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CONFLICT LVII on PPV (LA) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt's entrance music is Trenches by Pop Evil. A fine choice. Carter has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rubin Carter enters the cage!
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Godbolt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Godbolt ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter defending well as Godbolt loads up on a big left hand.
Godbolt lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Godbolt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godbolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Godbolt.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a body kick. Godbolt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Godbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Godbolt is having none of it.
Godbolt throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbolt's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt tries to strike from the bottom.
Godbolt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to keep Carter in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter chips away with some ground and pound.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
Carter wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Godbolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godbolt throws out the jab.
Godbolt throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Godbolt's torso.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter misses with a hook. Godbolt ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt blocks the body kick.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Godbolt throws a big shot that misses.
Godbolt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Godbolt advances to full mount.
Godbolt throws a sloppy strike and Carter uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Carter has ended up in Godbolt's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Godbolt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Godbolt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godbolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godbolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter throws a jab when Godbolt was well out of range.
Godbolt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Godbolt misses the jab.
Godbolt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Godbolt shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Godbolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Godbolt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Godbolt somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbolt walks into a left hand.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Godbolt moved away.
Godbolt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt staying out of range there.
Godbolt throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Godbolt tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Godbolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Godbolt's head.
Godbolt slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Godbolt avoids the punch easily.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt fails with the takedown.
Godbolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Godbolt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Godbolt in his tracks momentarily.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbolt throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Godbolt swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Godbolt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Godbolt shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godbolt. That did some damage!
Godbolt throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Matthew Godbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter cracks the inside of Godbolt's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirror comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak misses with a two punch combination.
Leak scores with a decent looking hook.
Mirror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Mirror.
Jab by Mirror.
Mirror 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.
Leak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirror slips a jab and a cross from Leak.
Leak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mirror lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leak misses with a body punch.
Leak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirror swings wildly with an uppercut but Leak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Mirror.
Leak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror throws a punch but it's blocked by Leak.
Leak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mirror pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Leak wants to land a leg kick but Mirror is out of range.
Leak misses with a combination
and Mirror counters with a nice uppercut.
Leak cracks Mirror with an open hand slap.
Fullsize Mirror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirror walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mirror misses the shot to the body.
Leak staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirror. Leak does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Mirror catches Leak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leak throws a series of punches but Mirror moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mirror feints and then cracks Leak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leak down.
Mirror lands with an uppercut that bounces Leak off the cage and back into range.
Leak checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly Leak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirror digs a good hook to Leak's body.
Leak misses with a wild combination.
Leak connects with a looping right hand.
Mirror does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mirror works Leak's body with a nice hook.
Mirror stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leak clinches up against the cage.
Mirror lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror scores with a hook to the body.
Mirror working aggressively here.
Mirror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mirror.
Leak tries for a takedown but Mirror manages to get underhooks.
Leak looks winded!
Leak trying to stall but Mirror improves his position.
Mirror softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Mirror's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mirror lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Mirror.
Leak is rocked!
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
Leak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leak is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirror finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirror.
Leak blocks an uppercut.
Leak struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirror controls his hands.
Mirror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leak lands an elbow just above Mirror 's eye.
Leak blocking some punches.
Leak seems to have recovered his senses.
Leak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirror creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Leak's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Leak drops to his knees and Mirror pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fullsize Mirror!
During a confident post fight interview, Fullsize Mirror thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fleming.
Fleming fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckett.
Fleming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckett.
Beckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Fleming fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleming.
A left lands for Beckett.
It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Fleming throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fleming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleming throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beckett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beckett throws a low kick, looking for Fleming's leg but Fleming calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Fleming checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fleming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett lands a brutal head kick. Fleming looks out on his feet and Beckett throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Robert Beckett!
Our winner, Robert Beckett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tech N9ne - So Dope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson wants to clinch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Gattuso in a clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Gattuso controls the action.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gattuso is looking for a takedown.
Gattuso pulls guard effortlessly.
Gattuso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gattuso is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Gattuso is controlling the position.
Gattuso wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson wants to stand but Gattuso has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jackson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gattuso to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Gattuso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Gattuso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gattuso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Gattuso stops Jackson from standing up.
Gattuso is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Gattuso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gattuso is trying to keep Jackson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gattuso's guard.
Gattuso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gattuso looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Gattuso is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gennaro Gattuso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson moves to clinch but Gattuso breaks away
and Gattuso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gattuso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso connects with the punch.
Gattuso connects with a body shot.
Gattuso cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gattuso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Gattuso misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson presses Gattuso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gattuso presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is leaning against Gattuso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gattuso tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Gattuso blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gattuso.
