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GAMMA #161 Yudovich v Davis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar RataJylppynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdemar RataJylppynen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valdemar RataJylppynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed misses with an uppercut. RataJylppynen saw that one coming.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
RataJylppynen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed works over RataJylppynen's head and body with a nice combination.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
RataJylppynen tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
RataJylppynen wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
RataJylppynen is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
RataJylppynen wants to clinch.
RataJylppynen is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
RataJylppynen wants to clinch.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Creed has cracked RataJylppynen with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Creed lands another huge swinging hook and RataJylppynen tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save RataJylppynen, before Creed can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Me Vale. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
French sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bravo defending well though.
French is looking for a kimura here.
French wants to work for an arm triangle but Bravo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravo is pressing down on French's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bravo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. French manages to get himself to full guard.
French is looking to sinch up a triangle. Bravo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to French's body to avoid the submission. French has instead reached around Bravo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! French arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Clay French!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Goldberg!
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, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Ruiz works Goldberg's body with a nice hook.
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldberg. Goldberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldberg shoots in for a double leg but Ruiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz looks to throw the jab but Goldberg is out of range.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Goldberg ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldberg.
Ruiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goldberg rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Ruiz throws a hook but Goldberg blocks it.
Ruiz looks to land a left hand but Goldberg moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goldberg is defended easily by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Goldberg avoids it well.
Ruiz swings for the body but Goldberg moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Goldberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruiz which made him look bad.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz misses with a straight right.
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg avoids the body shot from Ruiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruiz to the mat! Ruiz manages to get full guard.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Goldberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg is keen to just control but Ruiz is a slippery customer.
Ruiz trying to control but Goldberg postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Goldberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goldberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruiz.
Goldberg blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Carlos Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruiz slips a straight right by Goldberg.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Goldberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruiz as he avoids it easily.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruiz staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Ruiz fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg throws a strike but Ruiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg wants to stand and escape but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ruiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldberg pushes Ruiz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruiz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ruiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Goldberg is avoiding damage well.
Goldberg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz cracks Goldberg with a big right hand but Goldberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruiz working the ground and pound.
Ruiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goldberg to see if he's OK.
Ruiz wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Ruiz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Goldberg taking a bit of punishment here - Ruiz scoring with strikes.
Goldberg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruiz working the head with strikes.
Ruiz trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Ruiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goldberg down.
Goldberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ruiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ruiz landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ruiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldberg keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruiz cracks Goldberg with a big right hand but Goldberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Goldberg pushes Ruiz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ruiz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Goldberg is looking to get back to his feet here but Ruiz is keeping cool and he's managed to take Goldberg's back.
Ruiz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ruiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruiz throws a hook but Goldberg avoids it easily.
Goldberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
No luck for Goldberg with that takedown attempt.
Ruiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goldberg counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Ruiz. No joy for Goldberg on that attempt.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Ruiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruiz is refusing to be controlled, as Goldberg sits in half guard.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldberg throwing shots but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
Goldberg thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruiz to regain full guard.
Goldberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruiz's head.
Curt Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goldberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Ruiz lands punches and elbows.
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ruiz gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ruiz gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ruiz apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ruiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goldberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldberg moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Ruiz wants to clinch
so Goldberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruiz wants to clinch
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goldberg wants to take a breather but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ruiz wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
Goldberg works his way into full mount!
Goldberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruiz is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz working to try and regain half guard.
Goldberg lands a big shot there that rocks Ruiz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goldberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruiz is looking to escape.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to control but Ruiz is having none of it.
Goldberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ruiz regains half guard.
Goldberg looks to land a strike but Ruiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Ruiz is keeping the position.
Ruiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goldberg stands up over Ruiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goldberg controlling from the top position.
Ruiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldberg passes into half guard.
Ruiz is looking for a sweep. Goldberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 38:38
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 38:38
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikes has chosen Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Frank Sikes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sikes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikes avoids the body shot from Fenix.
Fenix loads up on a big right hand but Sikes slips the punch.
Sikes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Sikes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sikes blocks the low kick.
A combination from Sikes does no damage.
Fenix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sikes counters with a nice body shot.
Sikes ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sikes.
Fenix misses the jab.
Sikes tests Fenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sikes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Sikes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fenix misses with a two punch combination.
Fenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sikes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fenix sprawls well. Fenix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sikes gets slowly back to his feet.
Fenix fails to land with a series of punches.
Fenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Sikes.
Sikes scores with a jab to the body.
