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Syn 375 - Beyond Salvation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Bad Leroy Brown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardwood's choice of entrance music: Ali Bomaye by The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Major Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Hardwood.
Brown throws a hook but Hardwood blocks it.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardwood's calf.
Hardwood throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Hardwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown jumps guard but Hardwood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardwood smiles and moves away.
Hardwood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Hardwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardwood.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardwood misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Hardwood's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardwood's knee momentarily.
Leroy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Hardwood.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardwood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardwood! But no joy.
Hardwood moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardwood's hands.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardwood throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Hardwood settles back down.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardwood tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Hardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Hardwood misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardwood misses with a looping left.
Hardwood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Hardwood manages to avoid it.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Hardwood wants to clinch.
Hardwood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardwood in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
A big left from Hardwood misses.
Brown throws a head kick that Hardwood semi-blocks.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Hardwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardwood sprawls and moves away.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Brown.
Hardwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardwood working away.
Hardwood controlling from side mount.
Brown is trying to control Hardwood's posture but Hardwood avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Hardwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown prevents Hardwood from improving his position.
Hardwood told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hardwood.
Brown working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardwood on the side of the head.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardwood is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Hardwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
A lazy left from Hardwood finds it's target.
Hardwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown moves to clinch but Hardwood breaks away
and Hardwood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardwood.
Hardwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardwood forces his way into half guard.
Brown won't allow Hardwood to pass to mount.
Hardwood 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.
Hardwood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown wants to improve his position but Hardwood is controlling well.
Hardwood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood prevents Brown from improving his position.
Hardwood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardwood is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown wants to improve his position but Hardwood is controlling well.
Brown makes his way to full guard, as Hardwood worked for a kimura.
Hardwood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardwood trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Major Hardwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardwood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Hardwood in close to prevent any damage.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardwood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardwood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hardwood misses with a hook.
Hardwood ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Hardwood throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Hardwood avoids a kick to the body.
Hardwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardwood.
Hardwood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardwood moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood misses with a looping left.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Hardwood's head but Hardwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardwood lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Hardwood's knee but Hardwood avoids it well.
Hardwood tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardwood is able to avoid easily.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leroy Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hardwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Hardwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Hardwood counters with a left to the body.
Brown blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Major Hardwood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown misses with a hook
and Hardwood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Hardwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hardwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Hardwood swings widly with a right hand
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardwood can do to turn this around?
Hardwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hardwood - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardwood misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardwood presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Brown.
Hardwood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Brown misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardwood misses with some punches.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardwood smiles and moves away.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Hardwood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardwood's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardwood keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Hardwood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardwood won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leroy Brown.
I think Brown 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 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Brown!
A very excited looking Leroy Brown 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.
The defeated Major Hardwood had this to say: 'Damn, I got something in my eye.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Vinetto tenderised Dias Jimenez's leg. Dias Jimenez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vinetto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dias Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinetto. That's going to slow Dias Jimenez down.
Dias Jimenez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dias Jimenez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dias Jimenez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinetto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dias Jimenez lands a body shot.
Vinetto lands a jab to Dias Jimenez's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias Jimenez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vinetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Vinetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Vinetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vinetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vinetto lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Vinetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Vinetto blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vinetto tries to throw a body punch but Dias Jimenez avoids it by throwing Vinetto back against the cage.
Vinetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
Vinetto pushes Dias Jimenez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto digs a right hand into Dias Jimenez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dias Jimenez's gas tank.
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Vinetto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Vinetto.
Vinetto works on Dias Jimenez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
A short right from Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinetto lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vinetto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dias Jimenez up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Vinetto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Vinetto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinetto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vinetto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinetto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinetto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vinetto throws a head punch that misses.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Vinetto is pushing Dias Jimenez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinetto's elbow.
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto lands a nice uppercut.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinetto effectively controlling the action here.
Vinetto lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dias Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinetto cracks the inside of Dias Jimenez's front leg.
Vinetto instigates a clinch.
Vinetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias Jimenez can do to turn this around?
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez presses Vinetto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dias Jimenez stalls.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinetto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow just above Vinetto 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinetto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vinetto takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinetto's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto leaning against his opponent.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vincent Vinetto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vinetto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vinetto dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto trying to control the position but instead, Dias Jimenez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vinetto into the cage.
Vinetto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinetto avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
A short right from Dias Jimenez on the inside.
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez trying to stall but Vinetto improves his position.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch.
