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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arbi Amagov (ranked 8915 p4p, 479 weight class) and Randy Rhodes (ranked 3148 p4p, 263 weight class). Amagov comes to the cage accompanied by Raphael Lake - Vertigo. Rhodes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbi Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rhodes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rhodes misses with a strike from the bottom.
Rhodes can't do much from the bottom here.
Amagov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rhodes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Amagov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rhodes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov has managed to slip his arm under Rhodes's chin. This could be all over... yep, Rhodes is tapping out! Submission win for Amagov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arbi Amagov!
During a confident post fight interview, Arbi Amagov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Randy Rhodes spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 3067 p4p, 138 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 3984 p4p, 178 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Drop death - Squeel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
Dominguez cracks Agnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Agnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dominguez lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Dominguez both land. Nice combination.
Agnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Dominguez had a free shot at his head there.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agnarsson circles away.
Dominguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez lands with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Dominguez moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Agnarsson. No joy for Dominguez on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dominguez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Dominguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dominguez, as that shot connected.
Dominguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head but Agnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dominguez throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Dominguez moves away from the strike by Agnarsson.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Agnarsson is defending well.
Dominguez trying to control from Agnarsson's half guard. Agnarsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Agnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Agnarsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Dominguez postures up in Agnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Agnarsson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Agnarsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dominguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agnarsson has control of Dominguez's left arm, preventing Dominguez from doing any damage.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agnarsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dominguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agnarsson controlling Dominguez's posture.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Agnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dominguez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Agnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agnarsson pulls Dominguez in close to his closed guard and prevents Dominguez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarsson circles away.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Agnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agnarsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dominguez somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Grimur Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Dominguez.
Agnarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Agnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut.
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Agnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
Agnarsson tries to sprawl but Dominguez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Agnarsson is trying is best to control the position here.
Agnarsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dominguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Agnarsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dominguez.
Agnarsson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rico Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agnarsson is trying to maintain the position but Dominguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Dominguez thows a huge punch but Agnarsson dodges it nicely.
Agnarsson is trying to control but can't.
Agnarsson wants to get back to full guard.
Dominguez working over Agnarsson with some ground and pound. Agnarsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Agnarsson is positioning himself well to prevent Dominguez advancing to mount.
Dominguez working Agnarsson over with strikes.
Agnarsson trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Agnarsson defending well.
Dominguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Agnarsson is pressing down on Dominguez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dominguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agnarsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Agnarsson controlling the position.
Dominguez trying to control but Agnarsson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agnarsson is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Agnarsson controlling Dominguez's posture.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Agnarsson.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominguez fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Dominguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Agnarsson back to the cage. Dominguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dominguez connects with a looping right hand.
Dominguez defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Agnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez ducks right into an uppercut from Agnarsson.
Dominguez looking to score a takedown here. Agnarsson is defending well but Dominguez drives through and ends up in Agnarsson's guard.
Dominguez postures up in Agnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Agnarsson blocks it.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Agnarsson trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez 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! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Dominguez.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agnarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Agnarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Agnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Agnarsson throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Agnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Agnarsson enables Dominguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Agnarsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Agnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agnarsson managing to control the position.
Dominguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez works over Agnarsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Agnarsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Agnarsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Agnarsson managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Agnarsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Agnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Agnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agnarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dominguez up against the cage.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.
Dominguez is pushing Agnarsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dominguez.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez moves to clinch but Agnarsson breaks away
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimur Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches up with Agnarsson, looking for a takedown. Dominguez pushes Agnarsson against the cage but Agnarsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grimur Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Dominguez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominguez.
Some wild striking there from Dominguez.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
Agnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez pushes Agnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Brady (ranked 1464 p4p, 153 weight class) and Mukinio Tambua (ranked 1465 p4p, 154 weight class). Mukinio Tambua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mukinio Tambua!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tambua misses.
Nice straight punches there by Tambua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tambua.
Tambua fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brady to the ground. Tambua is now in Brady's guard.
Brady looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tambua passes into side control.
