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HFC 249 Ticking Clock PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristoffer Fredholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fredholm's choice of entrance music: Kano - Can't Hold Back Your Lovin' . Wilson Ferrall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Ferrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoffer Fredholm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrall checks a low kick from Fredholm.
Fredholm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferrall with a poor takedown
and Fredholm counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Ferrall down! Fredholm is looking to finish but Ferrall is intelligently defending himself.
Fredholm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredholm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferrall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fredholm works over Ferrall with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredholm is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferrall has wrist control.
Fredholm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fredholm is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ferrall has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fredholm is looking to defend but Ferrall has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fredholm! Ferrall pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fredholm taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wilson Ferrall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Party By Myself. Rivers has chosen War by Hed Pe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zeke Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jacobson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers has managed to clinch.
Rivers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Jacobson .
Jacobson throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobson misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivers clinches up with Jacobson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobson breaks from the clinch.
Jacobson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacobson showed some decent athleticism there.
Rivers kicks Jacobson off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivers did well to prevent Jacobson getting side control.
Rivers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands a two punch combo.
Jacobson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jacobson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Jacobson stalling in the clinch but Rivers improves position.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers misses with a leg kick.
Jacobson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacobson misses with a combination
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Rivers pushes Jacobson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jacobson decides to pull guard.
Jacobson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivers on the ground.
Jacobson is working an open guard so Rivers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rivers scores with a takedown into Jacobson 's guard.
Jacobson wants to get back to his feet but Rivers passes into half guard.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Rivers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jacobson tries to kick Rivers off but Rivers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rivers stalling.
Rivers is pressing down on Jacobson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobson is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Rivers 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.
Rivers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jacobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobson wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a really nice looking cross but Jacobson seems unphased.
Tom Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobson .
Rivers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson instigates a clinch.
Jacobson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobson scores with a head kick. Rivers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jacobson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Jacobson wants to get back to his feet but Rivers drags him back down.
Rivers slows the pace down.
Rivers is working to tighten his grip on Jacobson 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jacobson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rivers is really squeezing tight and eventually Jacobson passes out! Rivers breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zeke Rivers!
A victorious Zeke Rivers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Tom Jacobson had this to say: 'I fought my best and lost ... he was the better fighter today '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Buckets (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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270 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder misses with a combination
and Buckets counters by moving into the clinch.
Buckets dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boulder jumps guard.
Buckets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boulder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buckets postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buckets with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buckets looking to sit in guard and control but Boulder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buckets can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulder prevents Buckets from getting back to his feet.
Boulder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buckets avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder won't allow Buckets to sweep him here.
Boulder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buckets manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boulder manages to get himself to full guard.
Buckets looking to pass the guard.
Buckets throws a strike but Boulder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boulder lands a couple of elbows.
Buckets pushes Boulder off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boulder fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Boulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets cracks Boulder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buckets throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buckets lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boulder is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buckets is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boulder with a body shot.
Bobby Buckets is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckets scores with a kick to the body.
Buckets scores with a jab. Boulder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Frank Boulder has been cut.
Buckets goes for a small jab and connects. Now Buckets goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Boulder stumbles back but Buckets runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Boulder to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Boulder will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Buckets!
A very excited looking Bobby Buckets made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flores might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. Holgersson has chosen Theme as his entrance music. Ric Flores could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nils Holgersson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holgersson.
Holgersson's coach down at Ballshoi Ballet was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holgersson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Flores on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flores has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Holgersson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Flores was covering up waiting for the punch and Holgersson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Holgersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flores looking for a sweep. Not yet Flores, not yet.
Flores throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Holgersson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flores keeping full guard, as Holgersson tries to pass.
Holgersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flores has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holgersson has managed to get both his arms back between Flores's legs - danger averted.
Holgersson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson pushes down on Flores's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holgersson trying to control from half guard but Flores is working away.
Holgersson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flores haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Flores trying to hold on to Holgersson's head to control him but Holgersson postures up.
Flores is staying active underneath Holgersson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores trying to hold on to Holgersson's head to control him but Holgersson postures up.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Flores is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holgersson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holgersson pulls his head out easily.
Flores tries to roll over but Holgersson keeps him under control.
Flores is working hard here to advance position.
Holgersson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flores is just riding it out for now. Holgersson eventually gives up the hold.
Holgersson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Holgersson.
Flores is trying to stand up here but Holgersson is controlling him well.