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!
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Vinetto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinetto tries to work over Dias Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Vinetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez is struggling to control the position.
Dias Jimenez letting Vinetto take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinetto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinetto's defenses.
Vinetto is leaning against Dias Jimenez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinetto's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Vinetto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Dias Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Vinetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez stalling.
Vinetto lands with a light punch inside.
Vinetto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vinetto stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
A short right from Vinetto on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vinetto is looking to clinch.
Vinetto lands with a cross.
Dias Jimenez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vinetto back to the cage. Dias Jimenez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dias Jimenez instigates a clinch.
Dias Jimenez blocking some punches.
Vinetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinetto's brow.
Vinetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vinetto avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinetto's defenses.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinetto's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinetto lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Vinetto tries to work over Dias Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinetto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez letting Vinetto take a breather here.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vinetto avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dias Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinetto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinetto's brow.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Vinetto in his tracks for a moment.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto tries a body shot but Dias Jimenez blocks it.
Dias Jimenez 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!
Vinetto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Vinetto dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Vinetto shrugs off.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Vinetto shrugs off.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Vinetto is working Dias Jimenez over against the cage.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto is trying to maintain a safe position but Dias Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Vinetto into the cage.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Vinetto avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Vinetto is stalling here.
Vinetto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dias Jimenez letting Vinetto take a breather here.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Vinetto shrugs off.
Vinetto takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Dias Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Vinetto.
Vinetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinetto.
Dias Jimenez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinetto lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinetto blocks the elbow strike.
Vinetto gets through Dias Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Vinetto cracks Dias Jimenez with a nice body shot.
Vinetto trying to control the position but instead, Dias Jimenez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vinetto into the cage.
Vinetto blocks an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinetto.
A short left from Vinetto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dias Jimenez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
A very excited looking Jimmy Dias Jimenez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apeman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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40
146 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
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31
145 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Njewel.
Lopez throws a low kick but Njewel avoids it.
Alberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez darts in and clinches Njewel up against the cage.
Lopez tries to work over Njewel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Njewel blocks a body shot from Lopez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Njewel pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Njewel trying to control the position but instead, Lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Njewel into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Njewel.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Njewel is working Lopez over against the cage.
Njewel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njewel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Njewel fails to land.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Njewel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez looking to stall.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Njewel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Njewel manages to get underhooks.
Njewel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Njewel.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Njewel digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
Njewel lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez stalling against the cage.
Njewel works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Njewel lands with a short shot to the head.
Njewel stalls.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel blocks an uppercut.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njewel prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Njewel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Njewel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Njewel lands with a left to the head.
Njewel lands with a left to the head.
Njewel taking a breather.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Njewel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
Njewel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Njewel lands a left hand.
Njewel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Njewel gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez stalls.
Njewel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Njewel misses with the head strike.
Njewel blocks an uppercut.
Njewel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Njewel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Njewel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Njewel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Njewel has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
A right handed body shot lands from Njewel.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Njewel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel blocking some punches.
Njewel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Njewel pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njewel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Njewel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Njewel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Njewel lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Njewel's elbow.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Njewel backwards.
Lopez stalling.
Njewel lands a body shot.
Njewel leaning against his opponent.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Njewel controls the action.
Njewel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Njewel misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Philippe Njewel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Njewel fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Njewel. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Njewel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Njewel throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Njewel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Njewel is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Njewel throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Njewel avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Njewel feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Njewel throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Njewel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Njewel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Njewel takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Njewel lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Njewel throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Njewel's knee momentarily.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
enabling Njewel to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alberto Lopez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Njewel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lopez defends it well.
Njewel throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Njewel is working away.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Njewel wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Njewel is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Njewel avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njewel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lopez is staying active.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Njewel defending well though.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Njewel trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Njewel is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Njewel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lopez trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Njewel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Njewel loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Njewel in his tracks.
Njewel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Njewel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Njewel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez trying to control the position but Njewel is working away.
Lopez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lopez working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Njewel keeps working.
Lopez working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Njewel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lopez working the ground and pound.
Alberto Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Njewel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopez's best efforts.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Njewel is working away.
Njewel is looking to improve his position.
Njewel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots but Njewel is blocking nicely.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Njewel defending well though.
Njewel is looking to improve his position.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Njewel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Njewel taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Lopez is just content to waste time from the top position. Njewel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Njewel looking to control but Lopez passes into half guard.
Njewel is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Njewel avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the pace.
Lopez is nestled in close to Njewel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez content to control rather than advance.
