.
sILVA keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
sILVA moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
sILVA gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
sILVA takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
sILVA takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson takes a swing at sILVA's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson looks for the body kick but sILVA saw that one coming.
sILVA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
sILVA uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
sILVA avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Joe Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works sILVA's body with a nice hook.
sILVA walks into a left hand.
sILVA moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sILVA manages to avoid it.
sILVA will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by sILVA.
A big left from Jackson misses.
sILVA shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for milone sILVA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sILVA moves away.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but sILVA is just out of range.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson thows a huge punch but sILVA dodges it nicely.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
sILVA blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
sILVA taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sILVA tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
sILVA trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
sILVA avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sILVA defending well though.
Jackson thows a huge punch but sILVA dodges it nicely.
sILVA is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
sILVA actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing shots but sILVA is blocking nicely.
sILVA tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
sILVA actively working from the bottom here.
sILVA is breathing heavily.
sILVA keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sILVA is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sILVA avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so sILVA is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
sILVA makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sILVA.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but sILVA has wrist control.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but sILVA has wrist control.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
sILVA wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
sILVA pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but sILVA is just out of range.
sILVA moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but sILVA manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of sILVA's head but sILVA sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
sILVA slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson takes a swing at sILVA's ribcage but misses.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
sILVA takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but sILVA checks it well.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
sILVA is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
sILVA uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
sILVA on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but sILVA moves away.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
sILVA gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson passes sILVA's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
sILVA manages to get to full guard.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as sILVA works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
sILVA is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
sILVA trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
sILVA trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
sILVA has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson won't allow sILVA to sweep him here.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and sILVA has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between sILVA's legs - danger averted.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson cracks sILVA with a solid left hand.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
sILVA working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
sILVA looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson distracts sILVA with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but sILVA is keeping the position.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from sILVA.
sILVA is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson stands up over sILVA, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson is working sILVA over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
sILVA not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
sILVA not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sILVA swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by sILVA.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a low kick but sILVA avoids it.
sILVA avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. sILVA saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
sILVA closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
sILVA has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson working over sILVA with some ground and pound. sILVA looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson working sILVA over with strikes.
sILVA avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson working over sILVA with some ground and pound. sILVA looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson throwing shots but sILVA is blocking nicely.
sILVA gets full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sILVA working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sILVA manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but sILVA has mounted him!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but sILVA gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson has given up his back here.
Jackson tries to roll but sILVA sticks to his back.
sILVA is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but sILVA gets his hands free.
sILVA is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jackson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
sILVA trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in sILVA's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
sILVA is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
sILVA can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
sILVA keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
sILVA is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sILVA avoid being mounted?
sILVA gets full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to sILVA's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sILVA is keeping the position for now.
Jackson distracts sILVA with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
sILVA avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
sILVA looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson cracks sILVA with a solid left hand.
milone sILVA has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson distracts sILVA with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
sILVA not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
sILVA is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Joe Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sILVA is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Joe Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson trying to control but sILVA is working from the bottom.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
sILVA keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
sILVA is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
sILVA looking for a sweep. Not yet sILVA, not yet.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and sILVA has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between sILVA's legs - danger averted.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Jackson.
Well Jackson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin VanDam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by remember the name. matt johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin VanDam's chin.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin VanDam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, matt johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for johnson with that takedown attempt.
johnson gets caught flat footed, as VanDam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
VanDam trying to control the position from guard on top but johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
VanDam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
VanDam connects with a couple of short punches.
VanDam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
VanDam is looking to work some ground and pound but johnson has wrist control.
VanDam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
VanDam thows a big elbow that misses.
VanDam throwing strikes but missing.
VanDam drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and johnson dives on top into guard.
VanDam is looking for a triangle but johnson pushes his legs off easily.
VanDam keeping full guard, as johnson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson trying to control but VanDam is working from the bottom.
VanDam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. johnson is aware though and is defending well.