Sikes looks to land a combination but Fenix avoids it well.
Marcus Fenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sikes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot by Fenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikes lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a body punch
and Sikes counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Fenix both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Frank Sikes has been cut.
Sikes looks to land a left hand but Fenix moved out of range nicely.
Sikes lands a left and a right that send Fenix crashing to the mat, dazed. Sikes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Fenix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sikes scores with a counter punch that sends Fenix to the canvas! Sikes smells blood - he's punishing Fenix with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fenix has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Sikes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Ornias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: American Badass by Kid Rock. The key to victory for Ariel Ornias has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Ornias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Rogers throws a chopping leg kick but Ornias manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ornias tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Ornias lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ornias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rogers trying to control the position but Ornias is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ornias is looking for a sweep.
Ornias avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rogers.
Ornias holds on to Rogers's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ornias struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Ornias manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rogers.
Ornias pulls Rogers in close to prevent any damage.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Ornias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ornias is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ornias tries to stand but Rogers is controlling from the bottom.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ornias is one step ahead there.
Rogers wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ornias is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
Ornias wants to take a breather but Rogers is having none of it.
Ornias is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rogers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Ornias.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ornias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rogers throws the left hand but Ornias avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Ornias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Ornias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ornias.
Ornias throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers tries to work over Ornias's front leg with a kick but Ornias checks it.
Ornias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ornias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ornias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers throws a front kick aimed at Ornias's knee but Ornias avoids it well.
Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ornias moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Rogers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ornias lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the cage and back into rage.
Ornias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers wants to land a leg kick but Ornias is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ornias.
Ornias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Ornias blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ornias checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers lands with an overhand left.
Rogers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Ornias saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ornias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Ornias tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ornias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ornias slips a jab from Rogers.
Ornias lands a nice shot to the body.
Ornias misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Ornias fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ornias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Ornias moves out of range easily.
Ornias misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ornias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ornias lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ornias counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot
and Ornias counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ornias controlling the action here.
Ornias passes into side control, despite Rogers's attempt to control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Ornias dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ornias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ornias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rogers throws a combination that misses
and Ornias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Decent striking displayed by Ornias there.
Rogers cracks the inside of Ornias's front leg.
Ornias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ornias finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ornias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Ornias circles away easily
and Ornias counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rogers trying to control the position here.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ornias trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ornias is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ornias trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ornias is one step ahead there.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Ornias's front leg but catches the back leg as Ornias tries to avoid it.
Ornias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
letting Ornias counter with a right hand.
Ariel Ornias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Ornias moves out of range of the strikes.
Ornias scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ornias scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornias scores with a jab to the body.
Ornias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Ornias throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ornias lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers misses with the body kick
and Ornias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Ornias clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ornias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
Rogers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ornias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Ornias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ornias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ornias drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ornias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rogers being controlled here, momentarily.
Ornias trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers has his foot on Ornias's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ornias works his way back into a safe position though.
Ornias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ornias postures up.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers punching from mount but Ornias doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ornias turns into him and now he's in Rogers's guard.
Rogers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ornias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ariel Ornias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ornias is now in half guard.
Ornias is pressing down on Rogers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogers is holding on for now.
Rogers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ornias wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ornias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ornias has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel Ornias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ornias has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:37
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 39:37
Judge George Francis scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel Ornias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Friggin In The Riggin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romero sprawls well. Romero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Romero is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Foster is stalling here. Romero is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Foster seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Romero has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Foster holds on to Romero's head and controls the position momentarily.
Foster regains half guard.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Romero is thwarting Foster's attempts to control the position.
Romero prevents Foster from standing back up.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foster trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Foster has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foster is chipping away with strikes.
Foster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Foster drags him back down.
Foster connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Romero some visible discomfort.
Foster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero tries to escape but Foster is in control.
Foster working the ground and pound but Romero is defending the strikes.
Romero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Foster has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Foster working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Foster.
Romero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Romero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Foster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Foster tries to score with some ground and pound. Romero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster is chipping away with strikes.
Foster cracks Romero with a big elbow.
Romero parries the strikes from Foster easily there. Foster is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Romero to escape.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster cracks Romero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foster is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero looks gassed!
Foster throws a strike aimed at the side of Romero's head but Romero avoids it well.
Foster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Foster fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Foster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Foster in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Foster tries to score with some ground and pound. Romero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Foster shoots for a takedown but Romero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foster closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romero to the mat! Romero manages to get full guard.
