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WEC 6: Darrow vs Khali PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren comes to the cage accompanied by GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. Smith has chosen 10 Years - All White as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Dren gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Dren moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Dren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Dren is looking to counter punch.
Smith shoots in but Dren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dren tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dren to the ground. Dren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zdravko Dren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Dren.
It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Dren counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Dren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dren displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Dren misses the target.
Smith motions for Dren to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith feints and then cracks Dren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dren down.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Smith.
It looked like Dren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dren avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith defending well as Dren loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dren throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Dren saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zdravko Dren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dren pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Smith - that's a beauty! Dren is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Smith can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Smith!
A very excited looking Johnny Smith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Levasseur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olivier Levasseur has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Levasseur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Westbrook is defended easily by Levasseur.
Westbrook throws a hook but Levasseur blocks it.
Levasseur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Westbrook is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Levasseur.
Levasseur gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levasseur prevents Westbrook from escaping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Levasseur's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Levasseur is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Westbrook has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levasseur looks up at the clock and then as Westbrook takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Levasseur smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levasseur is looking to take a break and control but Westbrook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Levasseur has hold of Westbrook's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Westbrook tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Levasseur cranks the arm and Westbrook screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Westbrook, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Olivier Levasseur!
A relieved looking Olivier Levasseur 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ben Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Judah comes to the cage accompanied by "Time of Dying"- Three Days Grace. Jose Mendes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Ben Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendes as he connects with a hook.
Ben Judah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes scores with a sloppy right hand. Ben Judah should have avoided that one.
Ben Judah tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Ben Judah is out of range.
Mendes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ben Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ben Judah slips a straight right by Mendes.
Ben Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Judah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ben Judah throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
Ben Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ben Judah's head.
Jose Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Ben Judah moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Ben Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
Ben Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Ben Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ben Judah in his tracks.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and Ben Judah moves out of range easily.
Ben Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ben Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ben Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a hook but Ben Judah avoids it easily.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendes looks to land a right hand but Ben Judah moved out of range.
Ben Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ben Judah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jose Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ben Judah on the side of the head.
Ben Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Ben Judah misses its target.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ben Judah momentarily.
Mendes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ben Judah ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Ben Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendes lands with a straight right. Ben Judah didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
Ben Judah blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Ben Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Judah throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ben Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ben Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ben Judah misses with a double jab.
Ben Judah staying out of range there.
Mendes jabs Ben Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ben Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ben Judah throws a big counter combination but Mendes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ben Judah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ben Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendes, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben Judah blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Nice defenses there by Ben Judah.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Ben Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Mendes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ben Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendes misses with a hook
and Ben Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Ben Judah.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.
Mendes lands with an uppercut that bounces Ben Judah off the cage and back into range.
Ben Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes throws a jab when Ben Judah was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mendes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ben Judah shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendes throws a right hand that Ben Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Ben Judah also avoids with ease.
Ben Judah blocks a jab.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ben Judah momentarily.
Mendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ben Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ben Judah slips a straight right by Mendes.
Mendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendes tries a low kick but Ben Judah avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Ben Judah throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
David Ben Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a head kick but Ben Judah moves out of range.
No joy there for Ben Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ben Judah on the side of the head.
Ben Judah looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ben Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Ben Judah is out of range.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ben Judah throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a hook but Ben Judah blocks it.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ben Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes misses with a hook. Ben Judah ducked under it nicely.
Ben Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes swings for the body but Ben Judah moves out of range.
Ben Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ben Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Jose Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes cracks Ben Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mendes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Mendes both land. Nice combination.
Mendes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Mendes.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ben Judah.
Ben Judah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ben Judah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ben Judah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Mendes.
Mendes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ben Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendes throws a hook but Ben Judah blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ben Judah misses its target.
Mendes throws a jab when Ben Judah was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ben Judah.
Ben Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ben Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ben Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes misses with an uppercut
and Ben Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben Judah feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Ben Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ben Judah looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes lands a glancing blow to the side of Ben Judah's head.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Ben Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mendes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
Mendes scores with a head kick.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes misses the body punch
enabling Ben Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendes throws a lazy right hand but Ben Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ben Judah is looking to counter punch.
Ben Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
Ben Judah is looking for a counter combo.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Ben Judah's shoulder, as Ben Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Ben Judah tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ben Judah has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ben Judah counter with a right hand.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes connects with a looping right hand.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mendes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ben Judah doesn't seem phased though.
Ben Judah needs to keep his hands up - Mendes had a free shot at his head there.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Ben Judah tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendes.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Ben Judah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Ben Judah avoids nicely.
Ben Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Ben Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Ben Judah's shoulder, as Ben Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Ben Judah throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Ben Judah throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the jab.
Good shot there by Ben Judah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and Ben Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Ben Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Ben Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Mendes looks to move away, Ben Judah throws a big counter combo but Mendes just gets out of the way.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Ben Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ben Judah.
Ben Judah moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
A left lands for Ben Judah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes slips a jab from Ben Judah.
Ben Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ben Judah moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ben Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ben Judah misses its target.
Ben Judah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendes throws out a counter right but Ben Judah avoids it with no problem.
