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HFC 253 Dangerous Game PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Hughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Canadian Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
A frustrated look appears on Hughes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hero lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hero closes the distance and clinches.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hero is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hughes has Hero pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero has Hughes pressed against the cage, preventing Hughes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughes tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Hughes back against the cage.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hero misses with some punches.
A short right from Hero on the inside.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hughes.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with some punches.
A short left from Hero.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Hero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Hero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hero.
Hero has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Hughes leaning against his opponent.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hero lands a right hand.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canadian Hero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hughes with a big uppercut! Hughes tries to clinch up but Hero pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hughes to the mat! Hughes covers up and Hero unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Canadian Hero!
A relieved looking Canadian Hero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Max Webster- Toronto Tontos. 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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174 lbs
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186 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Melo misses
and Tupper counters with a two punch combo.
Melo lands a jab to the head.
Melo misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Tupper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Melo throws a hook to the side of Tupper's head but Tupper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Elite Coach Specialist in the buildup to the fight.
Tupper wants to clinch
and Melo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tupper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tupper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
Tupper avoids the body shot from Melo.
Tupper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo cracks Tupper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Melo throws a wild body kick that Tupper sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tupper! But no joy.
Melo gets tackled into the cage by Tupper. Tupper maintains the clinch.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper misses with a head kick.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Tupper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
Melo blocks a head kick by Tupper.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Melo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melo connects with a jab.
Tupper throws a leg kick but Melo checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tupper.
A good leg kick by Tupper.
Melo lands with a straight right. Tupper didn't see that one coming.
Tupper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupper was well out of range. Poor timing from Melo.
Tupper instigates a clinch.
Melo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tupper lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Eddie Melo has been cut.
Melo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupper backwards.
A short right from Melo on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuppers head.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melo.
Melo throws a low kick but Tupper moves out of range easily.
Tupper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Melo moves out of range easily.
A jab from Melo misses.
Eddie Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melo lands a jab.
Melo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Melo misses with a hook. Tupper ducked under it nicely.
Tupper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tupper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melo working aggressively here.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tupper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tupper.
Melo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Melo connects with a body shot that sends Tupper's belly button to the back.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tupper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tupper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melo throws out the jab.
Melo throws an overhand right that lands on Tupper's shoulder, as Tupper tries to avoid the shot.
Melo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tupper moves into the clinch successfully.
Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupper throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Melo slips a jab and a cross from Tupper.
Melo keeps the fight on the outside.
Tupper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melo lands a shoulder strike.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Melo lands with a shot to the body.
Tupper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo thows a body kick. Tupper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupper manages to avoid it.
Tupper is looking to clinch.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupper manages to avoid it.
Melo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tupper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupper tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Melo looks to land a right hand but Tupper moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tupper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Melo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tupper's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Melo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Melo.
Tupper is rocked!
Melo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tupper to the canvas! Tupper doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Melo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Melo!
After winning the bout, Eddie Melo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska has chosen 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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488 lbs
29 - 39 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets scores with a punch to the head.
Buckets throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buckets fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sikaniska on the side of the head.
Sikaniska is rocked!
Buckets dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikaniska is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckets finish him?
Buckets is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Sikaniska flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sikaniska is out cold! Buckets holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Buckets!
Bobby Buckets thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins misses with a low kick.
Whiston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkins. Those never looked like landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wilkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Whiston gets caught napping as Wilkins dives in and scores a takedown. Whiston manages to retain guard.
Wilkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whiston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Whiston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whiston can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whiston regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whiston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wilkins, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whiston is looking to stand up but Wilkins won't let him.
Whiston won't allow Wilkins to sweep him here.
Whiston is looking to stand up but Wilkins won't let him.
Whiston preventing the sweep.
Whiston wants to stand but Wilkins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whiston preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whiston stands up from Wilkins's guard - Whiston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wilkins tries to clinch but Whiston moves out of range.
Whiston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whiston throws the left hand but Wilkins avoids the punch easily.
Wilkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whiston cracks Wilkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whiston throws a head kick but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whiston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whiston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkins.
A shot to the body from Whiston misses
and Wilkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Whiston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilkins misses with a kick to the body
and Wilkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Whiston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whiston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Whiston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whiston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
Whiston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilkins wants to control but Whiston is keeping him busy.
Whiston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whiston wants to control but Wilkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilkins thows a huge punch but Whiston dodges it nicely.
Whiston wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkins thows a huge punch but Whiston dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston tries to roll over but Wilkins keeps him under control.
Wilkins trying to control the action but Whiston is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whiston is trying to break the clinch but Wilkins has him pressed against the cage.
Wilkins just leaning against Whiston, taking a breather.
Whiston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whiston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whiston wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiston connects with the punch.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
Whiston fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkins with the counter takedown but Whiston avoids it easily.
A big right from Whiston misses.
Despite the aggression on Wilkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whiston moves out of range as Wilkins strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Whiston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Wilkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whiston throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Whiston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Whiston slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whiston throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whiston throws a body punch but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Whiston should have avoided that one.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilkins!
Wilkins avoids the head kick by Whiston.
Rupert Whiston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston jabs at Wilkins's body.
Rupert Whiston is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Wilkins.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Whiston, which made it look bad.
Wilkins throws a nice looking combination but Whiston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whiston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rupert Whiston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Wilkins.
Whiston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilkins's head backwards.
Whiston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Whiston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilkins misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whiston is keeping busy.
Wilkins looking to throw knees to the head but Whiston is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiston slowing the pace effectively.
Whiston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whiston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whiston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Wilkins with that takedown attempt.
Wilkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiston.
Whiston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiston, as that shot connected.
Whiston looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkins is just out of range.
Wilkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whiston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whiston defends well and Wilkins ends up having to push Whiston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whiston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Wilkins avoids nicely.
Wilkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whiston misses with a two punch combination.
Whiston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rupert Whiston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiston.
Wilkins misses with a right hand
enabling Whiston to counter with a crisp jab.
Whiston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiston throws a hook but Wilkins avoids it easily.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.
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!
Whiston lands a big head kick that sends Wilkins to the canvas! Whiston follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Whiston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd comes to the cage accompanied by Lift me up. Quinn has chosen Boats & Hoes as his entrance music. 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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32
222 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Quinn!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ap Nudd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quinns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ap Nudd.
Good shot there by Ap Nudd.
Quinn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Edern Ap Nudd has been cut.
Ap Nudd throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
Ap Nudd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ap Nudd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ap Nudd.
Quinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ap Nudd counters with an inside leg kick.
Ap Nudd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Ap Nudd's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Ap Nudd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn is looking to land body kicks.
Quinn tries to bum rush Ap Nudd with a series of wild strikes but Ap Nudd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd drops Quinn with a naaaaasty hook - Quinn is in real trouble here! Ap Nudd dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edern Ap Nudd!
Edern Ap Nudd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
165 lbs
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161 lbs
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ash.
Binay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ash counters by moving into the clinch.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay prevents the takedown attempt.
Binay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Binay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Ash avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Binay tries to work over Ash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ash.
Ash misses with the head strike.
Ash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ash wants a takedown but no success here.
Ash stalls.
Ash blocks an uppercut.
Ash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash throws a right hand that Binay ducks under and follows up with a left that Binay also avoids with ease.
Binay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ash.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Binay just misses with a punch to the body.
Binay just misses with a punch to the body.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ash moves away.
Ash stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Binay takes a swing at Ash's ribcage but misses.
Binay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Binay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mario Jose Binay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Binay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ash has managed to clinch.
Ash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Ash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binay's elbow.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Binay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ash can pounce on him.
Ash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Binay.
Ash throws a right hand that misses
and Binay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ash is looking to chop away at Binay's legs.
Binay throws a sloppy head kick and Ash moves out of range easily.
Binay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ash.
Binay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ash misses with a hook.
Ash connects with a right hand. Binay shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Ash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Binay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Binay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ash misses with a body shot.