Tambua is trying to ground and pound but Brady uses the momentary lack of control by Tambua to regain half guard.
Tambua stops Brady from getting back to his feet.
Tambua wants to take a breather but Brady is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady is trying to control but can't.
Tambua looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brady misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brady has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tambua with the ground and pound but Brady uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tambua slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Brady.
Brady is trying to maintain the position but Tambua is very close to passing his half guard.
Tambua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brady is just riding it out for now. Tambua eventually gives up the hold.
Tambua thows a huge punch but Brady dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady is defending against the submission attempts here by Tambua.
Tambua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tambua prevents Brady from standing back up.
Brady actively working from the bottom here.
Tambua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tambua is working for a kimura but Brady is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tambua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brady defends it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Brady's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tambua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brady defends it well.
Brady is defending against the submission attempts here by Tambua.
Tambua is thwarting Brady's attempts to control the position.
Brady is refusing to be controlled, as Tambua sits in half guard.
Brady is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tambua is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brady doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tambua.
Tambua slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
Tambua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brady defends it well.
Tambua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brady is just riding it out for now. Tambua eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady is trying to stand up here but Tambua is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukinio Tambua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tambua defends it nicely.
Tambua has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brady is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tambua's waist but Tambua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brady off to one side.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baron Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tambua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brady is looking to get back to is feet but Tambua passes into side control.
Brady tries to control but Tambua manages to take his back.
Brady is trapped and Tambua is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Tambua trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tambua has the hooks in. Brady is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tambua patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tambua throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mukinio Tambua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brady trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tambua looking to break Brady's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brady remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tambua will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brady trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambua is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brady has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tambua tightening his grip on Brady, looking for the choke.
Brady trying to control the position but Tambua manages to sink in the hooks.
Brady rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brady is defending against the submission attempts here by Tambua.
Brady tries to get to full guard but Tambua has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tambua is keen to just control but Brady is a slippery customer.
Tambua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brady missing with punches from the bottom.
Brady is looking to control Tambua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brady avoid being mounted?
Brady gets full guard.
Tambua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brady striking off his back but it's not causing Tambua any problems.
Tambua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brady is trying to keep Tambua in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tambua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tambua throws a big right hand that misses.
Brady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tambua passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tambua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tambua has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tambua lands a big shot there that rocks Brady but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brady is rocked!
Tambua jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brady manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brady dodges the ground and pound from Tambua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tambua misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brady dodges the ground and pound from Tambua.
Brady sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brady is trying to maintain the position but Tambua is very close to passing his half guard.
Tambua seems to be looking for submissions.
Tambua in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brady tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tambua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mukinio Tambua!
Mukinio Tambua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Livity (ranked 1050 p4p, 133 weight class) and Terry Tatum (ranked 1665 p4p, 218 weight class). Livity comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - It's a Man's world. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Livity!
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, Terry Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livity scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Tatum.
Livity lands a jab to the head.
Tatum misses with a shot to the body
and Livity counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Livity swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Livity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Livity is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Livity has time to react.
Livity rushes Tatum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tatum misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Livity.
Livity is looking for a takedown.
Livity has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Livity has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Livity.
Tatum is stalling here.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
Tatum misses with a body punch
and Livity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum throws a hook but Livity blocks it.
Livity throws a big counter combination but Tatum scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Livity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Livity takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tatum walks into a straight right hand from Livity.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Livity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Tatum's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tatum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tatum walks into a jab.
Livity tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
It seemed like Tatum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tatum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum cracks Livity with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Livity falls to his knees and Tatum doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tatum!
A relieved looking Terry Tatum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pereira (ranked 1574 p4p, 147 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1351 p4p, 131 weight class). Pereira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight. Salvatore has chosen Reich mir die Hand as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pereira is trying to defend but Salvatore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Salvatore is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Salvatore trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvatore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Salvatore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pereira defends it well.
Salvatore is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore is working for an americana but Pereira has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Salvatore was thinking about the submission.