VanDam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
VanDam is trying to control the position but johnson postures up.
VanDam looking for a guillotine here but johnson defends easily.
VanDam is breathing heavily.
johnson trying to control but VanDam is working from the bottom.
VanDam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
VanDam keeping moving, preventing johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
VanDam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
johnson trying to control but VanDam is working from the bottom.
VanDam is looking for a triangle but johnson pushes his legs off easily.
johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but VanDam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
johnson drops back looking for a leg! VanDam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and VanDam manages to kick johnson off! johnson jumps back into VanDam's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - VanDam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanDam takes a jab right on the kisser.
VanDam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
VanDam dives in and grabs johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. johnson pushes down on VanDam's head and hops out.
johnson looks to land a body kick but VanDam moved away.
VanDam tries to score a power double leg takedown but johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten VanDam somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin VanDam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from VanDam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kevin VanDam has been cut.
johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
johnson moves in looking to clinch but VanDam pushes him off.
johnson swinging wildly here.
VanDam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
johnson controlling the position well.
VanDam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
VanDam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
johnson wants to control but VanDam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
VanDam passes to side control.
johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
johnson tries to buck VanDam off but VanDam is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin VanDam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin VanDam's cut.
That's time! VanDam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
VanDam shoots in and drives through. johnson sprawls well.
johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to de liver by johnson. Beautiful body shot.
johnson lands with an overhand left.
VanDam dives in and grabs johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. johnson pushes down on VanDam's head and hops out.
VanDam fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin VanDam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
VanDam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from johnson does no damage.
johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
johnson throws a right and a left that VanDam avoids nicely.
johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around VanDam's waist but VanDam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing johnson off to one side.
matt johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
VanDam shoots for a takedown but johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
VanDam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
VanDam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanDam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
VanDam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
johnson controls VanDam momentarily but VanDam frees himself.
VanDam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
VanDam postures up.
VanDam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
VanDam throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
VanDam blocks a head kick by johnson.
johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. VanDam tries to avoid it but johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag VanDam to the ground. VanDam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from VanDam.
johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
johnson wants to clinch.
johnson scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from johnson, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for johnson.
johnson throws a head kick that VanDam semi-blocks.
johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
VanDam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kevin VanDam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
johnson throws a series of punches but VanDam avoids them all with ease.
johnson throws a nice looking combination but VanDam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
VanDam wants to clinch but johnson slips to the side
and johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson is keen to just control but VanDam is a slippery customer.
VanDam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks VanDam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
VanDam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
VanDam 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.
johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
VanDam looking for submissions off his back.
johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
VanDam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but VanDam keeps working.
VanDam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
VanDam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but johnson pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
johnson is looking to take a break and control but VanDam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin VanDam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
VanDam shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. johnson is trying to defend but VanDam finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
VanDam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
VanDam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
johnson is trying to control but can't.
Kevin VanDam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
VanDam winds up and cracks johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from VanDam.
VanDam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
johnson wants to control but VanDam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
johnson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson looking for submissions off his back.
VanDam is trying to work for a kimura but johnson is defending well.
johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but VanDam scores with a couple of nice shots.
VanDam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
johnson shoots for a takedown but VanDam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
VanDam misses with a takedown attempt
and johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. VanDam is lucky that one didn't land flush.
VanDam tries for a takedown but johnson circles away easily
and johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by VanDam.
johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
VanDam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from johnson.
matt johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
VanDam stuffs the takedown.
VanDam takes a kick to the side of the head.
johnson throws a body punch but VanDam moves out of range.
VanDam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin VanDam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
VanDam tries for a takedown but johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from johnson.
johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. VanDam takes a step back to recover.
VanDam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from johnson both land. Nice combination.
Kevin VanDam's cut is getting worse.
VanDam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from johnson.
johnson lands a nice shot that snaps VanDam's head back.
