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SFC-LA: Winds of Change 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Sela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cedric caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Sela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, cedric caraan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sela stuffs the takedown.
Sela drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
caraan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
caraan has an active guard here but Sela has managed to pass into half guard.
Sela tries to stand but can't do so whilst caraan controls his leg.
caraan actively working from the bottom here.
Sela stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows caraan to get to his feet.
Sela has his takedown stuffed
so caraan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sela looking for a guillotine here but caraan defends easily.
caraan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sela is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sela has escaped and now he's on top!
caraan looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sela passes into half guard.
Sela decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
caraan looking for subs off his back but Sela has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sela looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
caraan kicks off Sela and gets to his feet.
Sela throws a head kick but caraan moves out of range.
Sela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in caraan's half guard.
Sela wants to take a breather but caraan is having none of it.
Sela is trying to work for a kimura but caraan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
caraan works his way to full guard. Good work.
caraan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
caraan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but caraan is tightening it up a little... Sela has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sela reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sela taps out! nice BJJ there by caraan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). cedric caraan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Bagaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gamba Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamba Mugabe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusko Bagaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gamba Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bagaric pushes Mugabe off looking to stand but Mugabe dives back in and keeps control.
Mugabe trying to mount his opponent but Bagaric defends it.
Bagaric actively working from the bottom here.
Bagaric looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mugabe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bagaric has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bagaric is looking to control Mugabe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bagaric avoid being mounted?
Bagaric looking for submissions off his back.
Mugabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bagaric looks to land a combination but Mugabe avoids it well.
Mugabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagaric.
Bagaric shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mugabe counters with a takedown into side control.
Mugabe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bagaric looking for a sweep but Mugabe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bagaric is trying to stand up.
Mugabe scoring with strikes but Bagaric is staying in there.
It looks like Dusko Bagaric has been cut.
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!
Mugabe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mugabe with the ground and pound from mount.
Mugabe looking to finish Bagaric with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bagaric!
Mugabe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mugabe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe scoring with strikes but Bagaric is staying in there.
Bagaric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mugabe.
Mugabe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bagaric tries to lock up and control but Mugabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mugabe raining down shots from the mount!
Bagaric is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bagaric is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagaric wants to hold on but Mugabe pushes him away.
Mugabe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mugabe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bagaric is rocked!
Mugabe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bagaric in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bagaric to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gamba Mugabe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Manto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kron Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Manto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenny throws a nice looking combination but Manto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manto slips a jab and a cross from Kenny.
Crunch! Manto slams his shin into Kenny's torso.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Manto.
Manto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manto swinging wildly here.
Kenny loses concentration momentarily and Manto pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Kenny crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Manto finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Manto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaoru Hanayama had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Hanayama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Hanayama cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Hanayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Hanayama any problems.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Hanayama has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hanayama is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hanayama manages to pass to side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Hanayama slows the pace down.
Hanayama trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to buck Hanayama off but Hanayama is having none of it.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hanayama keeps moving and retains side control.
Hanayama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanayama's best efforts.
Hanayama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hanayama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hanayama trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Hanayama moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanayama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanayama is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanayama blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Hanayama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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.
Hanayama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hanayama blocks the strikes from Silva.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanayama avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hanayama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Horrible takedown by Hanayama or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaoru Hanayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Hanayama throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanayama throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanayama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanayama gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanayama shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanayama throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hanayama moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanayama.
Hanayama closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Hanayama pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaoru Hanayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Hanayama fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanayama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Hanayama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanayama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Hanayama passes into mount!
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanayama pulls his head out easily.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hanayama tries to pass.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hanayama stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hanayama!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Hanayama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hanayama trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanayama passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanayama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hanayama blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hanayama. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Hanayama has taken his back - oops!
Hanayama is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Silva taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hanayama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaoru Hanayama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramon Labayen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labayen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Labayen lands in his opponent's guard.
Fair controls Labayen momentarily but Labayen frees himself.
Fair has his foot on Labayen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Labayen works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fair keeping full guard, as Labayen tries to pass.
Labayen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Labayen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fair manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Labayen has Fair in his guard.
Labayen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fair is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Labayen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Labayen wants to stand up but Fair is controlling him.