Salvatore looking to sit in guard and control but Pereira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salvatore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salvatore looking for a triangle here. Pereira is fighting it but it looks tight! Salvatore pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pereira is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Enzo Salvatore!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Enzo Salvatore made sure he mentioned Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1268 p4p, 162 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 1244 p4p, 157 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pixies - Where is my Mind. Sakuraba has chosen Deetox - Headknocker as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakuraba! But no joy.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Durden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Omerta MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Durden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sakuraba.
Durden rushes Sakuraba and presses him up against the cage.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Sakuraba finds it's way through Durden's defenses.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakuraba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durden rather than just go for the knockout.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Sakuraba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durden finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba lands a jab to Durden's midsection.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the body
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot by Sakuraba.
Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba tries to break free but Durden pushes him back against the cage.
Sakuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
Durden clinches up with Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden keeps control of Sakuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakuraba breaks the clinch.
Durden with a jab.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Durden moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden works the jab nicely.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a glancing blow to the side of Durden's head.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Durden scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Sakuraba.
Durden moves to clinch but Sakuraba breaks away
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden 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.
Durden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Durden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Abraham Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden tries to clinch up.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Durden - just one landing.
Sakuraba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
A nice combination there by Sakuraba.
Durden is rocked!
Durden throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Durden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuraba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Durden has managed to clinch.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Sakuraba is controlling him.
Sakuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuraba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Durden.
Durden walks straight into a right hand from Sakuraba - that's dropped him! Sakuraba jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Durden from any more punishment! Durden complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hayato Sakuraba!
Hayato Sakuraba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Darski (ranked 1306 p4p, 126 weight class) and Devon Malcolm (ranked 1773 p4p, 164 weight class). Devon Malcolm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Darski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darski cracks Malcolm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malcolm. Darski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good exchange - Malcolm coming out on top.
Good exchange - Malcolm coming out on top.
It looks like Chuck Darski has been cut.
Darski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Malcolm - just one landing.
Darski lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malcolm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darski.
Darski misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darski.
Malcolm throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darski just misses with a punch to the body.
Darski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malcolm was well out of range. Poor timing from Darski.
Darski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malcolm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malcolm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malcolm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malcolm throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Darski to regain full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Darski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malcolm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malcolm looking to pass the guard.
Malcolm with a nice head shot there.
Darski is trying to keep Malcolm in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malcolm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malcolm lands a couple of elbows.
Darski wants to sweep here but Malcolm controlling him for the moment.
Malcolm advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malcolm is nestled in close to Darski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malcolm is thwarting Darski's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malcolm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Darski is trying to maintain the position but Malcolm is very close to passing his half guard.
Darski wants to control but Malcolm passes into side.
Malcolm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm lands some shots froms side control.
Malcolm cracks Darski with a big right hand but Darski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Darski wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Darski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Malcolm connects with a decent elbow.
Darski is rocked!
Malcolm scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Darski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malcolm working the ground and pound.
Darski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Malcolm landing a few strikes.
Malcolm cracks Darski with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Malcolm immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Darski is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Malcolm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Malcolm!
Devon Malcolm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Morales (ranked 1282 p4p, 181 weight class) and John Tarley (ranked 1694 p4p, 231 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jose Morales could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Tarley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Tarley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarley digs a good body shot into Morales's ribs.
Tarley slips under a jab.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarley connects with a body shot.
Tarley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morales tries a body shot but Tarley blocks it.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tarley is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tarley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tarley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Tarley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tarley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarley prevents a body shot from Morales.
A short body shot lands from Tarley as the two fighters clinch.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarley looking for a takedown.
Tarley blocks a body shot from Morales.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarley.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tarley's brow.
Tarley misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales prevents a body shot from Tarley.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarley.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Tarley is controlling him.
A short left from Tarley.
Tarley lands a left hand.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarley misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarley lands a shot to the body.
Morales lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tarley.
Tarley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarley presses Morales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Morales scores with a hook to the body. Tarley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morales.