VanDam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
johnson throws a sloppy head kick and VanDam moves out of range easily.
johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from VanDam.
VanDam blocks a head kick by johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
johnson wants to clinch up but VanDam keeps it at a distance.
johnson swinging wildly here.
VanDam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from VanDam.
johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from johnson lands but VanDam takes it in his stride.
johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VanDam circles away from the clinch attempt.
johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
VanDam misses with a takedown attempt
and johnson counters with a left to the body.
VanDam dodges the punch combination from johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
matt johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think johnson 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... matt johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Override (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Override is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring the Pain. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Override!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Override plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sparta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Override pinned against the cage. Override gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sparta throws a head kick that misses
and Override counters with an inside leg kick.
Override scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Override. Override obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Sparta is predictable there
and Override counters with an inside leg kick.
Override has closed the distance and engaged Sparta in a clinch.
Override breaks from the clinch.
Override throws a nice inside leg kick.
Override throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sparta takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Override.
Override drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
Sparta is working an open guard so Override takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crash Override seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Override scores with a one two! Sparta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Override takes the fight into the clinch.
Sparta slows down the pace here.
Override digs a right hand underneath Sparta's ribcage. Sparta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Override wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparta won't allow it.
Override breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sparta misses with a takedown
and Override counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sparta is rocked!
Override closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Sparta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Override breaks the clinch.
Sparta seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sparta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Override.
Override connects with a solid leg kick.
Override throws a leg kick which misses Sparta's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparta tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Override goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Override, right into the meat.
Override shoots in but no luck this time.
Override lands a front kick.
Override throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Override feints and then cracks Sparta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparta down.
Override is looking to slow Sparta down with leg kicks.
Override connects with a high kick.
Sparta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sparta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Override! Sparta is out on his feet! Override rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sparta is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sparta is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crash Override!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slim Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Easton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Charles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Easton has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton controlling the action here for a moment.
Charles looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Easton.
Charles looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Easton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easton misses with an elbow over the top.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton digs a right hand into Charles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Charles's gas tank.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Easton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
Charles looking to stall.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Easton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton lands a shot to the body.
Charles avoiding damage as Easton throws knees to the body.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Easton is keeping busy.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Easton trying to land knees to the body.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Easton lands a left hand.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Easton missing with knees to the body.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easton is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easton is defending well for now.
Easton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton is stalling here.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Easton landing knees to the body.
Easton throws an elbow but it misses.
Easton lands a nice uppercut.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Easton lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Easton stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Easton lands an elbow inside.
Easton has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Easton.
Easton throws an elbow that misses.
Easton throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Easton.
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Easton avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Easton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles lands an elbow inside that Easton shrugs off.
Easton just leaning against Charles, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Easton.
Easton slowing the pace effectively.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Easton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Easton throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Easton looking to stall.
Easton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Charles.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Easton.
Easton lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Easton misses with an elbow over the top.
Easton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Easton lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easton is defending well for now.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Easton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Easton stalling in the clinch.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Easton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Easton.
Easton misses with an elbow strike.
Easton tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Easton blocks an elbow strike.
Easton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton misses with an elbow strike.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Easton.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
A short left from Easton.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Easton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles avoids the head kick by Easton.
Easton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Easton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Easton tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Easton doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
Easton lands a big head kick that sends Charles tumbling to the mat! Easton takes a step backwards and waves Charles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Charles is rocked!
Slim Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easton forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton is trying to maintain a safe position but Charles gets an underhook and turns Easton into the cage.
Charles seems to have got his legs back now.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Charles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Easton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Easton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Brad Easton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Easton blocks an elbow strike.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
Nice elbow from Easton.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Charles lands an elbow inside that Easton shrugs off.
Easton just leaning against Charles, taking a breather.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Easton.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Easton misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easton's defenses.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles scores with a knee to the head.
Easton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Easton.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Easton.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Easton throws an elbow that misses.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton misses with an elbow over the top.