Foster stops Romero from standing up.
Romero uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Foster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero wants to stand up but Foster is controlling him.
Jeremy Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Romero wants to stand up but Foster is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Foster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Foster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foster lands in his opponent's guard.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romero pushes Foster off and gets back to his feet.
Foster closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romero to the mat! Romero manages to get full guard.
Romero wriggles free and stands up.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Romero misses with the combination.
Foster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foster circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster gets a takedown into half guard.
Romero pushes Foster off looking to stand but Foster dives back in and keeps control.
Romero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Romero's head.
Romero is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Foster there.
Romero pushes Foster off looking to stand but Foster dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foster lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Foster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Foster prevents Romero from getting back to his feet.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foster is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Foster with that takedown attempt.
Romero cracks Foster with an open hand slap.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
George Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster feints and as Romero raises his hands in defense, Foster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Foster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foster is controlling him.
Romero pushes Foster off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Foster or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero which made him look bad.
Foster swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with a straight right.
George Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foster has time to react.
Foster looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero wants to stand up but Foster is controlling him.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero is looking to stand up but Foster isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Romero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster postures up in Romero's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero being controlled here, momentarily.
Romero is looking to stand up but Foster isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Foster darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Foster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romero defending well though.
Romero is looking to escape.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Foster.
Foster works his way into full mount!
Foster throwing strikes but Romero uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Foster stops Romero from getting back to his feet.
Foster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Foster wants to control but Romero is keeping him busy.
Romero tries to kick Foster off but Foster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romero is staying active underneath Foster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romero as he jumps to the side.
Romero misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romero thows a body shot but no joy.
Foster shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Foster showed some decent athleticism there.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Foster with the ground and pound but Romero uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Foster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foster is controlling him well.
Foster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Foster tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
George Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to ground and pound but Romero uses the momentary lack of control by Foster to regain half guard.
Foster prevents Romero from standing back up.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero pushes Foster off looking to stand but Foster dives back in and keeps control.
Romero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foster trying to control the action but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero is trying to stand back up but Foster is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Foster.
Foster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Foster slows the pace down in half guard.
Foster prevents Romero from standing back up.
Romero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foster.
Foster works his foot free and advances to mount.
Foster with shots to the head and body - Romero looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 40:36
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Foster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Bills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bills comes to the cage accompanied by Say Goodbye. The key to victory for Bud Bills has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Bills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bills throws a leg kick but Dover checks it.
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dover.
Dover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bills scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Bills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bills slips a jab from Dover.
Dover misses with a body kick.
A jab from Bills does it's job there.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bills defending well as Dover loads up on a big left hand.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
Bills tried to score with a low kick but Dover checks it.
Bills's corner calls for a 1-2. Bills obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dover throws out the jab.
Bills is looking to slow Dover down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bills.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Bills moved out of range nicely.
Bills lands with a cross.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Dover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dover.
Dover throws a leg kick which misses Bills's front leg but catches the back leg as Bills tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dover takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dover throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Bills misses.
Bills tried to score with a low kick but Dover checks it.
Bills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bills keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dover throws a head kick that misses
and Bills counters with a thumping low kick.
Bills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bills lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover looks gassed!
No joy there for Bills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bills lands a jab to the nose.
Bills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bills digs a good hook to Dover's body.
Bills lands with a nice body punch.
Dover takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bills throws a shot to the body.
Bills with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bills moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bills wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bills scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bills swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dover.
Bills throws a leg kick but Dover checks it.
Bills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bills.
Bills lands a slapping body shot.
Bills misses with a few strikes there.
Bills thows a leg kick but Dover checks it
and Dover counters with a low kick, right behind Bills 's knee.
Bills is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bills's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bills duly obliges.
Bills is looking to slow Dover down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bills looks to land a combination. Dover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Ben Dover's cut even more.
Bills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bills throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bills.
Bills is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bills lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dover has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dover and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bud Bills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bills tried to score with a low kick but Dover checks it.
Bills cracks a nice hook into Dover's ribs.
A low kick from Bills is predictable there
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bills misses.
Bills scores with a three punch combo!
Nice straight punches there by Bills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bills.
Bills lands with a nice body punch.
Bills scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bills can pounce on him.
Bills scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bills scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bills.
Dover is rocked!
