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CCF 174: Muntz vs. Chair PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's entrance music is Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. A fine choice. Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shawnee Sioux War Dance. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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151 lbs
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148 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinner Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolf throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Wolf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Wolf connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolf. That did some damage!
Wolf checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolf throws a push kick but Crowe slaps the foot to one side.
Wolf looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe lands a body shot.
Wolf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crowe on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Skinner Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Wolf blocks the low kick.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crowe slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crowe checks it well.
Crowe shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crowe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Red Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crowe thinking.
Wolf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe slips under a jab from Wolf.
Crowe dives in and grabs Wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes down on Crowe's head and hops out.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a jab.
Crowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Wolf moved away.
Wolf feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a crisp jab.
Wolf throws a shot to the body.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Wolf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolf checks a leg kick.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crowe drives through with a takedown into Wolf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe is looking to advance position but Wolf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Crowe.
Good shot there by Crowe.
Wolf takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wolf.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Crowe.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolf blocks the leg kick.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolf works the jab nicely.
Wolf punishes Crowe's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Wolf scores with a shot to the body.
Wolf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolf scores with a jab. Crowe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Wolf finds it's way through Crowe's defenses.
Crowe dips to his left and cracks Wolf with an uppercut!
Crowe tries to clinch up.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Crowe tries to clinch there but Wolf circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wolf on his heels. He'll look to pass Wolf's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wolf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wolf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wolf!
Crowe is looking to reverse the position.
Crowe is not content to let Wolf control the position.
Crowe struggling a bit here.
Crowe is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf moves into full mount!
Crowe is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Wolf's attempts to control the action.
Crowe is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is trying to reverse the position but instead Wolf has taken his back - oops!
Wolf is hanging on to Crowe's back as he tries to escape.
Crowe wants to control his opponent's hands but Wolf gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Crowe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe staying busy and making it hard for Wolf to control.
Crowe tries to escape but Wolf has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Skinner Crowe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Wolf.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Crowe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf 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!
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolf is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crowe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe pushing down on Wolf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crowe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wolf sees it coming and defends easily.
Crowe is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking for a kimura here.
Crowe is looking for a kimura here.
Wolf is controlling Crowe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Crowe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wolf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crowe.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is pressing down on Wolf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wolf is holding on for now.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
Crowe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crowe is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skinner Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Red Wolf!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Red Wolf!
Red Wolf wins by majority decision!
A pretty intense looking Red Wolf took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy comes to the cage accompanied by Eat You Alive. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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279 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy misses with a head kick.
Fathy throws the left hand but Safforn avoids the punch easily.
Safforn blocks a head kick by Fathy.
Good work by Safforn as he checks the leg kick.
Safforn slips a straight right by Fathy.
Safforn moves into the clinch.
Fathy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fathy misses with a punch to the body.
Safforn avoiding damage as Fathy throws knees to the body.
Fathy blocks a body shot from Safforn.
Safforn scores with a shoulder strike.
Safforn misses with some punches.
Safforn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fathy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Safforn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Safforn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safforn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fathy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fathy swings wildly with an uppercut but Safforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Safforn misses with some punches.
Fathy misses with the head strike.
Fathy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Safforn.
Safforn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Fathy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fathy.
Fathy tries to land knees in the clinch but Safforn avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fathy.
Fathy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fathy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fathy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Safforn backwards.
Fathy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Safforn or not.
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!
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy misses with a body punch.
Fathy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Safforn misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn avoiding damage as Fathy throws knees to the body.
Safforn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Safforn's elbow.
Fathy throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Safforn.
Fathy tries to land knees in the clinch but Safforn avoids the damage to the body.
Fathy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fathy misses with the head strike.
Fathy working aggressively here.
Fathy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Fathy.
Safforn tries to throw a body punch but Fathy avoids it by throwing Safforn back against the cage.
Safforn misses with some punches.
Fathy misses with some punches.
Safforn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fathy misses with the head strike.
Fathy swings wildly with an uppercut but Safforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Safforn breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Safforn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fathy is out of range and Safforn settles back down.
Safforn blocks a jab.
Safforn thows a body shot but no joy.
Fathy takes one to the chin there.
Safforn looks for the body kick but Fathy saw that one coming.
Fathy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Safforn.
Fathy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn misses with a kick to the body.
Safforn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fathy is able to avoid easily.
Fathy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fathy shoots in but no luck this time.
Safforn moves into range and clinches up with Fathy.
Safforn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy tries a body shot but Safforn blocks it.
Safforn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Safforn blocks it.
Safforn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Safforn avoids it.
Fathy throws a head punch that misses.
Safforn tries a body shot but Fathy blocks it.
Fathy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fathy fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fathy.
Fathy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fathy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Safforn throws a head punch that misses.
Safforn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn can't find room to land a body shot as Fathy controls the action.
Fathy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fathy blocking some punches.