Jose Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendes misses with an uppercut
and Ben Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendes misses with an uppercut
and Ben Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ben Judah.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ben Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Judah ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Ben Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ben Judah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ben Judah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ben Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Mendes.
David Ben Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendes takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ben Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Mendes.
Well Mendes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Mendes!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Mendes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saban Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saban Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suzuki misses with a body shot
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
letting King counter with a right hand.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King lands with a kick to the temple. Suzuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Saban Suzuki has been cut.
Suzuki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Suzuki swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saban Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suzuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suzuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suzuki tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Brooklyn King has been cut.
Suzuki jabs at King's body.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
King is looking to counter punch.
King sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suzuki misses with a hook
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King drops Suzuki with a beautiful combination! Suzuki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - King is looking for the KO!
Suzuki is rocked!
Suzuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brooklyn King!
After winning the bout, Brooklyn King 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Boss Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psychott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boss Boxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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18
155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psychott Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Boxer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smith advances to mount.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boxer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith lands with some strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer is looking to get to half guard.
Smith controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boxer tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Boxer tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boxer is trying to escape the mount.
Boxer taking shots to the head.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Smith might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith has control of Boxer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boxer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boxer wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boxer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boxer wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psychott Smith 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.
Boxer tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boss Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boxer wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Smith is working Boxer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
Psychott Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boxer regains half guard.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boxer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boxer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Boxer trying to control but Smith postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boxer hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to escape the mount.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boxer's face.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith looking to finish Boxer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boxer!
Smith landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boxer tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psychott Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith pushes Boxer away with a front kick.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith cracks Boxer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Boxer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boxer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boss Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boxer was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Boxer wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith is in close to Boxer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith is continuing to stall.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
More stalling from Smith.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxer tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Psychott Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psychott Smith!
Psychott Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Pitt Nutrition 160Q! 90% Laundry!!! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matvei Polzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polzin's entrance music is Beast . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
165 lbs
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25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matvei Polzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Frost!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Polzin. Polzin gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polzin.
Polzin looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
A nice combination there by Polzin.
It looks like Chris Frost has been cut.
Polzin misses with a few strikes there.
Polzin throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
Polzin clinches.
Frost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Frost has his foot on Polzin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Polzin works his way back into a safe position though.
Frost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polzin defends well.
Polzin trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Polzin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Polzin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Polzin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Polzin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polzin has managed to get both his arms back between Frost's legs - danger averted.
Polzin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Polzin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polzin won't allow Frost to sweep him here.
Polzin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Polzin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Polzin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Polzin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Polzin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Polzin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polzin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polzin passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Polzin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polzin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frost doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Polzin.
Polzin trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.
Polzin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frost wants to control but Polzin is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Frost is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frost regains half guard.
Frost looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polzin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Frost won't allow Polzin to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polzin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matvei Polzin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Frost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polzin shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polzin fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Polzin.
Polzin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Polzin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Polzin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polzin misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Frost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Polzin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polzin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frost as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matvei Polzin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with the combination.
Polzin slips a straight right by Frost.
Polzin dives in and scores a takedown into Frost's guard.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Polzin is controlling him.
Frost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frost has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Polzin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Polzin wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Matvei Polzin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Polzin has his hands clasped together but Frost extends and breaks Polzin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Frost.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Frost!
The defeated Matvei Polzin had this to say: 'Opponent was strong today, yes? But next time I will be stronger. Who is next?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Forgiveness. Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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35
145 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Jones shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Jones has latched onto it... Big trouble! Jones pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Sanchez is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones 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 Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Foggy Dew. Monet has chosen Downstait - Open Your Eyes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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42
148 lbs
38 - 5 - 1 |
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34
135 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor McGregor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boros Monet!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a wild body kick that Monet sees coming a mile off.
Monet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monet throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
Monet scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGregor in his tracks.
Monet misses the shot to the body.
Monet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Monet looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Monet just gets out of the way.
Monet misses with a left hand
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Monet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Monet lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monet dips to his left and cracks McGregor with an uppercut!
Monet misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
Monet lands with a good body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Monet 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.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monet.
Monet connects with a looping right hand.
Monet throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Monet just misses with a punch to the body.
Monet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
McGregor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMonet.
Monet throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Monet throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor throws a quick counter head kick but Monet was just out of range.
Nice shot lands for McGregor .
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGregor .
Monet throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monet just manages to avoid it.
Monet throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monet jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGregor counters with a two punch combo.
Monet throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Monet throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
As Monet looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Monet just gets out of the way.
Monet misses with a body shot.
Monet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
Monet throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor drops his hands momentarily and Monet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monet misses the body punch
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monet lands a nice hook to McGregor 's body. McGregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monet tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor thinks about countering with a head kick.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Monet.
Monet with a hook.
Donk. McGregor catches Monet right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boros Monet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
Monet throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor tried to counter with a leg kick but Monet avoided it.
Monet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monet throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boros Monet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danga de danga de dang - McGregor scores with a four punch combination!
Monet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Monet backs away, McGregor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGregor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boros Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by McGregor .
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monet throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
Monet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monet misses with a body punch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Monet.