Easton dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Charles misses with a knee strike.
Easton scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charles looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easton's defenses.
Easton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Easton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Easton on the inside.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Easton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Easton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Easton.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
Easton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Easton lands a knee to the body.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Easton swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Charles.
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles with a hook.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Charles throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Easton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easton moves forwards but Charles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charles scores with a leg kick.
Charles tries to clinch
and Easton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Easton.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Easton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Easton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Charles blocks a head kick by Easton.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles throws a head kick but Easton moves out of range.
Charles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Easton closes the distance and clinches.
Easton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Easton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Easton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton throws an elbow that misses.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Easton.
Easton scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Easton scores with a shoulder strike.
Easton trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
Easton dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles tries to break the clinch but Easton is controlling the position.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
Easton blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Easton lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Easton.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Easton looking to slow down the pace here.
Easton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Easton.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Easton throws an elbow but misses.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Easton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Easton.
Charles takes a shot to the head.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Easton won't allow it.
Easton lands with a left to the head.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Easton.
Easton lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Easton lands a shoulder strike.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Easton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Easton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Easton lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Easton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Easton avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Easton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Easton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easton stalling in the clinch.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles lands an elbow just above Easton 's eye.
Easton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton looking to slow down the pace here.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton blocks an elbow strike.
Charles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton lands a right hand.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Easton lands with a left to the head.
Charles misses with a knee strike.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Easton, against the cage.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Easton won't allow it.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton wants to stall.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles throws an elbow that misses.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Easton really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Charles.
Easton throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Easton tries to clinch up.
Easton moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles lands a nice shot that snaps Easton's head back.
Easton drives through and clinches with Charles against the cage.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Easton, against the cage.
Charles lands an elbow inside that Easton shrugs off.
Charles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles lands a knee to the body.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles lands an elbow just above Easton 's eye.
Easton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charles dodges an elbow strike from Easton.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton misses with a knee strike.
Easton lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easton's defenses.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Charles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Charles lands an elbow just above Easton 's eye.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Easton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Easton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Easton circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charles.
Easton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Easton is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Easton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Easton.
Easton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Charles tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Charles tries to break free but Easton pushes him back against the cage.
Easton connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Easton.
Easton blocks an elbow strike.
Easton trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Charles looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
Easton ducks right into an uppercut from Charles.
Charles tries to clinch up.
Easton tries a head kick but it misses.
Slim Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles connects with a body shot.
Charles tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Easton circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Charles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Easton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles wants to clinch.
Charles clinches but Easton breaks the clinch
and Easton counters with a head kick. That will keep Charles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Slim Charles has been cut.
Easton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Easton counters with a nice leg kick.
Easton clinches up against the cage.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Charles breaks the clinch.
Easton slips a jab from Charles.
Charles gets a clinch.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to break free but Easton has control.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Easton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Charles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Easton avoids the damage to the body.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Charles is looking to control Easton's arms but Easton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charles has his back to the cage.
Easton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Easton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Slim Charles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slim Charles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles rushes Easton and presses him up against the cage.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easton's defenses.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton keeps control of Charles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Easton leaning against his opponent.
Charles can't break the clinch.
Easton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Easton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charles's efforts to push away.
Easton dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Easton blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Easton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Easton as Charles tries to tie him up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Easton lands a damaging elbow.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easton cracks Charles with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Easton.
Still in the clinch, Easton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Easton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Charles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Easton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton connects with a knee to the head.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Easton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Easton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Easton.
Easton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Easton misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Charles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Easton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Easton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Easton misses with a knee strike.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Easton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Easton lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Easton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Easton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Easton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easton avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Charles is trying to break the clinch but Easton has him pressed against the cage.
Easton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slim Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped Easton in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Easton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles taking a breather.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Easton, against the cage.
Easton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Easton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Charles's face.
Charles looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Easton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Easton.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Easton avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Easton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Easton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Easton lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Charles takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easton's brow.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
A knee to the head by Easton.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as Easton tries to tie him up.