Safforn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sherif Fathy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fathy looks to throw the jab but Safforn is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fathy. That snapped Safforn's head back.
Fathy misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fathy.
Safforn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fathy blocks the body kick.
A jab from Fathy misses.
Safforn lands a jab.
Fathy moves out of range as Safforn throws a body kick.
Safforn has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fathy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fathy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Safforn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Safforn is blocking nicely.
Fathy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Safforn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn working aggressively here.
Fathy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Safforn has a couple of punches blocked by Fathy.
Safforn working aggressively here.
Safforn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Safforn.
Fathy trying to land knees to the body.
Safforn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Safforn is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Safforn - that landed with a thud.
Fathy swings wildly with an uppercut but Safforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Safforn blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safforn scores with a shot to the side of Fathy's head.
Safforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fathy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Safforn is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Safforn.
Safforn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy fails with the takedown.
Fathy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Safforn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Safforn scores with a leg kick.
Fathy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Safforn's sensitive parts.
Safforn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fathy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Safforn lands with a slapping head kick.
Fathy scores with a shot to the body.
Fathy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Safforn lands a jab to the head.
Safforn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fathy under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Safforn there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Safforn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fathy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Safforn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fathy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fathy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Safforn doesn't seem bothered though.
Fathy thows a body shot but no joy.
Fathy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fathy misses with a takedown
so Safforn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fathy keeping moving, preventing Safforn from controlling successfully.
Safforn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fathy is trying to keep Safforn in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fathy trying to keep a closed guard but Safforn is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Safforn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Safforn wants to control from the top but Fathy keeps moving.
Fathy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Safforn is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Safforn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Safforn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fathy moves away.
Fathy looks to land a left hand but Safforn moved out of range nicely.
Fathy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fathy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safforn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fathy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fathy misses with a left hand
and Safforn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fathy!
Fathy can't do much from the bottom here.
Safforn in side control, throwing shots but Fathy defends.
Fathy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safforn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Safforn wants to free his trapped foot but Fathy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Safforn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fathy keeps working.
Safforn lands strikes from half guard.
Safforn wants to take a breather but Fathy is having none of it.
Safforn throws a strike but Fathy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fathy looking for a sweep. Not yet Fathy, not yet.
Fathy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Safforn.
Safforn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fathy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Safforn controlling from the top position.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Fathy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Safforn wants to pass the guard but Fathy is keeping the position.
Fathy wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Safforn wants to pass the guard but Fathy is keeping the position.
Fathy working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good exchange - Fathy coming out on top.
Fathy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fathy misses with a takedown attempt - Safforn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fathy is looking to score with low kicks.
Fathy takes the fight into the clinch.
Fathy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Safforn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Safforn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fathy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safforn breaks the clinch.
Fathy with a hook.
Safforn throws out a powerful jab.
Fathy 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.
Fathy connects with a looping right hand.
Fathy looks to land a right hand but Safforn moved out of range.
Safforn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Safforn is looking to land body kicks.
Safforn closes the distance and clinches.
Safforn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy struggles to land a body shot inside as Safforn controls his hands.
Fathy trying to land knees to the body.
Safforn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Safforn scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Safforn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Safforn 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 for Abraham Safforn!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Abraham Safforn!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Abraham Safforn!
Abraham Safforn wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Abraham Safforn 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Sons of Perdition - Blood In The Valley as his entrance music. Harlan Crowe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
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, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomba lands a head kick!
It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.
Tomba ducks right into an uppercut from Crowe.
It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomba misses with a straight right.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomba was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Tomba throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Tomba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Tomba lands a jab.
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crowe moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tomba goes down! Can Crowe finish him!?
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowe throws a strike but Tomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe has control of Tomba's left arm, preventing Tomba from doing any damage.
Tomba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomba content to stall in guard here.
Crowe managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Tomba's legs.
Alberto Tomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomba moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
Alberto Tomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Tomba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe gets the takedown into side control.
Tomba prevents Crowe from moving into mount.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crowe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tomba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe wants to pass to mount but Tomba is defending the position.
Tomba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crowe trying to control the pace.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomba is staying active underneath Crowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tomba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crowe misses with a leg kick.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomba manages to avoid it.
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Tomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomba.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown but Tomba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harlan Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomba misses with a jab to the body
and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tomba won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.
Crowe working the ground and pound but Tomba is defending the strikes.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Crowe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Crowe misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomba keeps working.
Tomba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowe.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Tomba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe in side control, throwing shots but Tomba defends.
Crowe wants to control but Tomba is keeping him busy.
Crowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tomba is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Crowe is trying to ground and pound but Tomba uses the momentary lack of control by Crowe to regain half guard.
Crowe drops an elbow to the side of Tomba's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but Tomba is blocking nicely.
Crowe passes to full mount!
Crowe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tomba looks a forlorn figure.
Crowe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tomba is in a horrible position here. Crowe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crowe misses with a straight right.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tomba as he avoids it easily.