Flores wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson passes to full mount!
Flores keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Holgersson landing punches.
Holgersson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flores is wriggling around trying to escape.
Holgersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holgersson looking to finish Flores with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flores!
Holgersson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Holgersson looking to finish Flores with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flores!
Flores is rocked!
Holgersson avoids the attempt from Flores to control.
Oh Flores is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flores takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Holgersson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Holgersson!
Our winner, Nils Holgersson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
45 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Silva. Kolmiokuristus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolmiokuristus drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Silva sprawls and moves away.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs De Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Silva pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.
De Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kolmiokuristus.
De Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kolmiokuristus moves away and avoids it.
De Silva instigates a clinch.
Kolmiokuristus blocks an uppercut.
De Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolmiokuristus backwards.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmiokuristus blocks an uppercut.
De Silva working aggressively here.
De Silva lands a shoulder strike.
De Silva gets underhooks to prevent Kolmiokuristus's takedown attempt.
De Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
De Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Kolmiokuristus tries to pull guard but De Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolmiokuristus drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from De Silva.
De Silva lands a shoulder strike.
De Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to pull guard but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from De Silva.
Kolmiokuristus gets control of De Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kolmiokuristus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kolmiokuristus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Silva won't allow Kolmiokuristus to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva misses with a hook.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Silva but De Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolmiokuristus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolmiokuristus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kolmiokuristus looks for a takedown but De Silva sprawls well.
De Silva throws out a counter right but Kolmiokuristus avoids it with no problem.
Kolmiokuristus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kolmiokuristus is in De Silva's guard.
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes from guard but De Silva blocks nicely.
De Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throws a strike but De Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the position.
De Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Silva is looking to stand up but Kolmiokuristus won't let him.
My spies in Bruize Brothaz inform me that De Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Silva but De Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolmiokuristus dodges the punch combination from De Silva.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Silva pinned against the cage. De Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kolmiokuristus lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kolmiokuristus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Silva wants to stand and escape but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
De Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus being controlled here momentarily.
Kolmiokuristus postures up and lands a big shot to De Silva's brow.
Kolmiokuristus with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus with a nice head shot there.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Kolmiokuristus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kolmiokuristus lands a couple of elbows.
Kolmiokuristus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kolmiokuristus manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolmiokuristus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolmiokuristus is retaining full guard.
Kolmiokuristus has a closed guard, preventing De Silva from standing up.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
De Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus seems keen to control De Silva's posture.
Kolmiokuristus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Silva controls the pace.
Kolmiokuristus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kolmiokuristus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
De Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to hold De Silva in close to prevent damage but De Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Kolmiokuristus trying to get back to full guard but De Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva controlling the pace for now.
De Silva tries to control but Kolmiokuristus wriggling away.
Kolmiokuristus is working to get back to half guard.
De Silva controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from De Silva. No joy for Kolmiokuristus on that attempt.
Kolmiokuristus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Silva jabs Kolmiokuristus right on the nose. Kolmiokuristus blinks but takes it well.
De Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Junior De Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Silva is trying to stand back up but Kolmiokuristus is controlling him
De Silva is looking to control Kolmiokuristus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Silva avoid being mounted?
Kolmiokuristus prevents De Silva from improving his position.
Kolmiokuristus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. De Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kolmiokuristus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
Our winner, Kalle Kolmiokuristus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binay misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
Binay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogan. Hogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Binay cracks Hogan with an open hand slap.
Binay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Binay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Binay tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Binay's hands.
Binay lands a jab to the head.
Binay checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay takes one on the button.
Binay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogan.
Binay throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogan.
A little jabbing left from Hogan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hogan, right into the meat.
Hogan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay walks into a left hand.
Binay moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Hogan throws a solid leg kick but Binay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hogan.
Binay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Hogan misses.
The fighters circling - Binay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Binay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Binay throws a nice looking combination but Hogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Binay moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Binay.
Binay tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Binay misses with a left hand
and Hogan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binay.
Hogan throws a leg kick that misses.
Binay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Binay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan stuns Binay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Binay throws out the jab.
It seemed like Hogan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Binay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hogan, pushing him back against the cage.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Binay.
Hogan effectively controlling the action here.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binay or not.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogan.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hogan lands an elbow that stopped Binay in his tracks for a moment.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Binay lands a body shot.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan misses with a body punch.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Hogan misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan taking a breather.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Binay.
Hogan throws an elbow but it misses.
Binay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hogan tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binay or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binay working aggressively here.
Hogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Binay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hogan tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hogan.
Hogan lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
That's time! Binay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Binay thuds a left hand into Hogan's body.
Hogan scores with a shot to the body.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Binay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Binay staying out of range there.
Binay misses with a straight right.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Binay counters with a left to the body.
Binay blocks a leg kick.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Binay.
Hogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Binay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Binay.
Nice jab there from Hogan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Binay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Binay misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Binay finds it's target.
Hogan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Binay checks it well.
Binay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Binay.
Hogan works over Binay's head and body with a nice combination.
Binay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Binay moves forwards but Hogan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
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!
Binay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay misses with a jab to the body
and Hogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Binay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binay jabs at Hogan's body.
Hogan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hogan scores with a hook.
Hogan scores with a hook.
Hogan staying out of range there.
Hogan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Binay.
Binay moves out of range of the leg kick from Hogan.
Binay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Hogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Binay.
Hogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Binay tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a looping right.
Hogan cracks the inside of Binay's front leg.
Binay throws a lazy uppercut
and Hogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hogan.
Binay lands a head shot.
Binay throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of Binay's head.
Ben Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogan connects with a body shot.
Binay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Binay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hogan throws a hook but Binay avoids it easily.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hogan scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binay's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Binay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Binay blocks the leg kick.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Binay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan misses with a hook. Binay ducked under it nicely.
Binay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hogan throws a leg kick which misses Binay's front leg but catches the back leg as Binay tries to avoid it.
Binay lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Binay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Binay throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Binay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Binay misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Hogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hogan.
Jab from Hogan.
Binay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Binay lands a slapping body shot.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Binay.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Binay avoids it well.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Binay counters with a nice body shot.
Binay pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Hogan is working Binay over against the cage.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Binay misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogan throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Binay.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Binay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay throws a head punch that misses.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Binay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Binay as Hogan tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Hogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Binay.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Hogan can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Hogan.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Binay.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
Binay scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogan throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Hogan as the two fighters clinch.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay misses with some punches.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
Binay digs a right hand into Hogan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hogan's gas tank.
Hogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Binay.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Binay pushes Hogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Hogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogan lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Binay.
Hogan lands an elbow inside.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Binay 's eye.
Hogan is stalling here.
Binay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Binay avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Binay swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Binay lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Binay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Binay has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Binay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Binay misses with a knee strike.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay throws a head punch that misses.
Binay blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Binay misses with a combination
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Binay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Binay misses with a left hand
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Hogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Binay's hands.
Binay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay looks to land a right hand but Hogan moved out of range.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good exchange - Hogan coming out on top.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Binay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Binay misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Binay misses with a right hand
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Binay.
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogan misses the target.
Binay jabs at Hogan's body.
Binay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogan.
Binay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogan can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Hogan.
Hogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Binay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogan feints a counter leg kick.
Hogan cracks Binay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Binay connects with a body shot that sends Hogan's belly button to the back.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Binay ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Hogan tenderised Binay's leg. Binay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Binay misses with a right hand
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Hogan looks to land a right hand but Binay moved out of range.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binay misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a chopping leg kick but Binay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hogan scores with a nice right hand.
Hogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Binay.
Hogan scores with a punch to the head.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hogan scores with a jab to the head.
Binay misses the shot to the body.
Binay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Binay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Binay.
Binay ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Hogan throws out a leg kick but Binay moves out of range and Hogan only half commits.
Binay throws a right hand that misses
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hogan jabs Binay right on the nose. Binay blinks but takes it well.
Hogan scores with the left hand. Binay knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay walks into a stiff left hand from Hogan.
Binay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Binay throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hogan connects with the punch.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Binay. That did some damage!
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan throws out a counter right but Binay avoids it with no problem.
Hogan cracks the inside of Binay's front leg.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogan throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Binay blocks a jab.
Good work by Binay as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Binay checks a leg kick.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Binay checks a leg kick nicely.
Hogan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan throws a chopping leg kick but Binay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Binay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Binay misses with an uppercut
and Hogan counters with a good low kick that Binay was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Binay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hogan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Binay.
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
Hogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay staying out of range there.
It looked like Binay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hogan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan misses with a looping right.
Hogan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Binay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Binay misses with a double jab.
Binay is looking to wear down Hogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Binay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Binay slips a straight right by Hogan.
Binay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Binay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Binay lands with a right hand.
Hogan cracks Binay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Binay has time to react.