Njewel wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez throwing shots but Njewel is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Njewel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Njewel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lopez.
Njewel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses. Njewel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Njewel!
Lopez 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Njewel tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Njewel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
180 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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29
182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hale slips under a jab.
Maake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale misses with a few strikes there.
Maake throws a front kick aimed at Hale's knee but Hale avoids it well.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maake throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Cedric Maake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick from Maake lands but Hale takes it in his stride.
Maake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hale on the side of the head.
Maake misses the jab.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Maake is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hale is able to avoid easily.
Hale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maake scores with a nice strike.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Maake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maake lands a nice shot to the body.
Maake wants to clinch
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
Maake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Maake.
Maake connects with the punch.
A big right from Maake misses.
Maake tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Maake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maake.
Hale throws out a leg kick but Maake moves out of range and Hale only half commits.
Maake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hale has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hale loads up on a big right hand but Maake slips the punch.
Maake connects with the punch.
Hale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Hale feints and as Maake raises his hands in defense, Hale changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hale defends well.
Hale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hale throws a big elbow that misses.
Hale wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
Hale makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hale wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maake trying to control the position.
Maake is pulling down on Hale's head. It's preventing any offense from Hale, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maake looking for a guillotine here but Hale defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Maake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maake wants to land a leg kick but Hale is out of range.
Maake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Maake wants to land a leg kick but Hale is out of range.
Maake lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Maake misses with a leg kick
and Hale counters with a left and a right that stings Maake.
Maake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hale scores with a leg kick.
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hale scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maake lands with a shot to the body.
Maake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Hale fakes the leg kick and cracks Maake in the body.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake moves out of range as Hale strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Hale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Hale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maake takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Hale sizes up Maake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cedric Maake is winning the standup battle so far.
Hale lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Hale as he checks the leg kick.
Maake lands the left hand.
Hale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cedric Maake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Hale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
It seemed like Hale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Hale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale scores with a hook.
Maake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake 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.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Hale's shoulder, as Hale tries to avoid the shot.
Maake is looking to score with low kicks.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maake is looking to counter punch.
Maake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hale scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Hale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maake takes a step back to recover.
Maake misses with a two punch combination.
Hale connects with a body shot that sends Maake's belly button to the back.
Hale throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Maake misses.
Maake dips to his left and cracks Hale with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hale.
Maake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake lands with an overhand left.
Maake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Maake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maake drives through and clinches with Hale against the cage.
A short left from Maake.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hale scores with a shoulder strike.
Maake struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Maake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maake works on Hale's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hale has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maake is trying to keep an underhook but Hale manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maake keeps working.
Maake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hale's back!
Hale wants to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What can Hale do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Maake is just out of range.
A jab from Hale misses.
Maake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maake misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maake thinking.
Maake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hale on the side of the head.
Hale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Maake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hale doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Hale.
Maake misses with a looping left.
Hale now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake tries a head kick but it misses.
Hale appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maake misses with a double jab
and Hale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hale avoids the head kick by Maake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Maake is predictable there
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Maake ducks down to avoid it.
Hale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Hale counters with an outside leg kick.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maake looks to land a body kick but Hale moved away.
Maake is looking to score with low kicks.
Maake tries a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Maake throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maake throws a right hand that misses
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
Maake looks to land a combination but Hale avoids it well.
Hale lands a nice shot that snaps Maake's head back.
Hale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hale lands a really nice looking cross but Maake seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Maake there.
Maake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hale goes for a double leg but Maake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maake continues to drive forward.
Hale slips a straight right by Maake.
Maake backing away here, and Hale unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maake takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Maake misses with a double jab
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maake misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hale! But no joy.
Maake lands a jab.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale flicks out a counter leg kick but Maake steps away.
A solid body kick from Hale.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Maake's shoulder, as Maake tries to avoid the shot.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Hale is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maake with a body shot.
Maake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hale.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maake.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maake as he jumps to the side.
Maake misses with a body punch
and Hale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maake thinking.
Hale throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale slips a jab and a cross from Maake.
Maake 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.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Maake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Maake.
Hale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maake sprawls well initially but Hale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maake is trying to control but can't.
Hale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hale seems to be working for a kimura but Maake defends the submission attempt.
Brandon Hale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hale prevents Maake from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hale 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Badger comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Bucky The Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Badger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsushima doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from The Badger lands but Tsushima takes it in his stride.
It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Bucky The Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Badger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Badger blocks a low kick nicely.