Tomba is looking to wear down Crowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowe.
Tomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomba. Tomba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alberto Tomba's cut is getting worse.
Crowe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tomba drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crowe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tomba's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harlan Crowe!
Harlan Crowe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Zol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinichi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zol to the mat! Zol manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shinichi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shinichi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinichi won't allow Zol to get back to his feet.
Zol can't keep his opponent in guard - Shinichi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zol pushes Shinichi off looking to stand but Shinichi dives back in and keeps control.
Zol is in trouble now - Shinichi has advanced to mount!
Zol is trying to stand up.
Shinichi wants to control the pace but Zol is squirming around nicely.
Zol'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.
Shinichi tries to control but Zol wriggling away.
Zol is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Shinichi controlling his opponent.
Zol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zol is surviving well by controlling Shinichi's body position as best he can.
Zol is squirming around, avoiding Shinichi's attempts to control the action.
Shinichi looking to secure an arm triangle but Zol defends it well.
Zol squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol is squirming around, avoiding Shinichi's attempts to control the action.
Zol is trying to stand up.
Shinichi trying to control but Zol is having none of it.
Zol bucks up and throws Shinichi to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Zol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zol.
Zol lands with a punch from half guard.
Zol slips a nice elbow through Shinichi's hands, connecting with Shinichi's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinichi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shinichi has hold of Zol's hands but Zol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shinichi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zol is working away from the top position though.
Zol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shinichi defending well though.
Shinichi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shinichi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinichi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shinichi.
Zol throws a big elbow that misses.
Zol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shinichi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinichi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shinichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zol is looking to escape.
Zol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Shinichi has hold of Zol's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zol manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shinichi looking to control but Zol is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zol is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinichi wants to control but Zol has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Zol wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Zol will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zol misses with a hook.
Shinichi dodges the punch combination from Zol.
Shinichi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zol has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shinichi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shinichi misses with a takedown attempt - Zol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zol shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zol was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zol scores with punches from side control.
Zol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shinichi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinichi struggling a bit here.
Zol lands some shots froms side control.
Shinichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Shinichi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zol.
Zol grinds an elbow into Shinichi's temple.
Zol connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shinichi some visible discomfort.
Zol landing a few strikes.
Zol grinds an elbow into Shinichi's temple.
Zol works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Zol's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shinichi manages to get back to half guard.
Shinichi is looking to improve his position.
Zol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shinichi wants to control but Zol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shinichi is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zol lands strikes from half guard.
Shinichi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zol preventing the sweep.
Jay Zol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shinichi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shinichi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zol won't allow Shinichi to sweep him here.
Zol lands a couple of elbows.
Zol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shinichi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shinichi's head.
Zol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol throws a big right hand that misses.
Zol throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shinichi is on top in guard.
Zol wants to stand but Shinichi is controlling the position.
Zol pushes Shinichi off and gets back to his feet.
Shinichi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zol to the mat! Zol manages to get full guard.
Zol keeping full guard, as Shinichi tries to pass.
Shinichi trying to control but Zol is working from the bottom.
Shinichi prevents Zol from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akiyama Shinichi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zol dives in and scores a takedown into Shinichi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinichi working for a triangle but Zol defends it easily.
Shinichi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zol manages to get himself to full guard.
Shinichi prevents Zol from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zol keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Shinichi won't allow Zol to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Zol dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zol sprawls well. Zol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shinichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zol shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shinichi manages to get to full guard.
Shinichi working a defensive guard here.
Shinichi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zol is working Shinichi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shinichi is trying to keep Zol in close.
Zol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol works over Shinichi with some ground and pound from guard.
Zol is working Shinichi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinichi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shinichi drops back looking for a leg! Zol is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zol manages to kick Shinichi off! Shinichi jumps back into Zol's guard.
Shinichi trying to control but Zol is working from the bottom.
Shinichi advances to half guard.
Zol wants to get back to his feet.
Shinichi wants to take a breather but Zol is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol pushes Shinichi off looking to stand but Shinichi dives back in and keeps control.
Shinichi wants to work for an arm triangle but Zol is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Zol scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Shinichi manages to mount him!
Zol has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Shinichi's lack of action.
Shinichi seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinichi is trying to work for a kimura but Zol is defending well.
Zol won't allow Shinichi to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shinichi is on him like a limpet, forcing Zol back against the cage.
Shinichi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zol pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice cross by Zol.
Zol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay Zol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zol looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shinichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Shinichi, not yet.
Zol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shinichi's head.
Zol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shinichi's head.
Shinichi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinichi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinichi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shinichi trying to control the position.
Zol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shinichi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zol landing with the ground and pound.
Zol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shinichi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zol has managed to get both his arms back between Shinichi's legs - danger averted.
Shinichi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zol throwing strikes but missing.
Akiyama Shinichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinichi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Zol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zol, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jay Zol!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jay Zol!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jay Zol!