Monet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monet.
Nice cross by McGregor .
Monet connects with a nice looking jab.
McGregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monet lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Monet.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor lands a really nice looking cross but Monet seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monet swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Monet misses with a few strikes there.
Monet swings widly with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Monet.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monet manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses the body punch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Monet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
McGregor is looking for a counter combo.
Monet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGregor .
Monet misses with a few strikes there.
Monet swinging wildly here.
Monet looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
McGregor is looking for a counter combo.
Monet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Monet.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boros Monet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Monet misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Monet misses the body punch
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Monet misses the target.
It looked like McGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Monet.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Monet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monet fails to land with a series of punches.
Monet throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGregor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Monet really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monet lands with a nice combination. McGregor backs away looking to recover.
Monet misses with a straight right.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet misses with a double jab
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monet connects with a nice looking jab.
Monet throws a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor defending well as Monet loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor walks into a stiff left hand from Monet.
A big left from McGregor misses.
Monet misses with a head kick.
McGregor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor 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.
A nice side step and Monet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boros Monet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Monet.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor digs a good body shot into Monet's ribs.
Monet misses with a combination
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monet.
Monet with a hook.
Monet misses with a body shot
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monet missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monet staying out of range there.
McGregor walks into a left hand.
Monet throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGregor counters with a head kick.
Monet lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
Monet throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor 's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGregor misses with a combination
letting Monet counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monet.
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGregor avoids a kick to the body.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Monet just misses with a punch to the body.
Monet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monet looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boros Monet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boros Monet!
In his post fight interview, Boros Monet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am cocky in prediction. I am confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat, and tonight he was the better fighter. Thank You to The fans and thank you Ireland.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Carruthers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Garbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Carruthers Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt has closed the distance and engaged Carruthers Jr in a clinch.
Carruthers Jr wants to break free but Garbrandt has control.
Carruthers Jr is trying to push Garbrandt away but Garbrandt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garbrandt presses Carruthers Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carruthers Jr looks winded!
A short right from Garbrandt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garbrandt works on Carruthers Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Garbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Carruthers Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garbrandt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garbrandt pushes Carruthers Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbrandt lands a shot to the body.
Carruthers Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Garbrandt pushes off an throws an elbow but Carruthers Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garbrandt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garbrandt drops Carruthers Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Carruthers Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Carruthers Jr is rocked!
Carruthers Jr is pressed against the cage. Garbrandt pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Carruthers Jr! Two more big strikes from Garbrandt and Carruthers Jr crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cody Garbrandt!
Cody Garbrandt is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Cody Garbrandt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brij Khali enters the cage!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 60 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Khali moves his leg out of the way.
Khali changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khali drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khali.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Khali tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Darrow enables Khali to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darrow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Khali won't allow Darrow to sweep him here.
Khali wanted to stand there but Darrow had control of the position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow controlling Khali's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Darrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darrow is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow is looking to slow Khali down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a head kick. Khali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
Khali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Khali has Darrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darrow lands a shot to the body.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khali successfully pulls guard.
Darrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Khali is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Darrow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khali manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Darrow has Khali in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darrow is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khali's head.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khali is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Khali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Khali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darrow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darrow is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali tries to stand but Darrow is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is pulling down on Khali's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khali preventing the sweep.
Darrow is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow gets a clinch.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Khali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evan Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Khali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darrow is defending well.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Good body shot from Darrow.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Khali is breathing heavily.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Khali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Khali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darrow swings for the body but Khali moves out of range.
Khali doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darrow gets a double leg takedown into Khali's guard.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khali drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
Khali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Khali feints the counter takedown.
Khali blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Khali tries to counter with a clinch but Darrow shakes him off and moves away.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darrow.
Darrow is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Khali's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throwing strikes but Khali manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Darrow is trying to improve his position.
Khali stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Evan Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Khali takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khali was covering up waiting for the punch and Darrow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darrow tries to work over Khali's front leg with a kick but Khali checks it.
Khali dives in for a single leg takedown but Darrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darrow is looking to wear down Khali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow gets a takedown into half guard.
Darrow controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Darrow.
Darrow throwing shots but Khali is blocking nicely.
Darrow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khali is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
Darrow is looking to slow Khali down with leg kicks.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Darrow gets a clinch.
Khali has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Khali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evan Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brij Khali.
Darrow digs a right hand into Khali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khali's gas tank.
Khali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Khali is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khali is working for takedown but Darrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Khali dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow works on Khali's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow gets through Khali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalis head.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Khali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darrow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khali is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Darrow had his way with Brij Khali in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darrow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khali is looking to stand back up but Darrow counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Khali.
Khali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow controlling the pace.
Darrow wants to pass to mount but Khali is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khali defends it well.
Well, if Darrow 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.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Khali is defending well.
Darrow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Khali is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darrow controlling the action here.
Brij Khali has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khali is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
Darrow rushes Khali and presses him up against the cage.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Darrow is leaning against Khali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Khali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Evan Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Khali blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Khali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darrow after a bit of a struggle.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khali can do to turn this around?
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:44
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Darrow!
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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