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SlaughterHouse 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raziel Shan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raziel Shan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raziel Shan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Napoleon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shan somewhat.
A lazy left from Napoleon finds it's target.
Shan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shan misses with a takedown attempt - Napoleon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buster Napoleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raziel Shan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Napoleon. Shan shrugs it off though.
Shan looks winded!
A decent looking cross lands there for Napoleon.
It looks like Raziel Shan has been cut.
Napoleon throws a leg kick which misses Shan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shan tries to avoid it.
Napoleon lands the left hand.
Shan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Napoleon pinned against the cage. Napoleon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Napoleon lands a big head kick that sends Shan tumbling to the mat! Napoleon takes a step backwards and waves Shan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Napoleon - the referee stops the clock and Shan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Napoleon. Shan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shan tries to keep at a distance but Napoleon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Napoleon lands a big right hand that drops Shan! The killer instinct kicks in and Napoleon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Napoleon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Napoleon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
McCall is stalling here.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima is pushing McCall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCall avoiding damage.
Narushima is stalling here.
McCall is trying to stall.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCall working hard to break the clinch.
McCall takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Robert McCall has been cut.
Narushima scores a nice knee to the body.
McCall is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Narushima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCall's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima landing knees to the head.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCall's face.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narushima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCall being controlled against the cage.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Narushima is pushing McCall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
I was talking to McCall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McCall wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narushima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert McCall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCall throws a hook to the side of Narushima's head but Narushima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
McCall avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
Narushima stalling against the cage.
McCall tries to stall but Narushima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Narushima lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall being controlled against the cage.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCall is looking to control Narushima's arms but Narushima gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCall has his back to the cage.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCall is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima lands a knee to the head.
McCall is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCall.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryo Narushima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Narushima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCall.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
McCall tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert McCall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McCall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
McCall avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Narushima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Narushima moves into the clinch.
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCall up against the cage.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
McCall avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Narushima slowing the pace effectively.
Narushima continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Narushima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Narushima receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima lands a knee to the body.
Narushima slowing the pace effectively.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCall's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narushima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
McCall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but McCall blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narushima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
Robert McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCall's face.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Narushima can turn it around.
Narushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Narushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryo Narushima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narushima 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
A relieved looking Ryo Narushima thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mashrafe Mortaza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mashrafe Mortaza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Mortaza tries to sprawl out of it but Aldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mortaza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mortaza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Mortaza tries to pass.
Aldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mortaza is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortaza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aldo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo seems to be working for a kimura but Mortaza defends the submission attempt.
Mortaza looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo moves nicely into side control.
Aldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mortaza, who protects the arm well.
Aldo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mortaza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aldo's guard! Nice work there by Mortaza!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
Mortaza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aldo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mortaza dives on top into guard.
Aldo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.
Mortaza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mortaza preventing the sweep.
Aldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mortaza is aware though and is defending well.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Mortaza postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Mortaza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Mortaza.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Mortaza has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Aldo is looking to improve his position.
Mortaza wants to pass to mount but Aldo is defending the position.
Mortaza wants to work for an arm triangle but Aldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mortaza is working for a submission of some sort.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Mortaza is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aldo is working hard here to advance position.
Aldo gets back to full guard.
Mortaza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mortaza postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo 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.
Mortaza tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mortaza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mashrafe Mortaza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mortaza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mortaza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
Mortaza keeping full guard, as Aldo tries to pass.
Mortaza 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.
Aldo is looking to pass into half guard but Mortaza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mortaza is in guard.
Mortaza looking to pass the guard.
Mortaza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortaza stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.
Aldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mortaza stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortaza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mortaza is breathing heavily.
Aldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mortaza defends it easily.
Mortaza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mortaza has managed to get both his arms back between Aldo's legs - danger averted.
Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mortaza wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Mortaza trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mortaza.
Mortaza cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mortaza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mortaza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Aldo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mortaza is retaining full guard.
Aldo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mortaza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mortaza has escaped and now he's on top!
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mortaza throwing strikes but missing.
Mashrafe Mortaza has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
Mortaza pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mortaza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aldo, into his guard.
Mortaza looking to pass the guard.
Mortaza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aldo's guard.
Aldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mortaza's guard.
Aldo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mortaza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aldo has Mortaza in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Mortaza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mortaza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Mortaza has control of the leg.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mortaza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo actively working from the bottom here.
Aldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortaza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mashrafe Mortaza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mortaza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Aldo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mortaza is just riding it out for now. Aldo eventually gives up the hold.
Aldo prevents Mortaza from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo wants to work for an arm triangle but Mortaza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mortaza defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is working for a kimura but Mortaza is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mortaza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aldo postures up.