Jay Zol wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Houle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Hendo.
Hendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houle.
Hendo slaps away a takedown attempt from Houle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Houle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendo as he avoids it easily.
Hendo throws a series of punches but Houle avoids them all with ease.
Houle shoots in and drives through. Hendo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Houle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hendo jabs Houle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Houle dodges the punch combination from Hendo.
Houle shoots in but no luck this time.
Houle slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
Hendo closes the distance and clinches.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Houle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hendo to keep the fight standing.
Houle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hendo wants to get up but he can't break Houle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo won't allow Houle to sweep him here.
Hendo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Danny Hendo.
Hendo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Hendo.
Houle has his takedown stuffed
and Hendo counters with a three punch combo that has Houle backing up. Houle nods at Hendo to acknowledge the strikes.
Devin Houle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo lands an elbow just above Houle 's eye.
Hendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houles head.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Houle fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
Houle 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.
Hendo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Houle jumps into guard, dragging Hendo to the mat.
Hendo looking to pass the guard.
Hendo tries to stand but Houle is controlling from the bottom.
Hendo trying to control but Houle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Danny Hendo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Houle fails to land the takedown.
Houle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hendo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houle somewhat.
Houle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hendo sprawls well. Hendo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Houle gets slowly back to his feet.
Hendo swinging wildly here.
Hendo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Houle's hands.
Houle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
Houle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hendo to keep the fight standing.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo holds him up against the cage and eventually Houle drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houle fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Houle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hendo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hendo manages to break the clinch.
Houle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendo is fending him off so far but Houle persists. Nope, Hendo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendo rushes Houle and presses him up against the cage.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendo clinches up with Houle and pushes him back against the cage.
Hendo crunches a lovely knee into Houle's ribcage.
Hendo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Houle is breathing heavily.
Houle takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hendo.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Houle shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Houle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Houle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendo.
Hendo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houle's face.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
Hendo misses with a knee strike.
Houle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Houle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Hendo cracks Houle with a nice body shot.
Danny Hendo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Devin Houle has been cut.
Hendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Houle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hendo working Houle over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo lands a good knee to the midsection. Houle won't want to take too many of those.
Houle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendo walks away with a smile on his face. Houle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendo throws a combination. Houle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hendo slaps away a takedown attempt from Houle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hendo obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houle fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hendo.
Houle takes a shot to the head.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Houle shrugs off.
Hendo manages to break the clinch.
Hendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle fails to pull guard.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Houle shrugs off.
Hendo lands a knee to the body.
Hendo lands an elbow inside that Houle shrugs off.
Houle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendo scores with a knee to the head.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Houle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Houle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendo walks away with a smile on his face. Houle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendo moves into the clinch.
Hendo lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hendo.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
Hendo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hendo lands a hook that snaps the head of Houle backwards.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendo gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hendo.
Houle takes a shot to the head.
Hendo working Houle over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hendo lands an elbow that stopped Houle in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle is trying to pull guard but Hendo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hendo.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Houle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Houle takes an elbow to the temple.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hendo.
Hendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hendo landing knees to the body.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hendo working Houle over with knees to the body.
Hendo lands a good knee to the midsection. Houle won't want to take too many of those.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo holds him up against the cage and eventually Houle drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devin Houle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hendo throws a shot to the body.
Hendo has closed the distance and engaged Houle in a clinch.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houle's face.
Hendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hendo obliges.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
Houle jumps guard but Hendo stands there with Houle around his waist. Houle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Houle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo working Houle over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo breaks the clinch.
Hendo tries to clinch up but Houle circles away and keeps his distance.
Houle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Houle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a double jab.
Hendo lands with a nice body punch.
Houle shoots in for a takedown but Hendo shows good takedown defense.
Hendo wants to clinch up but Houle keeps it at a distance.
Houle shoots in for a takedown but Hendo shows good takedown defense.
Hendo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houle circles away quickly and effectively.
Danny Hendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendo has managed to clinch.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Hendo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Houle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hendo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Houle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hendo smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendo has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houle's face.
Hendo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hendo landing knees to the head.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hendo obliges.
Hendo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hendo scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Hendo on the inside.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Well,Houle is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hendo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Houle jumps guard but Hendo stands there with Houle around his waist. Houle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hendo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hendo obliges.
Houle is trying to pull guard but Hendo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Houle jumps guard but Hendo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hendo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houle's face.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo with a knee to the head.
Hendo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hendo.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo won't allow it.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Danny Hendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Houle fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houle jumps guard but Hendo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houle tries to pull guard but Hendo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Houle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendo walks away with a smile on his face. Houle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Houle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendo circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hendo. Those never looked like landing.
Hendo misses with a wild combination.
Hendo throws a nice looking combination but Houle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houle misses with a takedown attempt
and Hendo counters with a straight right hand.
Danny Hendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendo is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devin Houle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houle shoots and misses
and Hendo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Hendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Danny Hendo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Danny Hendo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Danny Hendo!