Gattuso blocks the elbow strike.
Gattuso decides to pull guard.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gattuso's guard.
Gattuso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Gattuso wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson wants to stand but Gattuso has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Gattuso tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson wants to stand but Gattuso is controlling his arm.
Gattuso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson is trying to stand.
Gattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Gattuso has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jackson pushes Gattuso off looking to stand but Gattuso dives back in and keeps control.
Gattuso moves into full mount! Jackson won't be happy about that!
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Gattuso smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Gattuso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Gattuso scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gattuso looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson tries to buck Gattuso off but he can't manage it.
Gattuso with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Gattuso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gennaro Gattuso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gattuso looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson wants to stand but Gattuso is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennaro Gattuso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gattuso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Gattuso isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Gattuso passes into half guard.
Gattuso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Gattuso is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Gattuso is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gattuso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gattuso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gattuso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gattuso manages to mount him!
Gattuso working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gattuso working the ground and pound effectively.
Gattuso jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Gattuso has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gattuso cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gattuso trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Gattuso dominates the positioning.
Gattuso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gattuso has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gattuso in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Gattuso lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Gattuso stalls from top position.
Jackson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Gattuso is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gattuso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson is not content to let Gattuso control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennaro Gattuso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gattuso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
Our winner, Gennaro Gattuso, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Like Me. Johnny Reach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Mauti 's chin.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reach lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mauti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mauti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
Mauti tries to land a leg kick but Reach saw it coming and moves away.
Reach throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Reach misses with a kick to the body.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.
Mauti tries a head kick but it misses.
Mauti lands a nice looking body kick.
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Mauti moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnny Reach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Reach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti tries to clinch up
and Reach counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
Mauti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mauti tries to work over Reach's front leg with a kick but Reach checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reach.
Mauti throws a front kick aimed at Reach's knee but Reach avoids it well.
Reach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reach misses with a hook.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Reach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reach connects with a solid leg kick.
Reach misses with a straight right.
Reach looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
Reach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reach.
Reach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti blocks an elbow strike.
Reach tries to stall but Mauti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reach misses with an elbow strike.
Reach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mauti is defending well for now.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mauti lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach lands with a left to the head.
Mauti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reach.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach can't break the clinch.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
A short right from Reach.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti managing to block the knees to the body from Reach.
Reach scores with a shot to the side of Mauti 's head.
A bit of stalling here from Reach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mauti checks it well.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Reach moves out of range easily.
Mauti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reach looks for the body kick but Mauti saw that one coming.
Mauti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reach is able to avoid easily.
Reach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reach is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
Mauti is looking to clinch but Reach is avoiding it.
Reach throws a leg kick but Mauti moved away.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reach tries to land a front kick but Mauti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Reach.
Reach looks to land a body kick but Mauti moved away.
Mauti slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Reach off balance momentarily.
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Reach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mauti 's calf.
Reach takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .
Reach tries to keep at a distance but Mauti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mauti blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mauti throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mauti throws an elbow but it misses.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnny Reach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach is leaning against Mauti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Mauti .
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Reach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mauti avoids it.
Mauti misses with an elbow strike.
Mauti avoids a wild elbow strike from Reach.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Mauti misses with an elbow strike.
Reach lands with a short shot to the head.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Reach missing with knees to the body.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reach wants to break free but Mauti has control.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Reach.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Reach.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Reach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Reach takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach wants to break free but Mauti has control.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach lands a shoulder strike.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mauti prevents a body shot from Reach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Reach on the inside.
Reach misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mauti moves into range and clinches up with Reach.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti scores with a knee to the head.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Reach.
Come on Reach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Good body shot from Reach.
Reach is trying to maintain a safe position but Mauti gets an underhook and turns Reach into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reach.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Mauti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Mauti improves position.
Reach lands an elbow that stopped Mauti in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Mauti improves position.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach looking to stall.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Mauti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach missing with knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach gets through Mauti 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Reach 's eye.
Reach lands an uppercut.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Reach misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mauti obliges.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Johnny Reach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mauti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Reach.
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Reach crunches a lovely knee into Mauti 's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauti 's brow.
Mauti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauti 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reach looking to throw knees to the head but Mauti is blocking nicely.
Mauti letting Reach take a breather here.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Reach.
Well Reach 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Reach!
A relieved looking Johnny Reach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pol Cuaresma Iiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cuaresma Iiii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All of the lights!. Sheldon has chosen Salmon Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
149 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuaresma Iiii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheldon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuaresma Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheldon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cuaresma Iiii is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sheldon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch but Sheldon is avoiding it.
