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DFC Las Vegas 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Maher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Maher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Maher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Maher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neil checks a leg kick.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Neil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maher.
Maher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neil scores with a hook.
Neil slips a straight right by Maher.
Neil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neil sprawls well. Neil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maher gets slowly back to his feet.
Neil appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maher tries to score with a low kick but Neil moves his leg out of the way.
Neil is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Neil throws a body punch but Maher moves out of range.
Maher misses the shot to the body.
Maher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maher tries to clinch
and Neil counters with a left and a right that stings Maher.
Maher is rocked!
Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maher is still on wobbly legs! Can Neil finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maher gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Neil gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Neil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Von Lotusflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Victor Von Lotusflower was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Von Lotusflower!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotusflower misses with a looping right.
Van Gaal slips under a jab.
Van Gaal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gaal defending well as Lotusflower loads up on a big left hand.
Lotusflower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lotusflower moves away from the strike by Van Gaal.
Lotusflower throws a hook to the side of Van Gaal's head but Van Gaal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gaal rushes Lotusflower and presses him up against the cage.
Lotusflower tries to break the clinch but Van Gaal is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotusflower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lotusflower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lotusflower breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Van Gaal does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotusflower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Gaal misses the shot to the body.
Lotusflower scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Van Gaal. Those never looked like landing.
Lotusflower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gaal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Gaal pushes Lotusflower away with a front kick.
Van Gaal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lotusflower.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gaal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lotusflower just misses with a punch to the body.
Lotusflower looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Gaal misses the shot to the body.
Lotusflower loads up on a big right hand but Van Gaal slips the punch.
Lotusflower misses with a left hand
and Lotusflower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Gaal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lotusflower throws out a counter right but Van Gaal avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotusflower throws an overhand right that lands on Van Gaal's shoulder, as Van Gaal tries to avoid the shot.
Lotusflower cracks Van Gaal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gaal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Van Gaal misses.
Lotusflower connects with a single shot there.
Van Gaal misses with a straight right.
Lotusflower scores with a hook to the body. Van Gaal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lotusflower misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lotusflower misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Lotusflower.
Van Gaal tests Lotusflower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Gaal cracks Lotusflower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lotusflower misses with a left hand
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gaal. Lotusflower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lotusflower let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lotusflower moves out of range as Van Gaal strikes.
Lotusflower misses with an uppercut. Van Gaal saw that one coming.
Van Gaal missing with a left hand there. Lotusflower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lotusflower throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gaal feints and then cracks Lotusflower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lotusflower down.
Van Gaal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lotusflower.
A punch combination from Van Gaal misses.
Lotusflower is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Gaal with a body shot.
Lotusflower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Gaal scores with a hook.
Lotusflower is rocked!
Lotusflower misses with a hook
and Van Gaal counters with a huge left! Lotusflower is in big trouble! He's backing up but Van Gaal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lotusflower from any more damage. A dominating finish by Van Gaal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Van Gaal!
After winning the bout, Clarence Van Gaal 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Power misses with a right hand
and Steele counters with a two punch combo.
Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Power under the eye.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele connects with a jab.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Power feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Steele.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power misses with a body punch
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Steele as he connects with a hook.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a nice cross.
Power misses with a looping left.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Power.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Good standup being displayed there by Steele as he connects with a hook.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves out of range as Power strikes.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Power slips a straight right by Steele.
Power throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Steele.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Steele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Power moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Power moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele with a nice cross.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele scores with the left hand. Power knows he should have avoided that one.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Steele lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Steele dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steele throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele blocks a jab.
Raylan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Steele stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
A cross from Steele lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Steele scores with a one two! Power had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Steele.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Power. Power gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Power might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steele has got the better of the exchanges.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power blocks a jab.
Power changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Power takes one on the button.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele cracks Power with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raylan Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power misses with a looping right.