Fair is looking to work some ground and pound but Labayen has wrist control.
Labayen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labayen trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Labayen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Labayen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fair stacks Labayen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fair!
Labayen looks gassed!
Labayen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Labayen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fair.
Labayen is trying to control Fair's posture but Fair avoids it.
Fair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Labayen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Labayen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fair wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fair is controlling him well.
Labayen tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fair decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fair controlling the action here.
Labayen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fair works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Labayen hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Labayen looks a forlorn figure.
Fair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Labayen is trying to reverse the position but instead Fair has taken his back - oops!
Fair doesn't have the hooks in and Labayen manages to turn into his guard.
Fair is trying to keep Labayen in close.
Labayen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Labayen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Labayen trying to control but Fair is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Fair dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Labayen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Labayen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fair with a poor takedown
and Labayen counters with a body kick that stops Fair in his tracks momentarily.
Labayen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Labayen misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Labayen both land. Nice combination.
Labayen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Labayen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Labayen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Labayen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Labayen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fair trying to hold on to Labayen's head to control him but Labayen postures up.
Labayen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Labayen stops Fair from getting back to his feet.
Labayen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Labayen is trying to work for a kimura but Fair is defending well.
Labayen tries to stand and escape but Fair is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Labayen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Labayen winds up and cracks Fair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Labayen drops an elbow to the side of Fair's head.
Labayen is keen to just control but Fair is a slippery customer.
Labayen prevents Fair from improving his position.
Labayen is working for a kimura but Fair is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fair manages to get to full guard.
Labayen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fair is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fair has escaped and now he's on top!
Fair scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Labayen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Labayen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Labayen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fair clinches.
Fair tries for a takedown but Labayen manages to get underhooks.
Fair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Labayen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Labayen scores with a hook to the body.
Labayen pulls guard.
Labayen trying to keep a closed guard but Fair is proving a slippery customer.
Labayen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fair is one step ahead there.
Labayen looking for a guillotine here but Fair defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen keeping full guard, as Fair tries to pass.
Labayen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fair manages to get himself to full guard.
Labayen stands up and waves to Fair to follow him.
Fair misses with a takedown
and Labayen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fair won't be happy with that.
Labayen taking a break here but Fair is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen is working for a kimura but Fair is defending it quite comfortably.
Labayen 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.
Fair tries to kick Labayen off but Labayen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Labayen is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Labayen in particular looking to stall.
Fair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Labayen scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Labayen winds up and cracks Fair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Labayen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Labayen is looking to take a break and control but Fair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Labayen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fair tries to roll over but Labayen keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Labayen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Labayen 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Labayen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jacko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Kromer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jacko had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jacko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Kromer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kromer misses.
Kromer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kromer.
Jacko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jacko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kromer.
A punch lands to the side of Jacko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacko shoots in for a takedown but Kromer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kromer's calf.
Jacko tries to close the distance and clinch but Kromer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacko moves in looking to clinch but Kromer pushes him off.
Kromer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Kromer as he checks the leg kick.
Jacko tries to clinch but Kromer is having none of it.
Kromer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kromer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacko tries to clinch up but Kromer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kromer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kromer.
Kromer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jacko counters with a series of strikes. Kromer will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kromer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Jacko.
Kromer lands a nice shot that snaps Jacko's head back.
Jacko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kromer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jacko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kromer throws out the jab.
Kromer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kromer.
Kromer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kromer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kromer throws a big shot that misses.
Kromer throws a series of punches but Jacko avoids them all with ease.
Jacko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jacko misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kromer.
Jacko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kromer lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jacko is defended easily by Kromer.
Jacko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kromer manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer throws a leg kick
and Jacko counters with a straight right hand.
Jacko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frederick Kromer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Kromer.
Jacko tries to clinch but Kromer moves away
and Kromer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kromer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacko shoots in but Kromer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jacko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacko misses with a shot to the body
and Kromer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kromer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kromer swings for the body but Jacko moves out of range.
Kromer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Kromer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Jacko misses.
Kromer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacko.
Kromer lands with a shot to the body.
Jacko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kromer's sensitive parts.
Kromer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Kromer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kromer swings for the body but Jacko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kromer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacko moves in looking to clinch but Kromer pushes him off.