Danny Hendo wins by unanimous decision!
Danny Hendo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What does the Fox Say. Dacir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Os Mutantes - El Justiciero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjel Dacir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Impaler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Impaler is keen to just control but Dacir is a slippery customer.
Dacir wants to control but The Impaler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, The Impaler seems content to control.
The Impaler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dacir is trying is best to control the position here.
Dacir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Impaler throwing strikes but missing.
Dacir keeping moving, preventing The Impaler from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler wants to pass the guard but Dacir is keeping the position.
Dacir is trying to control the position but The Impaler postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir seems keen to control The Impaler's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dacir looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Impaler is one step ahead there.
The Impaler wants to stand but Dacir is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arjel Dacir wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. Dacir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been hearing reports that The Impaler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dacir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacir's corner calls for a 1-2. Dacir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dacir avoids the body shot from The Impaler.
Dacir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Impaler lands a jab to Dacir's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir misses with a leg kick
and The Impaler counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dacir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Impaler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dacir won't be happy with that.
The Impaler is trying to move to mount but Dacir reverses beautifully and ends up in The Impaler's guard.
Dacir trying to control the position from guard on top but The Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Impaler has his feet on Dacir's thighs here. He's pushed Dacir off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dacir screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad The Impaler!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad The Impaler 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Abe has chosen Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. Stanton Crowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earnest Abe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abe.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abe checks a leg kick.
Abe takes the fight into the clinch.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Crowe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Abe can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Abe lands a left hand.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Abe breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Abe leaning against his opponent.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe manages to break the clinch.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Abe.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe taking a breather.
Abe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abe's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crowe postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abe is keeping the position for now.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abe wants to stand and escape but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Abe is retaining full guard.
Crowe throws a strike but Abe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crowe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crowe is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Abe is just out of range.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe thows a body kick. Abe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.
Abe lands a big head kick that sends Crowe tumbling to the mat! Abe takes a step backwards and waves Crowe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe gets a clinch.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Abe blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Crowe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Abe.
Still in the clinch, Abe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Crowe.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Abe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Crowe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe blocking some punches.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe working aggressively here.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Abe controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Abe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abe closes the distance and pushes Crowe back into the cage.
Abe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abe gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abe wants to break free but Crowe has control.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanton Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abe is out of range and Crowe settles back down.
Abe forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe taking a breather.
Crowe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe goes for a takedown attempt but Abe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crowe is looking to wear down Abe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe cracks a nice hook into Abe's ribs.
Crowe looks for the body kick but Abe saw that one coming.
Crowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abe has Crowe pushed against the cage.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abe scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abe tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Abe throws a head punch that misses.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Abe blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe is pressed up against the cage. Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abe down to the mat. Abe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abe takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abe fails to land.
Abe is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowe as Abe tries to tie him up.
Abe misses with some punches.
Abe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe tries a body shot but Abe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe breaks the clinch.
Earnest Abe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Abe circles away.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abe was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Abe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe throws a jab when Abe was well out of range.
Abe instigates a clinch.
Abe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe lands with a light punch inside.
Stanton Crowe's cut is getting worse.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Abe tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Abe back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abe's brow.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abe prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Crowe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Abe is pressed up against the cage. Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abe down to the mat. Abe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crowe lands a really nice looking cross but Abe seems unphased.
Abe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abe forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
A head punch on the inside from Abe fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Abe is breathing heavily.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crowe has managed to clinch.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Abe stalling against the cage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Abe lands an uppercut.
Abe has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Abe lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Abe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe digs a right hand underneath Abe's ribcage. Abe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowe as Abe tries to tie him up.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Abe.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
A body shot lands from Abe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abe into the cage.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Abe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abe.
Stanton Crowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abe's brow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crowe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Abe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Abe closes the distance and pushes Crowe back into the cage.
Crowe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abe is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Abe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Abe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Crowe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Abe regains guard immediately.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Abe is keeping the position.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Abe blocks nicely.
Abe keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe trying to control but Abe is working from the bottom.
Earnest Abe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowe, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
Stanton Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lou Reed - Perfect Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
243 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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38
309 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
King blocks a jab.
Souza throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. King catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Souza misses with a double jab.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
We've been told by Souza's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from King misses.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King slips a jab from Souza.
Souza takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Souza is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King works the jab nicely.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King scores with the left hand. Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Souza misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses the body punch
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Souza.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Souza passes into half guard.
King tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
King is looking to improve his position.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under King.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking to pass the guard.
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Souza has his feet on King's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Souza with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Levi King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Souza throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Souza stops King from passing to mount.
King throws a strike aimed at the side of Souza's head but Souza avoids it well.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Souza defending against the ground and pound.
Levi King has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King cracks Souza with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza dodges the ground and pound from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
King won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza has King pulled in close to control his posture.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
King passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Souza defending well though.