Ash avoids the body shot from Binay.
Ash throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Binay avoids the body shot from Ash.
Ash swings for the body but Binay moves out of range.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ash manages to avoid it.
Ash tries to counter with a clinch but Binay shakes him off and moves away.
Ash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ash misses with a straight left.
Binay throws a body shot but no joy.
Binay throws a sloppy head kick and Ash moves out of range easily.
Ash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ash seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Binay wants to control but Ash is keeping busy.
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!
Ash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Binay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Binay is trying to stand up here but Ash is controlling him well.
Ash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binay's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ash misses with a head shot. Binay uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ash throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Ash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ash.
Ash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ash blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Ash misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ash.
Binay presses Ash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ash is defending well for now.
Ash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ash managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ash is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Ash.
Binay working aggressively here.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as Ash controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Binay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ash's face.
Binay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Ash dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
Ash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ash is struggling to control the position.
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Ash avoids the damage to the body.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Ash avoids the damage to the body.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adam Ash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ash shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Binay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Binay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Binay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Binay can't do much from the bottom here.
Binay defending against the ground and pound.
Ash working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ash creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ash is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Binay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ash.
Ash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Binay pushes Ash off and gets back to his feet.
Binay is looking to wear down Ash with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Ash catches Binay right on the button with a cross.
Binay clinches up against the cage.
Ash struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
Ash misses with a punch on the inside.
Ash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Ash avoids the damage to the body.
Binay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ash lands a nice uppercut.
Ash throws a head punch that misses.
Binay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ash has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Binay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ash can turn it around.
Ash prevents a body shot from Binay.
Binay blocking some punches.
Ash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binay.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Ash trying to stall but Binay improves his position.
Binay presses Ash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ash has Binay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ash pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Binay tumbling to the mat - Ash dives into Binay's guard.
Binay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Jose Binay will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Binay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Binay misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Ash misses its intended target.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Ash is just out of range.
Binay throws a body punch but Ash moves out of range.
Ash swings for the body but Binay moves out of range.
Ash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Binay swivels and escapes.
Ash looking to score a takedown here. Binay is defending well but Ash drives through and ends up in Binay's guard.
Binay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adam Ash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ash trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Binay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay keeping full guard, as Ash tries to pass.
Ash wants to control from the top but Binay keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ash prevents Binay from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Binay has his hands on Ash's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Binay tests Ash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ash throws the left hand but Binay avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Ash does it's job there.
A nice combination there by Ash.
Binay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ash's head.
Binay misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Binay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ash misses with a straight right.
Ash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Binay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ash.
Binay throws a series of punches but Ash moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ash tests Binay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Binay misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Binay misses the target.
Binay looks to land a combination but Ash avoids it well.
Ash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Binay is defending well for now.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash is looking to control Binay's arms but Binay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ash has his back to the cage.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ash lands an uppercut.
Binay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Binay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Binay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binay tries a body shot but Ash blocks it.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay works on Ash's body with a couple of short punches.
Binay lands an elbow just above Ash 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ash avoids it.
Ash can't get the takedown.
Ash scores with a shot to the side of Binay's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ash is trying to trip Binay. He has hold of a leg but Binay is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ash persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Binay has his feet on Ash's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Binay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ash.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Ash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ash misses with a takedown attempt
and Binay counters with a stiff right hand.
Ash moves into range and clinches up with Binay.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ash is defending well for now.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Ash blocks it.
Ash dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Binay misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Jose Binay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Binay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista has chosen I Walk Alone as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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29
218 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Batista!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista tries for a takedown but Bolan circles away easily
and Bolan counters by moving into the clinch.
Bolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batista's elbow.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batista's efforts to push away.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Batista has been cut.
Bolan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Batista looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolan.
Batista looks winded!
Batista wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista wants to stall.
Bolan scores with a hook to the body.
Bolan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Bolan.
Bolan presses Batista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Nice body punch from Bolan.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolan.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Batista takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batista lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Bolan.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan pushes Batista back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Bolan is leaning against Batista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Batista is rocked!