Steele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Good shot there by Steele.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steele pinned against the cage. Steele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
Power throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Power drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power blocks a jab.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Steele dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Steele cracks Power with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Power is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steele won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Power scores with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Power working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steele is not content to let Power control the position.
Power might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steele haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Power scores with a couple of short elbows.
Power tries to advance to mount but can't.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Power is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steele is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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Power working the ground and pound but Steele is defending the strikes.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power tries for a kimura but Steele is defending well.
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Power thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Steele can't do much from the bottom here.
Power working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Power misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Raylan Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steele can't do much from the bottom here.
Power swings around for an armbar but Steele sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Power's guard.
Power is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Max Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Power.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylan Steele!
Raylan Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galileo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Klein clinches with his opponent.
Klein misses with the head strike.
Klein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klein is trying to break the clinch but Galileo is controlling him.
Klein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galileo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Galileo misses with a punch to the body.
Klein is trying to force a seperation but Galileo has the dominant position.
Klein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Klein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galileo lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Galileo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Galileo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Galileo .
A hook to the body from Galileo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Galileo .
Klein is breathing heavily.
Klein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klein blocking some punches.
Galileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Klein.
Galileo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galileo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galileo has Klein pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Galileo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klein's elbow.
Klein wants a takedown but no success here.
Galileo scores with a shot to the side of Klein's head.
Galileo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galileo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Galileo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Galileo lands a left hand.
Klein prevents a body shot from Galileo .
Galileo can't find room to land a body shot as Klein controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galileo tries a body shot but Klein blocks it.
Klein manages to break the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Klein scores with a nice right hand.
Klein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Galileo defends well and Klein ends up having to push Galileo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Klein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klein avoids the body shot from Galileo .
Klein closes the distance and clinches up with Galileo , looking for a takedown. Klein pushes Galileo against the cage but Galileo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klein scores with a hook to the body. Galileo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Galileo clinches up with Klein and pushes him back against the cage.
Klein blocking some punches.
Klein prevents a body shot from Galileo .
Galileo working aggressively here.
Klein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galileo is defending well for now.
Klein breaks from the clinch.
Klein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galileo is fending him off so far but Klein persists. Nope, Galileo circles away and we're back to standing.
Klein misses with a series of wild punches.
Sao Galileo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Galileo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Galileo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galileo lands with a nice body kick.
Klein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Galileo counters with a leg kick.
Galileo lands a big head kick that sends Klein tumbling to the mat! Galileo takes a step backwards and waves Klein back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Klein is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galileo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Klein tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sao Galileo !
A less than humble Sao Galileo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nordquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Nooles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nordquist!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nooles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nooles works Nordquist's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Nordquist misses.
Nordquist tries to move into range but Nooles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nooles avoids the body shot from Nordquist.
Nordquist throws a poor cross that misses
and Nooles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nooles misses with a looping left.
Nordquist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nooles tries to move into range but Nordquist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nordquist lands the left hand.
Nordquist slips a straight right by Nooles.
Nordquist swings for the body but Nooles moves out of range.
A jab from Nordquist misses.
It looked like Nooles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nordquist.
Nordquist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nooles avoids it really well and circles away.
Nooles blocks a 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!
Nordquist walks into a straight right hand from Nooles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordquist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nooles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nooles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nordquist on the side of the head.
Nordquist moves out of range of the strikes.
Nooles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nooles connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Nooles misses.
A jab from Nooles does it's job there.
Nooles throws a hook but Nordquist blocks it.
Nordquist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nooles throws a body punch but Nordquist moves out of range.
Nordquist swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nooles counter with a right hand.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Nordquist moves away and avoids it.
Nordquist misses with a straight right.
Nordquist misses with a jab to the body
and Nooles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nordquist is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nooles closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nordquist! Nooles dives in looking to finish! Nordquist is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nooles!
Chris Nooles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Markel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Markel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markel moves away.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanada, as that shot connected.