Souza taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King working Souza over with strikes.
Souza trying to control here.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza keeping hold of King's head, controlling as best he can.
Souza wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King advances to half guard.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Souza defends it well.
Souza is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Levi King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura but Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throwing shots but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Levi King!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Levi King!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Levi King!
Levi King wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Levi King 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The One Armed Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand Up To be C**ted. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
240 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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26
295 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The One Armed Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bros tries to avoid it but The One Armed Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bros to the ground. Bros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Bros coming out on top.
Good exchange - Bros coming out on top.
The One Armed Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bros .
Bros scores with a punch to the head.
Bros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The One Armed Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bros takes one to the chin there.
Bros avoids the body shot from The One Armed Man.
Bros drives through and clinches with The One Armed Man against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros presses The One Armed Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bros lands a good knee to the midsection. The One Armed Man won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The One Armed Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The One Armed Man managing to block the knees to the body from Bros .
The One Armed Man takes a shot to the head.
The One Armed Man works on Bros 's body with a couple of short punches.
The One Armed Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Diaz Bros has been cut.
Bros misses with a body punch.
Bros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bros using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The One Armed Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Bros controls his hands.
Bros takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The One Armed Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros lands a body punch.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
The One Armed Man blocks the elbow strike.
The One Armed Man crunches a lovely knee into Bros 's ribcage.
The One Armed Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The One Armed Man wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The One Armed Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bros 's brow.
Bros gets through The One Armed Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The One Armed Man has Bros pushed against the cage.
Bros lands an elbow just above The One Armed Man 's eye.
It looks like Joe The One Armed Man has been cut.
The One Armed Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Bros .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bros obliges.
The One Armed Man can't find room to land a body shot as Bros controls the action.
I was talking to The One Armed Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The One Armed Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bros .
Bros prevents a body shot from The One Armed Man.
Bros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bros scores a nice knee to the body.
Bros crunches a lovely knee into The One Armed Man's ribcage.
Bros lands with a light punch inside.
The One Armed Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Bros leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bros .
A shot in the inside from The One Armed Man.
Bros blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bros .
Bros can't find room to land a body shot as The One Armed Man controls the action.
Bros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bros throws an elbow but misses.
Bros lands a left hand that snaps the head of The One Armed Man backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The One Armed Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bros gets through The One Armed Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bros .
The One Armed Man taking a breather.
The One Armed Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bros tries a knee to the head but The One Armed Man blocks it.
Bros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bros lands with a right to the head.
Bros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The One Armed Mans head.
Bros scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros lands a shoulder strike.
The One Armed Man blocks an uppercut.
Bros lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diaz Bros dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The One Armed Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bros counter with a right hand.
Bros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bros .
The One Armed Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bros circles away from the clinch attempt.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick
letting Bros counter with a right hand.
The One Armed Man wants to slow Bros down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Bros coming out on top.
Bros throws a solid leg kick but The One Armed Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bros .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bros .
The One Armed Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and The One Armed Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bros is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man is thwarting Bros 's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bros keeping hold of The One Armed Man's head, controlling as best he can.
Bros blocking the ground and pound attempt from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man trying to control from half guard but Bros is working away.
Bros is looking for a sweep. The One Armed Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bros is controlling The One Armed Man's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diaz Bros wasn't active enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bros .
Joe The One Armed Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bros fails with an attempt to clinch.
The One Armed Man looks to land a body kick but Bros moved away.
Bros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The One Armed Man is looking to chop away at Bros 's legs.
The One Armed Man misses with a kick to the body
and Bros counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bros .
The One Armed Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The One Armed Man stalks Bros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bros 's face. Bros staggers backwards, shaken.
Bros tests The One Armed Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bros avoids the body shot from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man avoids the body shot from Bros .
The One Armed Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bros has time to react.
Bros cracks The One Armed Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The One Armed Man motions for Bros to come forward. The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The One Armed Man.
Bros lands with a straight right. The One Armed Man didn't see that one coming.
The One Armed Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bros 's sensitive parts.
The One Armed Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bros drives through and clinches with The One Armed Man against the cage.
Bros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Bros lands a right hand that snaps the head of The One Armed Man backwards.
Bros throws a punch but it's blocked by The One Armed Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros blocks an elbow strike.
The One Armed Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bros obliges.
The One Armed Man misses with some punches.
The One Armed Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Bros leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The One Armed Man slowing the pace effectively.
Bros blocks an elbow strike.
The One Armed Man stalling in the clinch but Bros improves position.
The One Armed Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The One Armed Man avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Bros .
Diaz Bros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The One Armed Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bros managing to block the knees to the body from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man is looking to control Bros 's arms but Bros gets an underhook and turns him. Now The One Armed Man has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diaz Bros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Bros .
Bros tries to bum rush The One Armed Man with a series of wild strikes but The One Armed Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bros misses with a straight right.
Bros is looking to score with low kicks.
Bros is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bros dips to his left and cracks The One Armed Man with an uppercut!
The One Armed Man is looking to score with low kicks.