Morales stuns Tarley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morales moves forwards but Tarley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tarley just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarley moves out of range of the body kick from Morales.
Tarley catches Morales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tarley lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tarley there.
Tarley misses with a straight left.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Tarley as he connects with a hook.
Tarley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarley.
Nice uppercut there from Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarley throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarley.
Morales getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tarley misses with a two punch combination.
Morales connects with a jab.
Morales scores with a jab to the body.
Tarley rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tarley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarley blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Tarley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Tarley.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarley.
Morales is leaning against Tarley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tarley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Tarley.
Tarley loads up on a big right hand but Morales slips the punch.
Tarley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tarley.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Tarley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales feints a jab promting Tarley to slip. Morales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tarley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tarley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Morales - just one landing.
Tarley cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarley avoids the body shot from Morales.
Tarley tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tarley misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarley lands with a nice body punch.
Tarley throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Tarley catches Morales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarley misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Jitz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tarley's head.
Tarley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarley misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarley misses with a shot to the body
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.
Tarley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Tarley lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarley lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarley scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales tries to work over Tarley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales gets through Tarley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Tarley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarley.
Tarley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarley can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley misses with a body punch.
Morales presses Tarley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tarley can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Tarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarley blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarley.
Morales working aggressively here.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarley avoids the damage to the body.
Tarley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Tarley controls the action.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Tarley.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Tarley blocks it.
Tarley lands a left hand.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tarley lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarley tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales misses with some punches.
Tarley scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Tarley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Morales will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tarley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Tarley.
Tarley looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
Tarley lands a nice looking body shot.
Tarley lands with a straight right. Morales didn't see that one coming.
Tarley clinches up against the cage.
Tarley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tarley fails to land.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Tarley avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Tarley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tarley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John Tarley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Tarley keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarley can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales working aggressively here.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarley.
Tarley has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Tarley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarley lands a nice uppercut.
Tarley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarley's elbow.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarley.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales takes a swing at Tarley's ribcage but misses.
Tarley connects with a single shot there.
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!
Tarley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Tarley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales lands with a hook. Tarley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarley looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarley.
John Tarley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tarley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morales scrambles back to his feet.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarley.
John Tarley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morales's hands.
Morales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Tarley lands.
Tarley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
A little feinted left hand from Morales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarley moves into the clinch.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales pushes Tarley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Tarley tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarley takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Tarley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarley.
Tarley misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Tarley throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Tarley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Morales.
Tarley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tarley misses with a hook
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Morales takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Tarley.
I think Tarley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tarley!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Tarley thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Git Push (ranked 372 p4p, 51 weight class) and Floyd Maybetter (ranked 2939 p4p, 340 weight class). Floyd Maybetter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Git Push!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Maybetter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maybetter throws an overhand right that lands on Push's shoulder, as Push tries to avoid the shot.
Maybetter misses with a straight left.
Maybetter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Push wants to clinch but Maybetter slips to the side
and Maybetter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Maybetter as Push shoots in.
Git Push seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Push looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maybetter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Push has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maybetter finds it's way round the side to connect with Push's head.
Push closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maybetter circles away.
Maybetter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Push.
Push with a poor takedown
and Maybetter counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Git Push. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Push tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maybetter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Push somewhat.
Push takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Push doesn't manage to clinch there - Maybetter circles away.
A lazy left from Maybetter finds it's target.
Maybetter lands with a straight right. Push didn't see that one coming.
Push fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maybetter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Push walks into a left hand.
Maybetter throws the left hand but Push avoids the punch easily.
Push looks to clinch
and Maybetter counters with a stiff right hand.
Maybetter swats away the attempt to clinch by Push.
Maybetter misses the shot to the body.
Maybetter sizes up Push with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maybetter cracks Push with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Push is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Push tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maybetter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Push is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maybetter circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Push to the canvas! Push doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maybetter keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Maybetter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 269 p4p, 39 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 1299 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Madog should have avoided that one.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Madog moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Madog misses with a looping left.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Madog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Madog.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Madog manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Madog blocks the body kick.