Hogan misses with a straight right.
Mario Jose Binay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hogan.
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!
Binay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hogan.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Binay moved out of range nicely.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Binay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Binay throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Binay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hogan does it's job there.
Hogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Binay lands a right hook to the body.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Binay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Binay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Hogan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Binay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Binay takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Binay misses with a shot to the body
and Binay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hogan connects with a nice looking jab.
Hogan throws out a powerful jab.
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
Binay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogan.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binay slips under a jab from Hogan.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sizes up Binay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan moves out of range as Binay strikes.
Hogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Binay lands.
Binay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Binay.
No joy there for Binay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Binay staying out of range there.
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Binay moved out of range nicely.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Hogan.
Hogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Binay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hogan.
Binay scores with the left hand. Hogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Hogan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hogan!
Ben Hogan is the new lightweight champion!
Ben Hogan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bow Down. Optimus Prime 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Prime lands with a right hand.
Prime closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Prime off balance momentarily.
Prime throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Prime cracks Taylor with a big right hand and Taylor goes down!
Taylor is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Taylor covers up, he's hurt! Prime keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Prime and the ref steps in to end the fight! Prime can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
An out of breath and clearly excited Optimus Prime thanked My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
Garrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrison throws a head kick that Leopoldo semi-blocks.
Leopoldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leopoldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garrison duly obliges.
Garrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leopoldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo defending well as Garrison loads up on a big left hand.
Garrison misses with a straight right.
Leopoldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrison.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrison.
Leopoldo misses with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a head kick that drops Leopoldo to the mat! Leopoldo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Garrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo feinted with a counter takedown.
Leopoldo tries for a takedown but Garrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Look low, kick high! Garrison uses the oldest trick in the book to send Leopoldo tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Garrison is absolutely delighted - when Leopoldo wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Greg Garrison!
A relieved looking Greg Garrison 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Webbs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webbs stuffs the takedown.
Webbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freely's sensitive parts.
Freely shoots in for a double leg but Webbs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Freely takes a kick to the side of the head.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freely dives in and grabs Webbs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Webbs pushes down on Freely's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IP Freely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freely.
Freely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Webbs tries to avoid it but Freely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Webbs to the ground. Webbs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Webbs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Webbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Freely checks a low kick from Webbs.
Webbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freely shoots in for a double leg but Webbs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Webbs. Those never looked like landing.
Webbs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freely eats them both and turns towards Webbs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Webbs connects with a body shot that sends Freely's belly button to the back.
Freely misses with a combination
and Webbs counters with a series of strikes. Freely will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Webbs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Freely is rocked!
Freely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Webbs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freely somewhat.
Freely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Webbs counters with a flying knee that drops Freely! Webbs dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Webbs!
Oliver Webbs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix). 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sarazen avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
Sarazen is trying to drag Mason to the mat but Mason just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarazen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarazen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mason sprawls well initially but Sarazen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sarazen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sarazen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sarazen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen content to control rather than advance.
Sarazen is pressing down on Mason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mason is holding on for now.
Sarazen content to control rather than advance.
Mason is not content to let Sarazen control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarazen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sarazen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sarazen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mason has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mason!
Sarazen pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen continues to stall.
Sarazen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarazen controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
Sarazen pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Sarazen.
Sarazen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sarazen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen 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.
Sarazen moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason swings for the body but Sarazen moves out of range.
Mason throws a head kick but Sarazen moves out of range.
Mason tries to clinch but Sarazen is having none of it.
Sarazen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarazen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarazen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mason there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarazen closes the distance and clinches up with Mason, looking for a takedown. Sarazen pushes Mason against the cage but Mason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarazen keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarazen.
Mason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen cracks the inside of Mason's front leg.
The fighters circling - Sarazen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarazen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sarazen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sarazen throws a strike but Mason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sarazen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sarazen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Let's hope that Mason has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sarazen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Mason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sarazen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarazen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sarazen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mason postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen pulls Mason in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mason wants to control from the top but Sarazen keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mason slips a jab from Sarazen.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarazen misses the target.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarazen connects with a single shot there.
Sarazen scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason tests Sarazen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sarazen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mason jabs Sarazen right on the nose. Sarazen blinks but takes it well.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sarazen throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Sarazen wants to slow Mason down by chopping away at his legs.
Sarazen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sarazen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason lands with a nice body kick.
Sarazen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sarazen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Mason moves forwards but Sarazen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarazen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mason.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Sarazen misses.