Mortaza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mortaza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mortaza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldo is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Aldo wants to stand but Mortaza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aldo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mortaza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aldo, into his guard.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Mortaza from controlling successfully.
Mortaza is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Mortaza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mortaza.
Mortaza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mortaza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aldo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mortaza wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Mashrafe Mortaza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mortaza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mortaza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mortaza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aldo 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Jimi Aldo.
Well Mortaza 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mashrafe Mortaza!
Jimi Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'Props to him for winning, I just couldn't do what I set out to do.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armani Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Pink Floyd - Money blaring out of the sound system. Armani Cabrera struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armani Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Cabrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Cabrera didn't see that one coming.
Cabrera darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Cabrera is controlling him.
Cabrera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cabrera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Cabrera blocks it.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabrera is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Cabrera into the cage.
Cabrera taking a breather.
Cabrera is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cabrera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cabrera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Cabrera, against the cage.
Jackson wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
Cabrera is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cabrera. That one must have hurt.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera looks to throw a body kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera throws a counter combo.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Cabrera moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
We've been informed that Cabrera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabrera on the side of the head.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Franklin Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cabrera scores with a jab.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cabrera.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Cabrera throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera 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.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Cabrera shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabrera lands with a good body shot.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Cabrera takes one to the chin there.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Franklin Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Cabrera has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cabrera just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cabrera trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrera or not.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabrera is keeping busy.
Jackson tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Jackson.
Armani Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson punishes Cabrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cabrera - that will leave a mark!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabrera.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrera misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Cabrera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
Cabrera takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson letting Cabrera take a breather here.
Jackson tries to break free but Cabrera pushes him back against the cage.
Cabrera trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabrera into the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Cabrera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrera keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Cabrera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Cabrera throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Jackson scores with a jab. Cabrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Cabrera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Cabrera steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabrera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Cabrera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The referee calls for Cabrera to work.
Cabrera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabrera momentarily.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Jackson.
Cabrera looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabrera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cabrera takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cabrera back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson had his way with Armani Cabrera in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabrera tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson misses the jab.
Cabrera raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabrera scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Armani Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Jackson.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabrera should have avoided that one.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Jackson works over Cabrera's head and body with a nice combination.
Cabrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabrera gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Cabrera throws a nice head kick!
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Jackson lands with a cross.
A head kick by Cabrera misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Jackson!
Franklin Jackson retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Franklin Jackson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sweet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Rancid - Dead Bodies as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweet Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Sweet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee 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.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee pulls guard.
Jones wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from Lee's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Lee is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Lee misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Sweet Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Sweet Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones slips under a jab from Lee.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Lee defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones slips a jab from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with the combination.
Lee tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sweet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Jones moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Jones is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Jones prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sweet Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Liam Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Liam Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to break free but Lee has control.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Lee.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Sweet Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by . Connor Mac Burns 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prime doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Prime moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
It seemed like Prime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prime! But no joy.
Prime lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Prime on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
It seemed like Prime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prime moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Prime throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Burns thows a leg kick but Prime checks it
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime checks a leg kick.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Better Alternative ($300 per week) in the buildup to the fight.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Prime on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Prime. That snapped Burns's head back.
Prime takes one to the side of the head.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime slips a jab from Burns.
Prime is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Prime with the counter takedown but Burns avoids it easily.
Prime takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Prime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns lands with a right hand.
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!
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns misses the body punch
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
Prime lands a jab to the nose.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Prime to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prime swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Prime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Prime looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Prime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Burns misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Prime's head but Prime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Prime's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns misses with a left hand
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
Prime scores with a punch to the head.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Prime is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Burns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Prime's front leg but catches the back leg as Prime tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Imperiex Prime will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Prime right on the button. Prime goes down! Burns follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Burns gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bulger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rigan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bulger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots and misses
and Bulger counters with a left and a right that stings Machado.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt.
Machado shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigan Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado has his takedown stuffed
and Bulger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rigan Machado has been cut.
Bulger has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bulger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bulger clinches with his opponent.
Machado letting Bulger take a breather here.
Bulger digs a right hand underneath Machado's ribcage. Machado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulger just leaning against Machado, taking a breather.
Bulger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bulger receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bulger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bulger.
Bulger scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bulger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machado takes a shot to the head.
Bulger has Machado pushed against the cage.
Bulger stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Bulger.
Machado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Machado is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bulger can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Machado seems to be looking for submissions.
Machado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bulger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulger looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bulger sees it coming and defends easily.
Bulger tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Machado is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bulger is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rigan Machado!