The Badger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsushima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Badger lands a jab.
The Badger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tsushima back to the cage. The Badger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tsushima is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima drops his hands momentarily and The Badger needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tsushima just on the top of the head. Tsushima drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tsushima - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bucky The Badger!
An out of breath Bucky The Badger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stairway to Heaven. Alexei Chatzikomninos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joaquin Fortunado's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortunado circles away quickly and effectively.
Fortunado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chatzikomninos digs a good body shot into Fortunado's ribs.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Fortunado avoids it easily.
Fortunado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chatzikomninos tests Fortunado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chatzikomninos throws out a loose jab but Fortunado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos scores with a one two! Fortunado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fortunado lands a front kick.
Fortunado tests Chatzikomninos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chatzikomninos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortunado.
Decent striking displayed by Chatzikomninos there.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortunado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chatzikomninos blocks a head kick by Fortunado.
Chatzikomninos is looking for a counter combo.
Chatzikomninos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chatzikomninos misses with a straight left.
Fortunado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fortunado stuns Chatzikomninos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fortunado punishes Chatzikomninos's body with a nice straight punch.
Chatzikomninos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fortunado, pushing him back against the cage.
Chatzikomninos is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortunado has double underhooks.
A short right from Fortunado on the inside.
Chatzikomninos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chatzikomninos breaks from the clinch.
Fortunado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortunado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chatzikomninos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chatzikomninos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos moves forwards but Fortunado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chatzikomninos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chatzikomninos seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Fortunado shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Chatzikomninos is backing up but Fortunado catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Chatzikomninos covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Fortunado Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Fortunado!
After the fight, Joaquin Fortunado was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Austin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ratamahatta. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Stefans!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Austin. Stefans shrugs it off though.
Stefans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stefans moves away from the strike by Austin.
Landon Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Stefans moved out of range.
Stefans misses with a right hand
and Austin counters with a right hand to the body.
Austin tries to land a leg kick but Stefans saw it coming and moves away.
Stefans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Landon Austin has been cut.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Stefans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stefanss head.
Austin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefans misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin trying to stall but Stefans improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Stefans's head.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin stalls.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Stefans is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Austin.
Stefans working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stefans takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefans avoids the damage to the body.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Stefans keeps him there for the moment.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Stefans.
A nice left hand lands by Stefans.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stefans or not.
Stefans has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Austin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stefans can turn it around.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Stefans is controlling him.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stefans blocks it with crossed arms.
Stefans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefans.
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Austin 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefans manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Stefans with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Stefans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stefans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin throws a body kick that misses.
Stefans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stefans works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Austin misses with a straight left.
A cross from Austin lands.
Austin connects with a looping right hand.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Austin scores with a nice right hand.
Austin scores with a leg kick.
Stefans lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Austin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stefans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stefans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Austin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStefans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Stefans does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stefans!
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin throws a leg kick which misses Stefans's front leg but catches the back leg as Stefans tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefans is just out of range.
Austin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
Austin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stefans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Austin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stefans looks to land a body kick but Austin moved away.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefans.
A big right from Austin misses.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Austin misses.
Stefans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stefans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Austin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Austin tries to land a front kick but Stefans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Stefans moves out of range easily.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefans was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Austin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stefans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin throws a head kick but Stefans moves out of range.
Stefans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stefans with a jab.
Stefans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Austin throws out a leg kick but Stefans moves out of range and Austin only half commits.
Stefans lands with a kick to the temple. Austin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stefans moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stefans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Stefans.
Austin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans throws a powerful right kick. Austin tried to block low but the kick was high! Austin was taken right off of his feet! Stefans jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ted Stefans!
Our winner, Ted Stefans, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Pettersson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Korn - Did My Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo slips a jab from Pettersson.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettersson.
Pettersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo digs a good body shot into Pettersson's ribs.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettersson slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Pettersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Pettersson lands a head kick. Halo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Pettersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettersson! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettersson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo is rocked!
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pettersson will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pettersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo throws a right hand that misses
and Pettersson counters with a big right hand! Oh Halo is in trouble here! Pettersson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!
Christer Pettersson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda comes to the cage accompanied by Cant del Barça. Eiji Kawashima 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
Esqueda misses with a looping right.
Esqueda connects with a crisp jab.
Esqueda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawashima throws out a loose jab but Esqueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esqueda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Esqueda cracks the inside of Kawashima's front leg.
Kawashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Esqueda.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esqueda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawashima.
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Esqueda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Esqueda throws a hook but Kawashima blocks it.