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Batista is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan working Batista over with knees to the body.
Bolan drops Batista with a big knee straight up the middle! Batista is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bolan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bolan closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Bolan.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan prevents the takedown attempt.
Batista seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolan works on Batista's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Batista won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan is leaning against Batista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan is leaning against Batista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolan lands a body punch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Batista takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bolan clinches up against the cage.
Batista missing with knees to the body.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolan.
Bolan drops Batista with a big knee straight up the middle! Batista is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolan lands a nice elbow.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan lands a shot to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batista can do to turn this around?
Batista is breathing heavily.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Batista's ribcage.
Bolan working Batista over with knees to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bolan.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan presses Batista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan presses Batista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Batista won't want to take too many of those.
Bolan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Batista won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Batista 's eye.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Batista 's eye.
Batista goes for a takedown attempt but Bolan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Bolan.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands a body shot.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batista lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Bolan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batista or not.
Bolan lands a nice elbow.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Batista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Batista in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bolan.
Bolan presses Batista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolan digs a right hand underneath Batista's ribcage. Batista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolan.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolan.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Bolan.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bolan drives through and clinches with Batista against the cage.
Bolan digs a right hand into Batista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batista's gas tank.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Batista's defenses.
Bolan is leaning against Batista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Batista is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolan to keep the fight standing.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
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!
Bolan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batista or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolan.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista's face.
Bolan digs a right hand into Batista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batista's gas tank.
Bolan works on Batista's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolan working the clinch nicely. Batista is working for position but Bolan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Batista crumples up against the cage and Bolan lands two more shots before the ref can save Batista! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. 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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143 lbs
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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
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Sata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luiz's head backwards.
Sata shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luiz blocks the body kick.
Luiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Luiz is looking to clinch.
Luiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Sata.
A left and a right from Sata both land. Nice combination.
Sata scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to clinch but Sata is avoiding it.
Sata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Sata lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luiz doesn't seem phased though.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Sata.
Sata takes a swing at Luiz's ribcage but misses.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz misses with a straight right.
Sata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sata misses with an uppercut
and Luiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Luiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Sata misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sata.
Luiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sata throws a series of punches but Luiz moves out of range.
We've been told by Luiz's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Sata circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz clobbers Sata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sata tries to clinch up but Luiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sata punishes Luiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Luiz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Luiz tries to clinch but Sata moves out of range.
Luiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
David Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata has closed the distance and engaged Luiz in a clinch.
Sata is working for takedown but Luiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sata holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sata.
Sata forces Luiz back against the cage and clinches.
Sata lands an elbow just above Luiz 's eye.
Sata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luiz avoids it.
Luiz stalling against the cage.
Luiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sata is trying to keep an underhook but Luiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata trying to control here.
Sata manages to get to full guard.
Sata is looking for a triangle but Luiz pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sata circles away.
Luiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sata scores with a nice head shot.
Luiz needs to keep his hands up - Sata had a free shot at his head there.
Akiro Sata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata tries to clinch up but Luiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Sata.
Luiz throws a hook but Sata avoids it easily.
Sata clobbers Luiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sata.
A counter left hand to the body from Luiz misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Luiz. Those never looked like landing.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Sata catches Luiz right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata shoots in but Luiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a double jab.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Luiz throws a body punch but Sata moves out of range.
Sata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luiz moves away.
Luiz misses with a hook. Sata ducked under it nicely.
Sata is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sata lands a glancing blow to the side of Luiz's head.
Sata fails with a takedown attempt.
Luiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sata doesn't seem bothered though.
Sata ducks under a wild hook from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and Sata counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sata duly obliges.
Sata has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Luiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Sata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz with a poor takedown
and Sata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luiz wants to clinch.
Sata misses with a few strikes there.
Sata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sata lands with a good body shot.
Sata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luiz takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata tries to keep at a distance but Luiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sata tries to work over Luiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sata lands a shoulder strike.
Sata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sata.