Bills lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Dover falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bud Bills!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clem comes to the cage accompanied by Full Trucker Effect. Newman has chosen Truth Is as his entrance music. Ali Newman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Clem's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Clem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Newman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clem scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ali Newman has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clem!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clem lands with a nice body punch.
Clem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Clem.
Clem tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clem lands a hook that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Clem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newman looks gassed!
Clem misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clem.
Newman is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clem.
Clem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmans head.
Clem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clem tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Clem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clem lands a right hand.
Clem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clem presses Newman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clem lands with a right to the head.
Newman avoids a wild elbow strike from Clem.
A frustrated look appears on Newman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clem obliges.
Clem lands a hook that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Clem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Clem lands a nice uppercut.
Clem lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Clem stalling in the clinch.
Clem lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Ali Newman's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Clem - that landed with a thud.
Clem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clem lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Clem.
Clem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Clem lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Newman tries to break free but Clem pushes him back against the cage.
Newman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Newman is trying to break free.
Newman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clem lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Clem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clem is leaning against Newman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clem lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem works on Newman's body with a couple of short punches.
Clem gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Newman regains guard.
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!
Clem postures up in Newman's guard and throws a big left but Newman blocks it.
Newman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clem is controlling him.
Clem lands a couple of elbows.
Clem throwing strikes but missing.
Clem is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Newman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Newman has escaped and now he's on top!
Newman wants to control from the top but Clem keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem looking to control.
Clem pulls Newman in close to prevent any damage.
Newman wanted to stand there but Clem had control of the position.
Clem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Newman is looking to stand up but Clem won't let him.
Clem bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newman's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clem scoring with some ground and pound.
Clem throws a big right hand that misses.
Clem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Clem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Newman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Newman throws a looping overhand right but Clem ducks down to avoid it.
Clem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Newman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Clem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Newman wants to stand and escape but Clem is having none of it.
Clem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Newman wants to stand but Clem is controlling the position.
Newman has his feet on Clem's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Clem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clem landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clem working Newman over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Newman is breathing heavily.
Clem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The cut above Ali Newman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ali Newman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bubba Clem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadji Nosla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte ducks right into an uppercut from Nosla.
Nosla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulte.
Nosla throws a series of punches but Schulte moves out of range.
Schulte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schulte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nosla throws a head kick that misses.
Schulte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosla throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Schulte with a nice cross.
Schulte throws a looping overhand right but Nosla ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosla throws a right hand that Schulte ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulte also avoids with ease.
Nosla fails to land with a series of punches.
Schulte throws a front kick aimed at Nosla's knee but Nosla avoids it well.
Schulte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schulte showed some decent athleticism there.
Schulte is keen to just control but Nosla is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Schulte thows a huge punch but Nosla dodges it nicely.
Schulte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schulte is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nosla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schulteis looking to pass into half guard but Nosla pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nosla is in guard.
Nosla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nosla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosla lands a jab-cross combination.
Nosla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nosla misses with a head kick.
Schulte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nosla.
Schulte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nosla swivels and escapes.
Schulte misses with the combination.
Schulte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nosla is staying active underneath Schulte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nosla tries to kick Schulte off but Schulte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schulte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schulte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Nosla is defending well.
Schulte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nosla tries to kick Schulte off but Schulte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schulte controlling the action here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nosla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Sadji Nosla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schulte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nosla counters with a stiff right hand.
Nosla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nosla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nosla there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Schulte misses
and Nosla counters with a body kick that stops Schulte in his tracks momentarily.
Schulte looks to throw the jab but Nosla is out of range.
Nosla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schulte connects with a looping right hand.
Schulte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte looking to sit in guard and control but Nosla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schulte's guard.
Schulte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schulte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulte is pulling down on Nosla's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nosla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Schulte is controlling Nosla's posture.
Nosla gets to his feet - Schulte follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulte misses with a jab to the body
and Nosla counters with an inside leg kick.
Nosla throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Nosla.
Nosla slips a straight right by Schulte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nosla throws a leg kick which misses Schulte's front leg but catches the back leg as Schulte tries to avoid it.
Brian Schulte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nosla misses with a low kick.
Nosla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nosla slips a jab from Schulte.
Schulte tries to bum rush Nosla with a series of wild strikes but Nosla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nosla throws a head kick that half lands.
Nosla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadji Nosla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schulte throws a combination that misses
and Nosla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nosla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nosla tries to land a front kick but Schulte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nosla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Nosla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nosla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nosla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schulte circles away quickly and effectively.
Nosla throws a solid leg kick but Schulte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nosla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nosla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schulte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nosla checks a leg kick.