Kawashima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esqueda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kawashima lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esqueda connects with a jab.
Esqueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawashima only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kawashima misses.
Esqueda feinted with a counter takedown.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esqueda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Esqueda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esqueda attempts a counter takedown but Kawashima avoids it well and moves away.
Esqueda scores with a leg kick.
Esqueda lands with a nice combination. Kawashima backs away looking to recover.
Esqueda digs a good hook to Kawashima's body.
The crowd cheers as Kawashima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esqueda doesn't seem phased though.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esqueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawashima.
Esqueda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima is not content to let Esqueda control the position.
Esqueda lands a nice forearm strike.
Esqueda working the strikes but Kawashima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esqueda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawashima's head.
Esqueda prevents Kawashima from improving his position.
Esqueda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawashima's head.
Esqueda stalling away here and it's allowed Kawashima to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Esqueda throwing strikes but missing.
Esqueda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Esqueda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esqueda is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawashima has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda connects with a couple of short punches.
Esqueda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawashima's head.
Esqueda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Esqueda throws an elbow that misses. Kawashima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Esqueda's guard. Nice move by Kawashima!
Esqueda wants to sweep here but Kawashima controlling him for the moment.
Esqueda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawashima defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esqueda looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kawashima has picked Esqueda up and slammed him! Esqueda can't keep hold of the triangle and Kawashima manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kawashima has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esqueda.
Kawashima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esqueda on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kawashima. That's going to slow Esqueda down.
Esqueda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawashima.
Kawashima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Esqueda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esqueda's sensitive parts.
Kawashima blocks a leg kick.
Esqueda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kawashima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawashima misses with a low kick as Esqueda jumps back.
Esqueda slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esqueda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawashima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Esqueda scrambles 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 Gerard Esqueda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kawashima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esqueda.
Jab by Kawashima.
Esqueda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esqueda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kawashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawashima scores with a shot to the body.
Esqueda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawashima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esqueda.
Kawashima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Esqueda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Esqueda's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esqueda trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Esqueda really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Kawashima's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Esqueda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima gets his hands free as Esqueda looks to control.
Kawashima is hanging on to Esqueda's back as he tries to escape.
Esqueda is working hard here to advance position.
Kawashima controlling the position well here. Esqueda rolled but Kawashima kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Esqueda tries to break free.
Esqueda 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.
Gerard Esqueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kawashima controlling the position well here. Esqueda rolled but Kawashima kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Esqueda tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kawashima prevents Esqueda from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima looking to control but Esqueda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esqueda tries to hold on but Kawashima pushes him away.
Esqueda is trying desperately to improve position.
Kawashima controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda is looking to get to half guard.
Esqueda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawashima controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
That's time! Esqueda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Esqueda with a nice cross.
Kawashima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esqueda throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esqueda misses the shot to the body.
Esqueda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawashima wants to land a leg kick but Esqueda is out of range.
Kawashima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esqueda. Esqueda obviously looking to wear him down.
Esqueda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawashima circles away quickly and effectively.
Esqueda takes one on the button.
Esqueda lands with a nice body punch.
Kawashima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esqueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Esqueda feinted with a counter takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Esqueda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Esqueda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Esqueda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esqueda needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda shoots in but no luck this time.
Kawashima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Esqueda scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawashima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esqueda's head backwards.
Kawashima thows a leg kick but Esqueda checks it
and Esqueda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawashima won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Esqueda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Esqueda throwing strikes but Kawashima manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kawashima trying to control the action but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima tries to advance to mount but Esqueda denies him.
Kawashima working away.
Kawashima is looking to take a break and control but Esqueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawashima in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kawashima tries to move to mount but Esqueda blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda can't do much from the bottom here.
Kawashima happy to just control the position for now.
Kawashima tries to move to mount but Esqueda blocks the move with his legs.
Esqueda tries to bench press Kawashima off him but Kawashima keeps the position.
Esqueda can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esqueda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kawashima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kawashima misses with a hook.
Esqueda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawashima as he avoids it easily.
Esqueda throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Esqueda's head.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esqueda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Esqueda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Esqueda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Esqueda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawashima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Esqueda momentarily.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esqueda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawashima looks to throw the jab but Esqueda is out of range.
Esqueda feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawashima 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. Wayne has chosen My Life as his entrance music. Lil Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nem Sis's chin.
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Sis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
A big right from Sis misses.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Sis misses.
Sis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Sis scores with a leg kick.
Sis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Sis settles back down.
Wayne counters with a body kick.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but Sis checks it.