Sata drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
David Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Luiz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sata tries to roll over but Luiz keeps him under control.
Sata is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Luiz there.
Sata trying to control but Luiz postures up.
Sata is trying to stand up here but Luiz is controlling him well.
Luiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sata is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Luiz lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Luiz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luiz swings for the body but Sata moves out of range.
Luiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sata works over Luiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Sata slips under a jab.
Sata tries to bum rush Luiz with a series of wild strikes but Luiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luiz.
Sata is rocked!
Sata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luiz's guard.
Luiz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sata is still on wobbly legs! Can Luiz finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sata throws out a powerful jab.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luiz throws a right hand that Sata ducks under and follows up with a left that Sata also avoids with ease.
Luiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sata connects with a jab.
Luiz tries to clinch but Sata moves out of range.
Sata connects with a jab.
Sata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Sata coming out on top.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz throws out a loose jab but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Sata misses.
Sata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Luiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata has managed to clinch.
Sata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sata has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Sata keeps it at a distance.
Luiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sata.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Sata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luiz circles away.
David Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata ducks right into an uppercut from Luiz.
Sata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luiz misses with a wild body shot.
Luiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Sata.
David Luiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Luiz misses.
Sata stuns Luiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sata throws a right and a left that Luiz avoids nicely.
Sata connects with a crisp jab.
Sata shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luiz is looking for a counter combo.
Luiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata wants to clinch up but Luiz keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Luiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luiz misses with a double jab
enabling Sata to counter with a crisp jab.
Luiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luiz on the side of the head.
Sata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sata with a nice cross.
Sata lands a really nice looking cross but Luiz seems unphased.
Sata scores with a hook.
Luiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sata.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz throws a series of punches but Sata moves out of range.
Sata throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sata or perhaps it was just good defense by Luiz, which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sata winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
During a confident post fight interview, Akiro Sata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes into the arena with Dezarie / Most High blaring out of the sound system. 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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258 lbs
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251 lbs
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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, Joshua Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Grundy checks it
and Grundy counters with a series of strikes. Lynch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lynch throws a head kick but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy with a nice cross.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Grundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grundy blocks a head kick by Lynch.
Lynch backing away here, and Grundy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grundy.
Grundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lynch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Grundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lynch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch tries to clinch up.
Grundy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Grundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy takes the fight into the clinch.
Grundy blocks an uppercut.
Grundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Grundy.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Grundy lands with an uppercut that bounces Lynch off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Joshua Lynch has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grundy.
A head kick by Lynch misses
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grundy. That's going to slow Lynch down.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Grundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grundy has closed the distance and engaged Lynch in a clinch.
Lynch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Grundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grundy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lynch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch throwing a counter right hand but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy misses with a looping right.
Grundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Grundy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but Grundy improves position.
Grundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Grundy.
Grundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Grundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundy looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Grundy jabs Lynch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lynch tries to clinch but Grundy moves away
and Grundy counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Grundy finds it's way through Lynch's defenses.
Grundy avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Grundy throws a quick head kick that knocks Lynch silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Grundy is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brodie Grundy!
A less than humble Brodie Grundy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Optimus Prime told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Prime's head back.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Prime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Prime tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Prime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Prime scores with a sloppy right hand. Mason should have avoided that one.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prime. Prime circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prime forces Mason back against the cage and clinches.
Prime has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prime throws an elbow that misses.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Mason stops a takedown attempt from Prime.
Zane Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Good body shot from Mason.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Mason is pushing Prime up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mason.
Prime has had enough of the clinch but Mason keeps him there for the moment.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prime is trying to trip Mason. He has hold of a leg but Mason is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Prime persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully.
Prime throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mason trying to control the position here.
Prime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mason is trying to keep Prime in close.
Prime throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime scoring with some ground and pound.
Prime is stalling in the full guard.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Mason blocks nicely.
Mason trying to control the position.
Prime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prime content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Prime controls the pace.
Prime trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Prime is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mason keeping full guard, as Prime tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Prime misses its intended target.