Mason is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sarazen with a body shot.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Sarazen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mason but Mason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarazen misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that second round.
That's time! Sarazen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sarazen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Mason is predictable there
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sarazen is defended easily by Mason.
Sarazen tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sarazen prevents a body shot from Mason.
Sarazen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarazen.
Sarazen has Mason pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mason manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Sarazen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Mason misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarazen prevents a body shot from Mason.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Sarazen's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Sarazen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarazen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarazen can't get the takedown.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarazen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sarazen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason looks for the body kick but Sarazen saw that one coming.
Sarazen thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarazen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gene Sarazen has been cut.
Sarazen throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a nice body kick.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Sarazen moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarazen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarazen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen lands with an overhand left.
Sarazen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mason is trying to defend but Sarazen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gene Sarazen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarazen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mason trying to control from the bottom.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Mason is staying active underneath Sarazen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sarazen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
Sarazen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mason with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarazen wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Sarazen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mason's head.
Mason is staying active underneath Sarazen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sarazen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mason is just riding it out for now. Sarazen eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Sarazen there.
Sarazen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarazen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Sarazen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mason with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sarazen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mason does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zane Mason just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Gene Sarazen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarazen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarazen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarazen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Sarazen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
A nice combination there by Sarazen.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarazen cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
That kick from Sarazen tenderised Mason's leg. Mason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mason!
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!
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason closes the distance but Sarazen moves to the side
and Sarazen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gene Sarazen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason blocks a jab.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Sarazen tries to score with a low kick but Mason moves his leg out of the way.
Sarazen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarazen moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Sarazen dives in for a single leg takedown but Mason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good leg kick by Sarazen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Sarazen moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Sarazen moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Mason lands with an overhand left.
Sarazen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarazen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mason's sensitive parts.
That kick from Mason tenderised Sarazen's leg. Sarazen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mason blocks a head kick by Sarazen.
Mason throws a fast counter high kick but Sarazen manages to duck under it in time.
Mason defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarazen.
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!
Mason jabs Sarazen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarazen swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Sarazen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Sarazen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mason throws a jab when Sarazen was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarazen misses the target.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
Mason blocks a head kick by Sarazen.
Sarazen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Sarazen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sarazen blocks the low kick.
Mason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mason lands with a straight right. Sarazen didn't see that one coming.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Mason misses
and Sarazen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarazen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mason's calf.
An inside leg kick from Mason misses.
Sarazen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Sarazen sees coming a mile off.
Mason avoids the body shot from Sarazen.
Sarazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarazen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarazen.
Mason throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason throws out a leg kick but Sarazen moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Mason throws a push kick but Sarazen slaps the foot to one side.
Sarazen swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Mason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarazen.
Mason is looking to clinch but Sarazen is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Sarazen.
Mason scores with a jab. Sarazen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarazen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarazen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Sarazen checks a low kick from Mason.
Sarazen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zane Mason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gene Sarazen'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sarazen misses the shot to the body.
Sarazen slips under a jab from Mason.
Sarazen slips a jab from Mason.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarazen, right into the meat.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarazen is just out of range.
Sarazen has a takedown stuffed.
Mason with a jab.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarazen.
Sarazen missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason throws a leg kick that misses.
Sarazen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Sarazen.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sarazen.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Mason throws a leg kick but Sarazen moved away.
Sarazen wants to land a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mason on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
Sarazen blocks a low kick nicely.
Sarazen looks to throw a body kick
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Sarazen.
Sarazen looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Sarazen looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Sarazen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarazen.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarazen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarazen's head.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarazen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Sarazen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sarazen misses.
Sarazen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mason scores with a push kick.
Mason has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarazen.
Sarazen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Mason blocks a jab.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Sarazen's head back.
Sarazen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Sarazen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sarazen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mason throws a hook but Sarazen avoids it easily.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Sarazen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarazen fails to land the takedown.
Mason works the jab nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sarazen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mason - the referee stops the clock and Sarazen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mason. Sarazen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mason lands a jab to the head.
Mason tries to clinch but Sarazen moves out of range.
Mason stuns Sarazen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sarazen.
Sarazen blocks the body kick.
Sarazen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarazen misses with a leg kick
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarazen with a nice cross.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Sarazen's head but Sarazen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mason wants to clinch.
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mason's sensitive parts.
Sarazen throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
Zane Mason is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Zane Mason 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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