Rigan Machado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
John Bulger was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Janeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen NIN - Only as his entrance music. De Janeiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, De Janeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janeiro, who protects the arm well.
Lewis looking to control but instead Janeiro has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Janeiro defends it well.
Janeiro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Janeiro is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
Lewis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is working for a kimura but Janeiro is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Janeiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janeiro keeps working.
Janeiro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Janeiro defends it well.
Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janeiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
Janeiro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Janeiro is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Janeiro's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Janeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janeiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lewis is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis trying to control but Janeiro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Janeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Janeiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis working away.
Janeiro prevents Lewis from moving into mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Janeiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lewis off and has taken his back!
Lewis defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Janeiro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lewis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis wants to control his opponent's hands but Janeiro gets his hands free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Janeiro's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Janeiro looking for the RNC.
Lewis fending off the submission attempt from Janeiro.
Janeiro gets his hands free as Lewis looks to control.
Lee Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis is in bad spot here.
Janeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janeiro looking for the RNC.
Lewis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Janeiro.
Lewis trying to control the hands but Janeiro won't let him.
Janeiro keeps control of the position as Lewis tries to break free.
Janeiro working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Lewis is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Janeiro has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Lewis taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). De Janeiro!
De Janeiro is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath De Janeiro 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Dzingis Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dawid Dzingis Han!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Sumo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzingis Han shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dzingis Han tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sumo defends well and Dzingis Han ends up having to push Sumo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dzingis Han throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sumo's waist but Sumo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dzingis Han off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Dzingis Han. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumo misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Sumo.
Dzingis Han shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sumo pinned against the cage. Sumo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sumo misses with a double jab.
Sumo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dzingis Han changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sumo tries to avoid it but Dzingis Han manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sumo to the ground. Sumo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sumo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzingis Han closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sumo wants to stand back up but Dzingis Han manages to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzingis Han working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dzingis Han has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dzingis Han looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sumo is trying to buck Dzingis Han off.
Dzingis Han tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dzingis Han has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sumo is pushing Dzingis Han's head away, looking to escape. Dzingis Han manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dzingis Han tries for a kimura but Sumo is defending well.
Dzingis Han will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sumo bucks up and tries to throw Dzingis Han off but instead Dzingis Han has got his back!
Sumo is trying to get back to his feet but Dzingis Han has full control of the position and if anything, Sumo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dzingis Han working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sumo is trying to stand back up.
Dzingis Han is working for a rear naked choke. Sumo is not defending it well and Dzingis Han has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Sumo refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Sumo's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dawid Dzingis Han!
Dawid Dzingis Han is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Wayne misses.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Malone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Malone.
Wayne lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne lands a jab to Malone's midsection.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Malone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malone 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 has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malone finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malone's head backwards.
Malone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wayne feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Malone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Malone throws a big elbow that misses.
Wayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wayne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Malone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Wayne controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Malone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wayne pushing down on Malone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone wants to improve his position but Wayne is controlling well.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
Wayne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is not content to let Wayne control the position.
Malone gets full guard.
Wayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Malone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wayne wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wayne lands with a slapping head kick.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Malone's head back.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Malone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wayne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malone somewhat.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Wayne as Malone shoots in.
As Malone backs away, Wayne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malone darts in looking for a takedown but Wayne gets double underhooks and turns Malone into the cage.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malone misses with a hook
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malone throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Malone 's knee.
Malone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne lands a front kick.
Malone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Wayne.
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!
Wayne lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone stalling in the clinch.
Malone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malone working aggressively here.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Malone moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malone finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malone just manages to avoid it.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wayne misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Malone is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Kenneth Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Malone sees coming a mile off.
Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Malone throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Malone scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Wayne.
Wayne with a nice cross.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Malone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malone will feel that in the morning.
Wayne moves out of range as Malone strikes.
Wayne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Malone misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne scores with a head kick. Malone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malone jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malone misses with a looping left.
Wayne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Malone.
Malone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Malone is in Wayne's guard.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
Malone wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malone doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne!
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne rushes Malone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wayne.
Wayne's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malone's brow.
Come on Malone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malone blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wayne. Malone shrugs it off though.
Malone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Malone wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Malone clinches up against the cage.
Malone is trying to drag Wayne to the mat but Wayne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wayne tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
Malone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kenneth Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Malone tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body.
Malone blocking some punches.
Kenneth Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malone wants a takedown.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Malone.
Wayne is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne down to the mat. Wayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wayne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malone if he has to take too many more of those.
Wayne thows a body kick. Malone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenneth Wayne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malone stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malone struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Malone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone looking for a takedown.
Malone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wayne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sylvester Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Malone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wayne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenneth Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Sylvester Malone spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck off...I demand a rematch..'.
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