The One Armed Man wants to clinch up but Bros keeps it at a distance.
The One Armed Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bros takes the fight into the clinch.
The One Armed Man stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man dodges an elbow strike from Bros .
The One Armed Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Bros - that landed with a thud.
Bros lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The One Armed Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The One Armed Man avoids it.
Bros missing with knees to the body.
Bros presses The One Armed Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The One Armed Man lands with a light punch inside.
The One Armed Man can't find room to land a body shot as Bros controls the action.
Bros lands a hook that snaps the head of The One Armed Man backwards.
Bros landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe The One Armed Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Bros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The One Armed Man's defenses.
The One Armed Man is rocked!
Bros trying to land knees to the body.
The One Armed Man blocks an uppercut.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Bros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bros blocking some punches.
The One Armed Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Bros gets an underhook and turns The One Armed Man into the cage.
The One Armed Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Bros .
A nice glancing elbow lands by The One Armed Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Bros fails to land.
Bros lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
Bros lands a good knee to the midsection. The One Armed Man won't want to take too many of those.
Bros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The One Armed Man backwards.
The One Armed Man taking a breather.
The One Armed Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bros lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bros .
A short right from Bros on the inside.
Bros unloads a knee to the mid-section. The One Armed Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros presses The One Armed Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bros lands a vicious elbow to the side of The One Armed Man's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Bros tries to finish him with strikes but The One Armed Man still seems able to defend himself so Bros steps back and lets The One Armed Man get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Oh The One Armed Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The One Armed Man circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bros . The One Armed Man falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bros !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diaz Bros !
Diaz Bros seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muntz.
Chair's corner calls for a 1-2. Chair obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muntz tries to clinch there but Chair circles away.
Muntz darts in and clinches Chair up against the cage.
Muntz prevents the takedown attempt.
Muntz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chair prevents a body shot from Muntz.
Muntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Muntz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Muntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chair tries to score a body lock takedown but Muntz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chair prevents a body shot from Muntz.
Chair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chair lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson Muntz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Chair.
Chair scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Chair with that takedown attempt.
Muntz slaps away a takedown attempt from Chair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muntz 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.
Chair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Muntz.
It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Muntz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muntz throws a front kick that sends Chair stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chair lunges at Muntz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muntz's hand.
Chair circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Chair.
Muntz is looking to score with low kicks.
Chair tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muntz defends well and Chair ends up having to push Muntz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chair throws a punch but it's blocked by Muntz.
Chair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muntz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muntz blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chair.
A short right from Chair on the inside.
Muntz can't find room to land a body shot as Chair controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz slowing the pace effectively.
Muntz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muntz lands a body punch.
Chair can't find room to land a body shot as Muntz controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Chair fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chair.
Stalling in the clinch from Chair.
Nice body punch from Chair.
Chair prevents a body shot from Muntz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muntz.
Muntz misses with a punch to the body.
Chair misses with a punch to the body.
Muntz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chair blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Muntz fails to land.
Muntz tries to work over Chair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chair jumps guard but Muntz stands there with Chair around his waist. Chair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chair jumps guard and drags Muntz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Chair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muntz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muntz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chair isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Muntz stacks Chair on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Muntz!
Chair is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muntz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chair to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carpet Chair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muntz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chair.
Chair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muntz counters with a nice uppercut.
Muntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muntz scoring well with a low kick there.
Chair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chair slips a jab and a cross from Muntz.
Muntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muntz scores with the left hand. Chair knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chair walks into a straight right hand from Muntz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chair.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muntz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chair is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair working the ground and pound but Muntz is defending the strikes.
Muntz wants to get back to his feet but Chair drags him back down.
Chair fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chair throws an elbow but Muntz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chair working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muntz regains half guard, as Chair was trying to land strikes.
Muntz taking some punishment here, with Chair in his half guard.
Chair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz tries to kick Chair off but Chair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chair lands strikes from half guard.
Chair passes the guard and advances to mount!
Muntz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muntz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muntz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muntz wants to stand and escape but instead Chair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to pass the guard but Muntz is keeping the position.
Muntz wants to stand and escape but Chair is having none of it.
Chair is looking to work some ground and pound but Muntz has wrist control.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muntz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muntz throws a head punch that misses.
Muntz works on Chair's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson Muntz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muntz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muntz blocks a body shot from Chair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muntz misses with some punches.
Chair lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muntz has Chair pressed against the cage, preventing Chair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chair blocking some punches.
Chair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chair tries to break the clinch but Muntz is controlling the position.
Muntz is leaning against Chair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chair is breathing heavily.
Muntz is working Chair over against the cage.
Chair tries a body shot but Muntz blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Muntz.
Chair blocks a punch 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!
A short left from Muntz.
A frustrated look appears on Chair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Chair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Muntz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chair staying out of range there.
Muntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chair throws an overhand right that lands on Muntz's shoulder, as Muntz tries to avoid the shot.
Chair scores with a body shot.