Cuaresma Iiii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuaresma Iiii just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch up but Sheldon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuaresma Iiii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheldon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuaresma Iiii off the cage and back into range.
Cuaresma Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Sheldon moves out of range.
Cuaresma Iiii misses the body punch
and Sheldon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pol Cuaresma Iiii has been cut.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuaresma Iiii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cuaresma Iiii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a nice looking combination but Sheldon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheldon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch up but Sheldon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Sheldon is having none of it.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheldon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuaresma Iiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheldon moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheldon to score with a decent uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheldon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheldon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cuaresma Iiii takes one to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii avoids a kick to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Sheldon is having none of it.
Cuaresma Iiii closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sheldon as the two fighters clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheldon controls his hands.
Sheldon tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheldon drops back down to his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheldon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Iiii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sheldon throws a head punch that misses.
Sheldon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii is working Sheldon over against the cage.
Sheldon working hard to break the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand into Sheldon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sheldon's gas tank.
Sheldon looks winded!
Sheldon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuaresma Iiii smiles and moves away.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Sheldon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheldon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii darts in trying to clinch
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheldon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cuaresma Iiii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheldon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a jab when Sheldon was well out of range.
Sheldon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon throws a body kick that misses.
Sheldon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuaresma Iiii doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuaresma Iiii. Sheldon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheldon cracks Cuaresma Iiii with a good jab.
A jab lands there for Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dontae Sheldon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pol Cuaresma Iiii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheldon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuaresma Iiii at a distance.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch.
Sheldon tests Cuaresma Iiii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheldon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuaresma Iiii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sheldon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheldon. That's going to slow Cuaresma Iiii down.
Cuaresma Iiii takes a swing at Sheldon's ribcage but misses.
Sheldon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sheldon. That one must have hurt.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheldon circles away.
Cuaresma Iiii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dontae Sheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheldon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheldon with a nice cross.
Sheldon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch.
Sheldon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuaresma Iiii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sheldon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sheldon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cuaresma Iiii clinches up with Sheldon and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cuaresma Iiii fails to land.
Sheldon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheldon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuaresma Iiii controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheldon tries to break free but Cuaresma Iiii pushes him back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheldon backwards.
Sheldon misses with a punch to the body.
Sheldon is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Sheldon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sheldon prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon jumps guard but Cuaresma Iiii stands there with Sheldon around his waist. Sheldon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Sheldon.
Sheldon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheldon blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Sheldon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cuaresma Iiii prevents a body shot from Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheldon digs a right hand into Cuaresma Iiii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuaresma Iiii's gas tank.
Cuaresma Iiii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sheldon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cuaresma Iiii walks away with a smile on his face. Sheldon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sheldon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cuaresma Iiii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuaresma Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheldon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuaresma Iiii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuaresma Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii walks into a stiff left hand from Sheldon.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheldon lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Sheldon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuaresma Iiii moves into range and clinches up with Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Sheldon avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Sheldon tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii holds him up against the cage and eventually Sheldon drops back down to his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pol Cuaresma Iiii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch but Sheldon is avoiding it.
Cuaresma Iiii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheldon defending well as Cuaresma Iiii loads up on a big left hand.
Sheldon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheldon scores with a jab. Cuaresma Iiii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheldon.
Sheldon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sheldon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuaresma Iiii at a distance.
Sheldon connects with a single shot there.
Cuaresma Iiii moves into the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii is working Sheldon over against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Sheldon blocks it.
Sheldon blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sheldon's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon tries to work over Cuaresma Iiii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheldon tries a body shot but Cuaresma Iiii blocks it.
Sheldon blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii cracks Sheldon with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sheldon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cuaresma Iiii walks away with a smile on his face. Sheldon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sheldon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch but Sheldon slips to the side
enabling Sheldon to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuaresma Iiii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheldon to score with a decent uppercut.
Sheldon keeps the fight on the outside.
Sheldon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii takes a swing at Sheldon's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Sheldon is having none of it.
Cuaresma Iiii darts in and clinches Sheldon up against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii works on Sheldon's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Sheldon blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheldon's elbow.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheldon has had enough of the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii keeps him there for the moment.
Sheldon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuaresma Iiii's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheldon controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheldon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sheldon is trying to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheldon has a couple of punches blocked by Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii prevents Sheldon from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Cuaresma Iiii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Sheldon controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Sheldon blocks it.
Sheldon is trying to break free.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Sheldon controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii cracks Sheldon with a nice body shot.