Easton avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
Charles lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Easton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Easton blocks the elbow strike.
Easton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brad Easton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Easton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Easton!
Brad Easton is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Decimus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decimus somewhat.
Decimus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Decimus has Little pulled in close to control his posture.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
Little connects with a couple of short punches.
Little missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Decimus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Little content to stall in guard here.
Little won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Decimus.
Decimus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little with a nice head shot there.
Decimus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Little!
Decimus throws a sloppy strike and Little uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Little has ended up in Decimus's guard.
Decimus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Little.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
Decimus looks gassed!
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decimus keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little landing with the ground and pound.
Little landing with the ground and pound.
Little connects with a couple of short punches.
Little has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Decimus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Little working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Little is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Little lands a couple of digs.
Little with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little works over Decimus with some ground and pound from guard.
Little works over Decimus with some ground and pound from guard.
Little lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Little doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Little manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Little scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Little working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Little landing with the ground and pound.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Little stands and throws Decimus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is chipping away with strikes.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Little connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Decimus some visible discomfort.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
Decimus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Little connects with a decent elbow.
Little in side control lands a decent elbow.
Decimus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
Little lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Decimus taking a bit of punishment here - Little scoring with strikes.
Decimus can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Little's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Decimus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Little scoring with punches from side control.
Decimus is trying to improve his position.
Little cracks Decimus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little cracks Decimus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Decimus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Little lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Little scoring with punches and elbows.
Little lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Decimus down.
Decimus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Little connects with a decent elbow.
Little working the body and head with strikes.
Little lands a few punches from side control.
Little working the ground and pound.
Little working the ground and pound.
Decimus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus wants to get back to his feet.
Little taking a breather here.
Little working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Decimus avoids the body shot from Little.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Little lands a jab to Decimus's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little with a hook.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Decimus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omar Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decimus walks into a jab.
Little is looking to wear down Decimus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Little keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Decimus's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Little working some strikes from top position.
Little with a nice head shot there.
Little postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little connects with a couple of short punches.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Decimus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little gets to his feet. Decimus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Little lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Omar Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little closes the distance and pushes Decimus back into the cage.
Little jumps guard.
Decimus is fighting to break Little's control of his arms but Little is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Little keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Little avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus throws a strike but Little rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little prevents Decimus from getting back to his feet.
Little makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Little is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Little cracks Decimus with a solid left hand.
Omar Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Little is in close to Decimus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Decimus working a defensive guard here.
Little working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Little stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Little shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Little was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Decimus's face.
Decimus tries to lock up and control but Little gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Little trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little with good strikes from the mount here!
Little dominating with strikes here.
Little lands a big elbow.
Decimus is looking to get to half guard.
Decimus wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Decimus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Decimus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Decimus can't escape the position.
Little lands a big elbow.
Little working Decimus over with strikes here.
Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Little avoids the attempt from Decimus to control.
Little dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little scoring with strikes but Decimus is staying in there.
Little dominating with strikes here.
Decimus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Decimus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Little connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Decimus is in a horrible position here. Little smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Decimus tries to hold on but Little pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little with the ground and pound from mount.
Decimus is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea.
Little working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Little decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Little scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Little scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Little seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Little working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Decimus taking some punishment here, with Little in his half guard.
Decimus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Decimus is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Decimus can do to turn this around?
Little looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Little there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Little connects with a nice short shot to Decimus's temple.
Little is looking to take a break and control but Decimus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimus tries to kick Little off but Little keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Little scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decimus tries to kick Little off but Little keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Decimus is looking to control Little's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Decimus avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little scores with the left hand. Decimus knows he should have avoided that one.
Decimus gets caught flat footed, as Little shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Little is in close to Decimus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Decimus is looking to stand up but Little isn't so interested in that idea.
Little controls from within his opponent's guard.