Chair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muntz is out of range.
A cross from Muntz lands.
Muntz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Chair.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chair crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muntz - the referee stops the clock and Chair gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muntz. Chair manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muntz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a head kick.
Chair scores with a hook to the body. Muntz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muntz rather than just go for the knockout.
Muntz doesn't manage to clinch there - Chair circles away.
Muntz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chair misses with a looping right.
Chair lands with a hook. Muntz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muntz throws a sloppy head kick and Chair moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Muntz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muntz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chair's hands.
Muntz checks a leg kick.
Chair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chair throws a body kick that misses.
Muntz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Muntz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chair.
Chair stops Muntz from getting back to his feet.
Muntz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chair.
Chair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muntz wants to get back to his feet but Chair passes into half guard.
Chair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muntz is trying to stand back up but Chair is controlling him
Chair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muntz's head.
Chair prevents Muntz from standing back up.
Muntz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muntz's head.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chair stops Muntz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chair.
Muntz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chair.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpet Chair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chair postures up in Muntz's guard and throws a big left but Muntz blocks it.
Chair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muntz is trying to control the position but Chair postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair throws an elbow that misses. Muntz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chair's guard. Nice move by Muntz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Carpet Chair just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Muntz lands a slapping body shot.
Chair misses with a body shot.
Chair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muntz swings for the body but Chair moves out of range.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chair.
Muntz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chair moves out of range as Muntz throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Chair.
Nelson Muntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Muntz moves out of range of the strikes.
Muntz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chair.
Chair misses with a looping right.
Muntz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz 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.
Muntz delivers a nice body kick.
Muntz throws the kick towards the body but Chair avoids it.
Chair shoots in for a double leg but Muntz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muntz connects with a body shot.
Muntz slips under a jab from Chair.
Chair throws a front kick aimed at Muntz's knee but Muntz avoids it well.
Chair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muntz lands a right hook to the body.
Chair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muntz wants to clinch up but Chair keeps it at a distance.
Muntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muntz scores with a jab. Chair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Muntz misses.
Muntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chair manages to avoid it.
Chair tries for a takedown but Muntz circles away easily
and Muntz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chair's knee momentarily.
Muntz lands a head shot.
Muntz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muntz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muntz is looking to clinch but Chair is avoiding it.
Muntz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muntz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands a lovely overhand right.
Chair ducks under a wild hook from Muntz.
Chair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Muntz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chair tries to free his leg and advance position but Muntz is retaining full guard.
Muntz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chair.
Chair being controlled here momentarily.
Chair postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nelson Muntz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chair, right into the meat.
Nelson Muntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muntz, right into the meat.
Muntz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muntz motions for Chair to come forward. Muntz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chair with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muntz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson Muntz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Chair.
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!
Chair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muntz is out of range.
Muntz lands an overhand right.
Chair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muntz.
Chair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair scores with a leg kick.
Muntz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chair thows a leg kick but Muntz checks it
and Muntz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Muntz had his way with Carpet Chair in that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muntz walks into a jab.
Chair misses with a looping left.
Chair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muntz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chair looks to score with a jab to the body but Muntz is just out of range.
Chair blocks a head kick by Muntz.
Chair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muntz has time to react.
Muntz scores with a nice strike.
Muntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chair keeps the fight on the outside.
Chair moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muntz. Chair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chair misses with a wild body shot.
Muntz misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz fakes the leg kick and cracks Chair in the body.
Chair misses with a body shot.
Chair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muntz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chair somewhat.
Chair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muntz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muntz connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Chair is predictable there
and Muntz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muntz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chair's head backwards.
Muntz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muntz.
Muntz drives through and clinches with Chair against the cage.
Chair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muntz has him pressed against the cage.
Muntz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muntz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muntz walks away with a smile on his face. Chair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muntz throws a leg kick which misses Chair's front leg but catches the back leg as Chair tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muntz manages to avoid it.
Chair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muntz cracks Chair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muntz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chair.
A jab from Muntz finds it's way through Chair's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair scores with a leg kick.
Chair throws a sloppy body shot
and Muntz counters with a straight right hand.
Chair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muntz misses with an uppercut.
Muntz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muntz checks a low kick from Chair.
Muntz lunges at Chair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chair's hand.
Muntz cracks the inside of Chair's front leg.
Chair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muntz.
Muntz scores with a nice right hand.
Muntz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chair moves away.
Muntz closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chair.
Chair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chair can't find room to land a body shot as Muntz controls the action.
Muntz is working Chair over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Muntz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muntz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muntz.
Chair is rocked!
Muntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chair is still on wobbly legs! Can Muntz finish him?
Muntz lands a left hand.
Muntz pushes Chair against the cage. Muntz is working some dirty boxing. Muntz pushes off with a quick right hook! Chair goes down! Chair tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Muntz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Muntz!
Nelson Muntz retains his welterweight title!
Nelson Muntz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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