Sheldon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheldon.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with the head strike.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii works on Sheldon's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Sheldon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheldon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand into Sheldon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sheldon's gas tank.
Sheldon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Sheldon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Iiii.
Sheldon blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand underneath Sheldon's ribcage. Sheldon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuaresma Iiii works on Sheldon's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheldon backwards.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
A short uppercut from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii gets through Sheldon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheldon backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Sheldon blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Sheldon.
Sheldon working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuaresma Iiii gets through Sheldon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sheldon 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dontae Sheldon!
Dontae Sheldon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll go Fuck your sister, mother and your grand mother'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon's entrance music is Epic Sax. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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278 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dragon missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong scores with a body shot.
Wong dips to his left and cracks Dragon with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Wong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong scores with a nice body kick.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Wong tests Dragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragon walks into a stiff left hand from Wong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong with a hook.
Wong clobbers Dragon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragon momentarily.
Wong scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong staying out of range there.
Wong jabs at Dragon's body.
A punch lands to the side of Dragon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wong cracks Dragon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Wong there.
Wong drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dragon right on the button. Dragon goes down! Wong follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wong gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dongdong Wong!
A relieved looking Dongdong Wong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Steve Dragon had this to say: 'Next round is in the parking lot >:|'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Fury has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Fury seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Nero Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla lands a big right hand that sends Fury crashing to the mat! Padilla stays standing though and waves Fury back to his feet!
Fury is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Padilla gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nero Padilla!
Nero Padilla is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Nero Padilla thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne has chosen Bawitdaba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Bourne throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Bourne connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
Bourne throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Bourne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Bourne's belly button to the back.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Bourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.
Bourne lands a lovely overhand right.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Bourne blocks a leg kick.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Bourne with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Bourne
and Bourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Bourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Bourne counters with a nice right hand that sends Lewis toppling to the canvas! Lewis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bourne finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourne counters with a low kick, right behind Lewis 's knee.
Bourne throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis moves out of range as Bourne strikes.
Lewis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Lewis misses
and Bourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Bourne is out of range.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Bourne saw that one coming.
Bourne scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne instigates a clinch.
Bourne lands a left hand.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabriel Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis tries to land a body kick
and Bourne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Lewis misses with a hook. Bourne ducked under it nicely.
Bourne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis thows a leg kick but Bourne checks it
letting Bourne counter with a right hand.
Bourne wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Bourne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lewis.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Lewis motions for Bourne to come forward. Lewis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bourne on the side of the head.
Bourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Bourne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Bourne saw that one coming.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
That kick from Bourne tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Bourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis is looking to land body kicks.
Lewis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bourne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Bourne scores with a body shot.
Bourne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses.
Bourne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourne.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Bourne misses.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Bourne.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourne.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bourne lands a big uppercut and Lewis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lewis looks OK. Bourne waves Lewis back to his feet!
Lewis is rocked!
Bourne fakes the body blow, causing Lewis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lewis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
A very excited looking John Bourne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen has chosen Eminem - White America as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses.
Skarsgard feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Skarsgard thuds a left hand into Parantainen's body.
Skarsgard cracks Parantainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Parantainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skarsgard. Skarsgard obviously looking to wear him down.
Parantainen misses with a takedown attempt - Skarsgard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parantainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parantainen throwing shots but Skarsgard is blocking nicely.
Parantainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skarsgard keeps working.
Parantainen throws a strike but Skarsgard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Skarsgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skarsgard holds on and takes a little breather.
Skarsgard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parantainen is one step ahead there.
Parantainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parantainen looking to sit in guard and control but Skarsgard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parantainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skarsgard is one step ahead there.
Parantainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen has control of Skarsgard's left arm, preventing Skarsgard from doing any damage.
Parantainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skarsgard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parantainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parantainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Parantainen, not yet.
Skarsgard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor Skarsgard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Skarsgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skarsgard throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Skarsgard.
Parantainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skarsgard thumps Parantainen with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard slips under a jab from Parantainen.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick nicely.
Parantainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skarsgard swivels and escapes.
Parantainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thor Skarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Parantainen.
Skarsgard misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lunges at Parantainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parantainen's hand.
Nice shot by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard slips a jab from Parantainen.
Skarsgard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skarsgard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skarsgard looks to score with a jab to the body but Parantainen is just out of range.
Parantainen wants to land a leg kick but Skarsgard is out of range.
Skarsgard lands the left hand.
Parantainen is rocked!
Skarsgard cracks Parantainen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Parantainen falls to his knees and Skarsgard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Skarsgard!
Thor Skarsgard retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Thor Skarsgard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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