Wayne throws a hook but Sis avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Sis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Sis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wayne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Sis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sis works his way into side control.
Sis tries to move to mount but Wayne blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control but Sis postures up.
Wayne is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis takes a little break here. Wayne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wayne is not content to let Sis control the position.
Wayne 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis looks up at the clock and then as Wayne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wayne can't do much from the bottom here.
Sis trying to control the position but Wayne is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wayne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Sis crashes against the mat.
Sis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sis controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis 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.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Sis's belly button to the back.
Sis thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Sis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Sis moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sis.
Sis throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a leg kick.
Sis takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Sis steps away.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Sis attempts a counter takedown but Wayne avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Sis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Sis with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a push kick but Sis slaps the foot to one side.
Sis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Sis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wayne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sis somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nem Sis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne throws a low kick but Sis moves out of range easily.
Sis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Lil Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Sis throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses the jab.
Sis moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf.
Sis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sis scores with a nice right hand.
Sis checks the leg kick.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sis is just out of range.
Sis digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Sis's defenses.
Sis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wayne defends well and Sis ends up having to push Wayne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sis moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Sis attempts a counter takedown but Wayne avoids it well and moves away.
Sis lands with a kick to the temple. Wayne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Sis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sis defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Sis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Sis's ribs.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne throws the left hand but Sis avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Wayne lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sis misses the target.
Sis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sis misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne slips under a jab from Sis.
Wayne wants to counter the offense by Sis and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wayne.
Sis moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Sis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sis takes a step back to recover.
Sis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lil Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sis shoots and misses
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne slips a jab from Sis.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Sis throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Sis moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Sis misses the target.
Sis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne was covering up waiting for the punch and Sis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne is controlling Sis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Sis feinted with a counter takedown.
Wayne slips a straight right by Sis.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Sis throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sis is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Sis swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Wayne stops a takedown attempt from Sis.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sis jumps guard but Wayne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Sis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis misses with some punches.
Sis has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sis backwards.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sis misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne gets underhooks to prevent Sis's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nem Sis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Wayne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Sis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sis misses with the head strike.
Wayne is working Sis over against the cage.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sis slowing the pace effectively.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Wayne is working Sis over against the cage.
Sis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Sis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Sis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the cage.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Sis controls the action.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sis fails to land.
Sis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sis throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sis connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Sis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Sis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Sis saw it coming and moves away.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Sis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Sis's head.
Sis throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
Sis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Oh Sis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Sis misses with a low kick.
Sis throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Sis seems to have got his legs back now.
Sis misses with a low kick.
Sis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sis scores with a hook.
Sis lands with a hook. Wayne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sis checks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sis to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but Sis checks it.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Sis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sis.
Sis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Sis saw that one coming.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sis is out of range.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Sis saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne wants to slow Sis down by chopping away at his legs.
Sis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Sis stumbling back into the cage.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Sis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sis tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
Sis throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Sis is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
Sis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sis.
Sis scores with a leg kick.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Sis.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
A punch lands to the side of Sis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sis throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Sis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Sis loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Sis avoids the body shot from Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Sis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sis rather than just go for the knockout.
Sis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sis misses with a straight left.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Sis lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Sis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Sis tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Sis is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sis misses with a looping left.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sis moves away.
Sis misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wayne.
Lil Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sis's elbow.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sis as Wayne tries to tie him up.
Wayne lands with a left to the head.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Sis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Sis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Sis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Sis.
Sis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wayne - the referee stops the clock and Sis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wayne. Sis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne swings for the body but Sis moves out of range.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Sis moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Sis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Sis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sis misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Sis's front leg but catches the back leg as Sis tries to avoid it.
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
Sis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne is looking to slow Sis down with leg kicks.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Sis.
Wayne 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.
Sis tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Sis's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sis.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nem Sis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sis.
Sis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Sis tries to counter with a takedown but Wayne is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sis is defended easily by Wayne.
Sis throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Wayne cracks Sis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne dips to his left and cracks Sis with an uppercut!
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Sis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sis misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a body kick that stops Sis in his tracks momentarily.
Sis moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Sis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sis catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sis misses with a low kick.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sis working away.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Sis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne struggling a bit here.
Wayne has one of Sis's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
Wayne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis tries for a kimura but Wayne is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lil Wayne.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne retains his lightweight title!
As Lil Wayne got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Shout out to Stu Pidasol, he'll be missed in this game.'.
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