Markel with a poor takedown
and Sanada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markel tries for a takedown but Sanada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanada! But no joy.
Donk. Sanada catches Markel right on the button with a cross.
Markel is rocked!
Sanada lands an uppercut, right on the button! Markel tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Sanada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Palentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palentine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hava Nagila. Rock has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Palentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Palentine pushes him off.
A punch combination from Palentine misses.
Rock tries to clinch
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palentine digs a good hook to Rock's body.
Rock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rock misses with a left hand
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Rock.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palentine misses with a left hand
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock looks to land a right hand but Palentine moved out of range.
It looked like Palentine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rock.
Rock swings widly with a right hand
enabling Palentine to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rock scores with a spinning back kick!
Rock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock lands a hook that snaps the head of Palentine backwards.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palentine walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rock tries to clinch up but Palentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Palentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock misses with a leg kick
and Palentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Palentine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Palentine's head but Palentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palentine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palentine counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palentine misses with a body shot.
Rock misses with a body kick.
Palentine works Rock's body with a nice hook.
Rock connects with an inside leg kick.
Palentine looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a right hand that misses
letting Palentine counter with a right hand.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Palentine cracks Rock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock misses with a lunging right hand
and Palentine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rock closes the distance but Palentine moves to the side
and Palentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to land a leg kick but Palentine is out of range.
Palentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rock. Rock obviously looking to wear him down.
Palentine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock doesn't seem bothered though.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock catches Palentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Palentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palentine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Palentine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rock misses with a body punch
and Palentine counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at Palentine to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock misses with a lunging right hand
and Palentine counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Palentine misses
and Rock counters with a nice leg kick.
Palentine throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Rock walks into a stiff left hand from Palentine.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rock, right into the meat.
Palentine takes a swing at Rock's ribcage but misses.
Will Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock misses with a left hand
and Palentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palentine misses with the combination.
Rock pushes Palentine away with a front kick.
Palentine drops his hands momentarily and Rock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and Palentine counters with a right hand to the body.
Palentine blocks a jab.
Rock tries to clinch but Palentine moves out of range.
Palentine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Palentine scores with a jab to the head.
Palentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Palentine.
Palentine slips under a jab from Rock.
Palentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palentine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bobby Palentine is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palentine counters with a left to the body.
Palentine thuds a left hand into Rock's body.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and Palentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock connects with an inside leg kick.
Rock tries to land a leg kick but Palentine saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Rock.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Palentine's ribs.
Palentine misses with the combination.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock misses with a hook
and Palentine counters with a nice body shot.
Palentine blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock connects with a jab.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palentine misses with a combination
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Palentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palentine misses with a hook to the body
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palentine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Palentine's head.
Palentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palentine ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock throws a jab when Palentine was well out of range.
Palentine throwing a counter right hand but Rock manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palentine.
Palentine loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a punch to the body.
Rock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock has Palentine pushed against the cage.
Rock misses with a body punch.
Palentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palentine blocking some punches.
Palentine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palentine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as Palentine controls his hands.
Palentine blocking some punches.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Palentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock tries a body shot but Palentine blocks it.
Rock tries to work over Palentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Palentine.
Rock leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Rock's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rock stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Will Rock.
Palentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palentine is looking to wear down Rock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rock takes a swing at Palentine's ribcage but misses.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palentine's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palentine swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Palentine.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Palentine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Palentine throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hundo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Gracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Gracy has chosen Fingersmith - Pogo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hundo Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Gracy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Wayne Gracy.
Varga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wayne Gracy sprawls and moves away.
Wayne Gracy throws a head kick that misses
and Varga counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne Gracy blocks a jab.
Varga connects with a single shot there.
John Wayne Gracy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne Gracy rushes Varga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Varga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wayne Gracy scores with a shot to the side of Varga's head.
Varga effectively controlling the action here.