Nosla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nosla ducks under a wild hook from Schulte.
Some wild striking there from Nosla.
Schulte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nosla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosla keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.
Nosla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schulte is controlling him.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Nosla keeps moving.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schulte forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schulte trying to control from Nosla's half guard. Nosla has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Schulte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nosla wants to stand but Schulte is controlling the position.
Schulte trying to control but Nosla is working from the bottom.
Schulte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schulte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nosla is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schulte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schulte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nosla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nosla's calf.
Nosla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadji Nosla clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Schulte throws an overhand right that lands on Nosla's shoulder, as Nosla tries to avoid the shot.
Schulte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schulte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Schulte - just one landing.
Schulte throws a lazy right hand but Nosla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nosla lands a head kick!
Schulte looks to land a right hand but Nosla moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schulte throws a leg kick
and Nosla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schulte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sadji Nosla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulte blocks a head kick by Nosla.
Schulte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nosla. Nosla obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Nosla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sadji Nosla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schulte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Schulte misses the target.
Brian Schulte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosla checks a leg kick.
Good work by Nosla as he checks the leg kick.
Schulte throws a leg kick
and Nosla counters with a nice body kick.
Schulte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nosla wants to get back to his feet but Schulte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Nosla keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Nosla is keeping the position.
Nosla wriggles free and stands up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nosla.
Schulte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nosla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nosla goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schulte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nosla can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nosla.
Nosla misses with a looping left.
Schulte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schulte tries to move into range but Nosla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sadji Nosla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nosla, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:36
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:36
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadji Nosla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Yudovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yudovich comes to the cage accompanied by Zetsubou Restaurant (ZSZS ED3 Ver.). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Yudovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Davis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis pushes Yudovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis is trying to stall.
Davis stalls.
Yudovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yudovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yudovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yudovich tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis looking to stall.
Yudovich can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Yudovich breaks from the clinch.
Yudovich works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis throws a low kick but Yudovich avoids it.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Yudovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yudovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yudovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis slips a straight right by Yudovich.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yudovich.
A bone on bone clash there as Yudovich blocks the leg kick.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Yudovich circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Yudovich. That snapped Davis's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Yudovich misses with a low kick.
Yudovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Yudovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Yudovich.
Yudovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yudovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Yudovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Yudovich throws a body kick the misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Yudovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yudovich scores with a leg kick.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Yudovich's shoulder, as Yudovich tries to avoid the shot.
Yudovich blocks a head kick by Davis.
Yudovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yudovich.
Yudovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yudovich throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Doug Davis has been cut.
Yudovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yudovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Yudovich throws a body kick that misses.
Yudovich misses with a looping left.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yudovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yudovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Yudovich misses.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the body.
Yudovich connects with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yudovich.
Yudovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yudovich misses.
Yudovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yudovich scores with a push kick.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yudovich, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yudovich.
Yudovich connects with a looping right hand.
Yudovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yudovich misses with a body shot
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Yudovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Yudovich throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Yudovich scores with a body shot.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yudovich throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yudovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yudovich takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis tries to clinch but Yudovich moves out of range.
Davis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yudovich counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yudovich catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yudovich. That's going to slow Davis down.
Yudovich cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yudovich. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yudovich throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yudovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Yudovich finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Yudovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yudovich throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Yudovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Yudovich.
Yudovich swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Yudovich lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Yudovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis thumps Yudovich with a low kick.
Yudovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yudovich. That one must have hurt.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yudovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Yudovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Yudovich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis slips a straight right by Yudovich.
Yudovich misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Yudovich throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Yudovich lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yudovich.
Yudovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yudovich.
A lazy body kick from Yudovich
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yudovich lands with a good body shot.
Davis slips under a jab from Yudovich.
Davis takes one on the button.
Yudovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yudovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Yudovich moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Yudovich throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yudovich. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Yudovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yudovich is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yudovich.
Yudovich lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yudovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Yudovich.
Yudovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Yudovich jumps guard.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Yudovich.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Yudovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich has Davis pulled in close to control his posture.
Davis wants to control from the top but Yudovich keeps moving.
Yudovich keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis trying to control but Yudovich is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yudovich.
That has opened up Doug Davis's cut even more.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yudovich.
Nice straight punches there by Yudovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yudovich.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Yudovich counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Yudovich thumps Davis with a low kick.