Madog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a spinning back kick!
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Madog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Madog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Madog.
Madog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar.
Madog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madog's head.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar scores with a jab. Madog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Madog throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands with a nice body kick.
Madog throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Madog throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar wants to clinch
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madog lands a head kick!
It looks like Diego Escobar has been cut.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madog. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar is looking to slow Madog down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madog. Madog obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar thumps Madog with a low kick.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar tries to land a leg kick but Madog saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Madog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Madog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Escobar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madog.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madog momentarily.
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!
Escobar throws a low kick but Madog moves out of range easily.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Madog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madog slips under a jab.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar checks a low kick from Madog.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Madog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Madog.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog misses with a looping left.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Madog misses with a looping right.
Madog throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Madog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Madog checks it.
Madog shapes to counter with a head kick.
Escobar throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Madog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Madog throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madog blocks a jab.
Madog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Madog misses with a straight right.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madog can do to turn this around?
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Madog checks it.
Madog throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Madog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Madog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Madog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madog connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Madog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Madog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Escobar throws a hook but Madog blocks it.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar throws a jab when Madog was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a low kick, looking for Escobar's leg but Escobar calmly moves out of range.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Madog is out of range.
Madog drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madog needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madog might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Escobar has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut there from Madog.
Madog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Madog blocks a leg kick.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Madog is out of range.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madog on the side of the head.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Madog checks it.
Madog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madog throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madog lands with an overhand left.
Madog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar'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.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Madog cracks Escobar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Madog misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Madog.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Madog settles back down.
Escobar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar cracks Madog with an open hand slap.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar cracks Madog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madog is able to avoid easily.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Madog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A clash of legs there as Madog blocks the low kick.
Madog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Madog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Madog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Madog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Madog with an uppercut!
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Madog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madog checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madog checks a leg kick.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madog on the side of the head.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar slips a jab from Madog.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Madog counters with a nice body shot.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog misses with a body shot.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Madog.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog misses with a looping left.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Madog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Madog misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Madog misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar thumps Madog with a low kick.
Escobar jabs Madog right on the nose. Madog blinks but takes it well.
Escobar slips a straight right by Madog.
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madog.
Escobar tries to clinch but Madog moves out of range.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Madog's leg but Madog calmly moves out of range.
Madog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Madog thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Madog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar slips a straight right by Madog.
Madog looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Madog's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Nice body kick from Madog.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar throws a hook but Madog blocks it.
Madog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Madog.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Madog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escobar with a body shot.
Escobar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madog takes a step back to recover.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Madog's ribs.
Madog connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Madog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Madog lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Madog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Madog misses with a body shot
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Madog moved away.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Madog scores with a head kick. Escobar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Madog 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 Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madog. That did some damage!
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog feints a counter leg kick.
Madog is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Madog tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madog tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar throws a push kick but Madog slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Escobar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Madog sees coming a mile off.
Madog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Madog takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Madog misses.
Escobar connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Madog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Madog off balance momentarily.
Escobar scoring well with a low kick there.
Madog takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Escobar.
Madog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madog slips under a jab.
Madog throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar defending well as Madog loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar had his way with Iolyn Madog in that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Madog misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Escobar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Madog misses.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Madog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Madog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Madog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Escobar.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Madog.
Madog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Madog blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Madog's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madog throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Madog staying out of range there.
Madog swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Madog misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madog swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Escobar misses
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar throws a head kick but Madog moves out of range.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Madog tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Madog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Madog backs away, Escobar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Madog misses the shot to the body.
Escobar slips a jab from Madog.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madog is able to avoid easily.
Madog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madog's head backwards.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Iolyn Madog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Madog checks a leg kick.
Escobar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Madog.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Madog lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar slips under a jab from Madog.
Madog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Madog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madog scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar cracks Madog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar catches Madog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Diego Escobar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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