Wayne Gracy throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne Gracy working aggressively here.
Wayne Gracy swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne Gracy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Varga can't fight it off and eventually Wayne Gracy manages to take the fight to the floor. Varga looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wayne Gracy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Gracy trying to strike off his back.
Varga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Varga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Varga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wayne Gracy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Varga has picked Wayne Gracy up and slammed him! Wayne Gracy can't keep hold of the triangle and Varga manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Varga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varga landing a few strikes.
Varga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Varga is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wayne Gracy is trying to escape and Varga transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wayne Gracy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Varga! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hundo Varga!
During a confident post fight interview, Hundo Varga 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Granat Xhaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg's entrance music is At The Gates - The Book of Sand. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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27
146 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granat Xhaka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg thuds his right hand into Xhaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xhaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xhaka moves forwards but Lindberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindberg swings for the body but Xhaka moves out of range.
Lindberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Lindberg stuns Xhaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindberg lands a two punch combo.
Xhaka clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka prevents a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
Xhaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka prevents a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Xhaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
Lindberg tries to work over Xhaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindberg backwards.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Xhaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
Xhaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindberg lands a body punch.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindberg is looking to counter punch.
Xhaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xhaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Xhaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xhaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xhaka misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xhaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg swings widly with a right hand
and Xhaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xhaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xhaka back to the cage. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lindberg falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Xhaka to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindberg.
Lindberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xhaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xhaka needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Xhaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Xhaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xhaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xhaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Xhaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lindberg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindberg, as that shot connected.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindberg with a jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xhaka on the side of the head.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lindberg.
Xhaka drops his hands momentarily and Lindberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Lindberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindberg missing with a left hand there. Xhaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindberg as he connects with a hook.
Lindberg swinging wildly here.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg lands with a straight right. Xhaka didn't see that one coming.
Xhaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lindberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xhaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xhaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Xhaka ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindberg tries to throw a body punch but Xhaka avoids it by throwing Lindberg back against the cage.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Xhaka.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lindberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindberg blocking some punches.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg misses with a body punch.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Xhaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka gets through Lindberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
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!
Xhaka working aggressively here.
Lindberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindberg.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Xhaka misses its intended target.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Lindberg.
Xhaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xhaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a one two combo.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
Lindberg throws a good cross that connects.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xhaka wants to counter with a clinch but Lindberg pushes him away.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg throws out a powerful jab.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xhaka back to the cage. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Xhaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Xhaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindberg finish him?
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lindberg throws the left hand but Xhaka avoids the punch easily.
Xhaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Xhaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. Xhaka shakes it off.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a combination that misses
letting Xhaka counter with a right hand.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Lindberg. Beautiful body shot.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Xhaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lindberg with a body shot.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Xhaka ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Xhaka wants to counter the offense by Lindberg and move into the clinch position.
Lindberg misses with a body shot
and Xhaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Xhaka tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Lindberg misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg takes a swing at Xhaka's ribcage but misses.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xhaka moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Lindberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xhaka slips a jab and a cross from Lindberg.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xhaka.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xhaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lindberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xhaka can do to turn this around?
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xhaka manages to avoid it.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xhaka rushes Lindberg and presses him up against the cage.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lindberg misses.
Xhaka slips a jab from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a nice strike.
Lindberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xhaka.
Lindberg throwing a counter right hand but Xhaka manages to avoid it.
Lindberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xhaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
Xhaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xhaka at a distance.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xhaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lindberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Xhaka slips a jab from Lindberg.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindberg misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Lindberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lindberg.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Lindberg jabs at Xhaka's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg punishes Xhaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Xhaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lindberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xhaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lindberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Xhaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Xhaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xhaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindberg.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Xhaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg lands a jab to Xhaka's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws an overhand right that lands on Xhaka's shoulder, as Xhaka tries to avoid the shot.
Lindberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Xhaka takes one to the side of the head.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granat Xhaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xhaka slips under a jab from Lindberg.
Xhaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lindberg throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg lands with a left to the head.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg scores with a hook to the body.
Tomas Lindberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
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!
Xhaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Xhaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Xhaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
A short left from Xhaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg pushes Xhaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Lindberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lindberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Lindberg!
Tomas Lindberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance misses with a looping left.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Lance misses with a looping right.
Lance scores with a shot to the body.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lance closes the distance and clinches.
Lance's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Lance.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Lance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lance is defending well for now.
Lance tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Penn 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!
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lance lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance lands with a left to the head.
Penn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lance up against the cage.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Lance controls his hands.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lance.
Lance lands with a left to the head.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lance lands a shot to the body.
Lance tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Lance back against the cage.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Lance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lance.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Lance tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Lance's head.
Penn tries to work over Lance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lance.
A left hand lands to the body for Lance.
A short right from Lance.
Lance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lance scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Lance misses with a body punch.
Lance is trying to break free.
Lance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Lance looking to stall.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Lance tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
Lance misses with a body punch.
Lance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lance tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn throws an elbow but it misses.
Lance pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lance as the two fighters clinch.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samwell Lance will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lance misses with the combination.
Lance throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
It looks like Samwell Lance has been cut.
Lance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lance clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Lance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lance scores with a hook to the body.
Lance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn is leaning against Lance and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Lance blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Lance avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Lance blocks an uppercut.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
Lance tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Lance back against the cage.
Lance avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Lance struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
BJ Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn looking to stall.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn is leaning against Lance and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lance tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Lance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is trying to stall.
Lance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn presses Lance against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn gets through Lance's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lance avoids it.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lance pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Lance.
Lance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn working aggressively here.
Lance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Lance.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Lance wants a takedown.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Lance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Lance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lance's elbow.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn tries to work over Lance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is stalling here.
Lance avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn gets tackled into the cage by Lance. Lance maintains the clinch.
Lance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Lance tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Lance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn working aggressively here.
Lance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lance.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance lands with a short shot to the head.
Lance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Lance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lance's elbow.
Lance can't get the takedown.
Lance lands an uppercut.
Lance can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance blocking some punches.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lance avoids it.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn tries to work over Lance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
Lance scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Lance blocks an uppercut.
Penn pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Lance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lance avoids it.
Lance working aggressively here.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
Penn misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lance cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lance throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Lance avoids the damage to the body.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Lance.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lance tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Lance back against the cage.
Lance lands a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lance cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Lance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lance lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Lance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Lance digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Lance swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Lance.
Penn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lance scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lance blocks a head kick by Penn.
Lance swinging wildly here.
Lance clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lance scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Lance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lance blocks a body shot from Penn.
Lance prevents a body shot from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Lance avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Lance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lance has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Lance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Lance tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Lance back against the cage.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Lance lands a body shot.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lance is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lance is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Lance controls his hands.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance blocks a body shot from Penn.
Lance lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lance.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Lance lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Lance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lance misses with a punch to the body.
Penn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Lance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn working aggressively here.
Lance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lance avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Lance blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lance.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
Lance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Lance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lance misses with the head strike.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
A left hand lands to the body for Lance.
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!
Lance lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lance.
Penn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lance scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Lance blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samwell Lance had his way with BJ Penn in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Lance lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Nice cross by Lance.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lance.
Lance lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn is rocked!
Lance cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Lance finish him?
Penn gets tackled into the cage by Lance. Lance maintains the clinch.
Lance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penn prevents it.
Lance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn works on Lance's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Lance lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lance's elbow.
Lance lands a left hand.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Lance is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lance prevents a body shot from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn prevents a body shot from Lance.
Lance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Lance lands a shoulder strike.
Lance misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Lance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Lance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lance dips a shoulder and cracks Penn with a mighty uppercut! Penn falls back against the cage and Lance unloads with a barrage of strikes! Penn is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lance screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Lance!
Samwell Lance took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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