Yudovich thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yudovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yudovich lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Yudovich digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Yudovich punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Yudovich throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yudovich is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yudovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Yudovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yudovich throws a body kick that misses.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yudovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
A low kick from Yudovich misses
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Yudovich misses.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Yudovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Yudovich tries to avoid it.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yudovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Yudovich checks it.
Yudovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Yudovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Yudovich.
Mikhail Yudovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Yudovich feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yudovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yudovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Yudovich sees coming a mile off.
Yudovich blocks a head kick by Davis.
Yudovich misses with a body shot.
Yudovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yudovich throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Yudovich is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yudovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis feints and then cracks Yudovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yudovich down.
Yudovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yudovich.
Yudovich looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Yudovich.
Yudovich throws and low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yudovich lands a jab.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Yudovich cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yudovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Yudovich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Yudovich.
Yudovich throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yudovich.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Yudovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yudovich is out of range.
Yudovich scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yudovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Yudovich is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Yudovich finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Yudovich misses with a low kick.
A big left from Yudovich misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Yudovich.
Yudovich looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and Yudovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Yudovich.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Yudovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis walks into a jab.
Yudovich throws a lazy body kick
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davis works Yudovich's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yudovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yudovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis wants to clinch up but Yudovich keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Yudovich clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yudovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis tests Yudovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yudovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Yudovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis lands a body shot.
Yudovich scores with a leg kick.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yudovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Yudovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yudovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yudovich thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yudovich really felt that one!
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Yudovich's leg but Yudovich calmly moves out of range.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Yudovich is predictable there
and Davis counters with a good, hard body kick but Yudovich shrugs it off.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Yudovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Yudovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yudovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis moves away from the strike by Yudovich.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Yudovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Yudovich throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Yudovich moved away.
Davis misses with a hook. Yudovich ducked under it nicely.
Yudovich checks a leg kick.
Yudovich looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
A low kick from Yudovich is predictable there
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Yudovich 's knee.
Mikhail Yudovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yudovich throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Yudovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yudovich tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yudovich throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yudovich.
Yudovich throws a body kick the misses
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep Yudovich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Yudovich.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yudovich misses the shot to the body.
Yudovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yudovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis jabs Yudovich right on the nose. Yudovich blinks but takes it well.
Davis moves out of range as Yudovich throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
A big right from Yudovich misses.
Yudovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis moves away from the strike by Yudovich.
Yudovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Yudovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Yudovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yudovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a big head kick but Yudovich shrugs it off.
Yudovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yudovich scores with a hook.
Yudovich throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yudovich looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis darts in and clinches Yudovich up against the cage.
Yudovich tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Yudovich back against the cage.
Davis pushes Yudovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yudovich avoids it.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Yudovich avoids the damage to the body.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Yudovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Yudovich moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Yudovich misses
and Davis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Yudovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis is looking to slow Yudovich down with leg kicks.
Yudovich is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yudovich checks a leg kick.
Yudovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis looks for the body kick but Yudovich saw that one coming.
Yudovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Yudovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yudovich throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Yudovich's side.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yudovich tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yudovich.
Yudovich looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Yudovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yudovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yudovich moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yudovich. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Yudovich catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Yudovich checks a leg kick.
Yudovich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yudovich avoids the head kick by Davis.
Yudovich throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yudovich.
Yudovich misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Yudovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yudovich ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Yudovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yudovich blocks a head kick by Davis.
Yudovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis cracks Yudovich with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Yudovich's shoulder, as Yudovich tries to avoid the shot.
Yudovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yudovich thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yudovich is out of range.
Yudovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yudovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mikhail Yudovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to clinch up but Yudovich keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Yudovich misses.
Yudovich tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Yudovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yudovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yudovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yudovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yudovich throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Yudovich's knee but Yudovich avoids it well.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis tries to clinch up but Yudovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis misses with a low kick as Yudovich jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick but Yudovich checks it.
Yudovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis blocks a jab.
Yudovich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yudovich.
Yudovich connects with a looping right hand.
Yudovich pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Yudovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yudovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Yudovich.
Yudovich misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Yudovich.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Yudovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Yudovich misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Yudovich avoids it.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yudovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yudovich with a nice cross.
Yudovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Yudovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Yudovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yudovich tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Yudovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Yudovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yudovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Yudovich misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yudovich.
Davis closes the distance but Yudovich moves to the side
and Yudovich counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Yudovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yudovich 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:44
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Yudovich!
Mikhail Yudovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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