Little lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little stands up over Decimus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Little lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus is looking to stand up but Little isn't so interested in that idea.
Little cracks Decimus with a solid left hand.
Little scoring with some ground and pound.
Little stops Decimus from standing up.
Little is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Little won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
Little slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Little won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
Little chips away with some ground and pound.
Little works over Decimus with some ground and pound from guard.
Little won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little chips away with some ground and pound.
Little works over Decimus with some ground and pound from guard.
Little postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Decimus wants to stand but Little is controlling the position.
Little working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimus's head.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.
Little chips away with some ground and pound.
Little postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Little is in close to Decimus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Little wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Little prevents Decimus from getting back to his feet.
Little working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimus's head.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little with a nice head shot there.
Little decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Decimus, up you get!
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Decimus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little missing with a left hand there. Decimus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decimus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Decimus.
Little closes the distance and pushes Decimus back into the cage.
Little manages to pull guard.
Little managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little clearly takes that round.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decimus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Little is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Little lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Decimus trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Little pulls Decimus in close to prevent any damage.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Decimus looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Little landing strikes.
Little cracks Decimus with a big elbow.
Decimus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Little landing a few strikes.
Decimus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Little connects with a decent elbow.
Little is putting a hurting on Decimus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Little working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Decimus keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little landing strikes.
Decimus is pushing Little's head away, looking to escape. Little manages to hold on to the position though.
Decimus tries to bench press Little off him but Little keeps the position.
Little lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Little is looking to take a break and control but Decimus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Little cracks Decimus with a big right hand but Decimus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Decimus is not content to let Little control the position.
Little working away.
Decimus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Little connects with a decent elbow.
Decimus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Decimus tries to bench press Little off him but Little keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little working the head and body with strikes.
Decimus wants to get back to his feet but Little drags him back down.
Little just content to control the position.
Little cracks Decimus with a big elbow.
Decimus is trying to control Little's posture but Little avoids it.
Decimus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Decimus struggling a bit here.
Little cracks Decimus with a big right hand but Decimus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Little lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Decimus down.
Little landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Decimus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is putting a hurting on Decimus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Decimus is looking for a sweep.
Decimus is trying to control Little's posture but Little avoids it.
Little is staying tight to Decimus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Little lands an elbow.
Decimus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Decimus is pushing Little's head away, looking to escape. Little manages to hold on to the position though.
Decimus is letting Little control him for a moment.
Little wants to control but Decimus is keeping him busy.
Decimus is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Little connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Decimus some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little cracks Decimus with a big right hand but Decimus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little had his way with Brock Decimus in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Little scores with a nice strike.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decimus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decimus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Little as he jumps to the side.
Brock Decimus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Decimus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little lands a jab to Decimus's midsection.
Decimus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little scores with a jab to the head.
Decimus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Decimus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Little cracks Decimus with a good jab.
Little fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Little moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Decimus goes down! Can Little finish him!?
Decimus is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little with a nice head shot there.
Decimus is still in real trouble! Can Little finish him?
Little scoring with some ground and pound.
Decimus seems to have recovered his senses.
Little postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Little postures up and lands a big shot to Decimus's brow.
Little postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimus has momentary wrist control but Little slips an elbow through the middle.
Little postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Little works over Decimus with some ground and pound from guard.
Little prevents Decimus from getting back to his feet.
Little landing with the ground and pound.
Decimus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.
Decimus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to control but Decimus is working from the bottom.
Little stands up over Decimus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decimus keeping full guard, as Little tries to pass.
Decimus keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little landing with the ground and pound.
Little keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Decimus's head.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
Little working some strikes from top position.
Decimus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Omar Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
Decimus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Little controls the pace.
Little seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Decimus for as long as he can get away with.
Decimus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Little sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Decimus wants to stand up but Little is controlling him.
Little sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Omar Little just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Decimus's head backwards.
Little sizes up Decimus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brock Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decimus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Little swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Little has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:41
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:41
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
Omar Little retains his heavyweight title!
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