Mason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Mason shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mason is looking to counter the offense by Prime and move into the clinch.
Prime will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Prime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mason wants to slow Prime down by chopping away at his legs.
Prime drops Mason with a left and a right! Oh, Mason is hurt - Prime dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime is staying tight to Mason's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a strike aimed at the side of Mason's head but Mason avoids it well.
Prime is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Prime crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Prime seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Prime keeps moving and retains side control.
Prime trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Prime works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Prime cracks Mason with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prime closes the distance and clinches.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Prime tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prime throws an elbow but misses.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Mason was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Prime throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Mason lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prime doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
And Prime tries to counter it with a takedown but Mason pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mason misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason throws a leg kick
enabling Prime to counter with a crisp jab.
Prime looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Mason feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Prime throws a solid leg kick but Mason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prime.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
As Prime tries to get set, Mason tries to push him back and clinch up but Prime manages to avoid the attempt.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Prime's head but Prime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prime doesn't seem bothered though.
Prime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Optimus Prime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Mason moved out of range.
It looked like Mason was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prime.
Mason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prime.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prime swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Prime wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime connects with a right hand. Mason shakes it off.
Mason tries a low kick but Prime avoids it.
Prime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prime swinging wildly here.
Mason misses the body punch
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prime scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prime tries to clinch
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Prime takes the fight into the clinch.
Prime blocks a body shot from Mason.
Prime using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason tries a body shot but Prime blocks it.
Prime is working for takedown but Mason is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prime lands with a hook. Mason tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Mason rushes Prime and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Prime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prime gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason working aggressively here.
Prime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason needs to keep his hands up - Prime had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason slips under a jab from Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Optimus Prime will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prime doesn't seem bothered though.
Prime closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mason quickly recovers to half guard.
Prime lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Prime not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Prime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mason is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Prime.
Mason keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Prime lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Prime is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Prime throwing shots but Mason is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is not content to let Prime control the position.
Prime throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prime is taking a breather. Mason says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mason trying to control here.
Prime not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Prime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prime looks to land a strike but Mason avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Prime passes Mason's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prime looks to land a strike but Mason avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Prime connects with a couple of short punches.
Prime postures up in Mason's guard and throws a big left but Mason blocks it.
Prime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prime sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prime with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Prime throws a big right hand that misses.
Prime is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prime advances to half guard.
Prime working over Mason with some ground and pound. Mason looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prime 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.
Prime thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Prime there.
Prime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
Optimus Prime has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Prime drops an elbow to the side of Mason's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Prime wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Prime scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prime drops an elbow to the side of Mason's head.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prime takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mason's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prime shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mason manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prime controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prime wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime is looking to pass into half guard but Mason pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mason is in guard.
Prime wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prime has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Prime's legs - danger averted.
Prime looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
Prime had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mason defends it easily.
Mason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Prime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Prime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Prime is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Mason blocks nicely.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prime.
Prime is working Mason over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prime lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mason is trying to keep Prime in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prime.
Mason trying to control the position.
Prime with a nice head shot there.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prime trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Prime connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prime has a takedown stuffed.
Prime misses with a looping left.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prime tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Prime can't get the takedown.
Zane Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Prime is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Prime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Prime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
A combination from Prime does no damage.
Mason throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason with a jab.
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prime takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prime misses with a leg kick
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Mason feints and then cracks Prime's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prime down.
Prime throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Mason seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mason rushes Prime and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Prime's head.
Prime working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Prime blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason with a hook.
Prime moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Prime is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason keeps control of Prime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mason's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prime.
Zane Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Zane Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason lands a slapping body shot.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prime throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Prime down.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime feints and as Mason raises his hands in defense, Prime changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prime working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prime on the ground.
Prime postures up in Mason's guard and throws a big left but Mason blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime works over Mason with some ground and pound from guard.
Prime is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prime controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prime wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prime is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prime is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prime 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 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime is the new welterweight champion!
Optimus Prime took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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