Jacko clinches but Kromer breaks the clinch
and Jacko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Jacko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacko throws a head kick that misses
letting Kromer counter with a right hand.
Kromer throws a lazy head kick
and Jacko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kromer avoids it really well and circles away.
Kromer thows a leg kick but Jacko checks it
and Jacko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacko fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kromer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kromer. Jacko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kromer tries to work over Jacko's front leg with a kick but Jacko checks it.
Jacko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacko looks to clinch
and Kromer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kromer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kromer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kromer throws the left hand but Jacko avoids the punch easily.
Jacko looks to clinch
and Kromer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kromer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kromer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kromer at a distance.
Kromer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kromer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kromer throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacko lands a nice looking body kick.
Jacko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jacko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kromer throws a leg kick which misses Jacko's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacko tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromer misses with a body shot
and Jacko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Kromer as Jacko shoots in.
Kromer misses with a double jab.
Kromer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacko on the side of the head.
Kromer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kromer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kromer throws a right and a left that Jacko avoids nicely.
Jacko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kromer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Kromer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jacko misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kromer is fending him off so far but Jacko persists. Nope, Kromer circles away and we're back to standing.
Kromer throws a hook but Jacko avoids it easily.
Jacko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kromer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kromer avoids a kick to the body.
Jacko misses with a takedown attempt - Kromer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kromer.
Kromer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jacko counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacko clinches but Kromer breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jacko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jacko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kromer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacko.
Kromer throws a chopping leg kick but Jacko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Jacko or perhaps it was just good defense by Kromer which made him look bad.
Jacko moves in looking to clinch but Kromer pushes him off.
Kromer swings for the body but Jacko moves out of range.
Jacko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacko defending well as Kromer loads up on a big left hand.
Jacko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kromer.
Kromer slips under a jab from Jacko.
Kromer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacko tries to clinch but Kromer moves away
and Kromer counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kromer. No joy for Jacko on that attempt.
Kromer circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kromer counter with a right hand.
James Jacko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacko. Kromer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kromer throws a hook but Jacko blocks it.
Jacko throws a sloppy head kick
and Kromer counters with an outside leg kick.
Kromer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Kromer misses
and Jacko counters with a one-two to the body.
Jacko cracks the inside of Kromer's front leg.
Jacko wants to clinch
and Kromer counters with a nice body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jacko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jacko avoids the body shot from Kromer.
Jacko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jacko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kromer.
Kromer misses with a leg kick
and Jacko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacko shoots in looking for a takedown. Kromer tries to sprawl out of it but Jacko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kromer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kromer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacko throws a leg kick
and Kromer counters with a nice body shot.
Kromer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kromer. Kromer obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Kromer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kromer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Kromer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and piet snot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage comes to the ring accompanied by Ratt's Way Cool Jr.. snot has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop the World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, piet snot!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
snot ducks under a wild hook from Rampage.
snot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rampage was well out of range. Poor timing from snot.
Rampage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on snot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
snot tries to buck Rampage off but Rampage is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rampage tries for a kimura but snot is defending well.
snot wants to get back to his feet but Rampage drags him back down.
Check out the look on Rampage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rampage is putting a hurting on snot here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rampage throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and snot works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
snot is trying to stand.
Rampage trying to pass the guard but snot defending well.
snot is trying to get back to full guard.
snot wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
snot is pressing down on Rampage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rampage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
snot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
snot throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
snot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rampage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rampage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
snot thuds a left hand into Rampage's body.
Rampage lands a jab to the head.
snot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rampage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyle Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
snot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rampage tries to score a power double leg takedown but snot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rampage somewhat.
snot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
snot looks gassed!
Rampage cracks snot with an open hand slap.
Rampage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage dips to his left and cracks snot with an uppercut!
Rampage shoots in but snot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Rampage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
snot tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Rampage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
snot gets caught flat footed, as Rampage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rampage tries to free his leg and advance position but snot is retaining full guard.
snot looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
snot is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rampage tries for a takedown but snot manages to get underhooks.
Rampage goes for a takedown attempt but snot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
snot throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
snot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rampage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rampage checks a leg kick.
snot stuffs the takedown.
Rampage closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
snot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rampage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rampage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rampage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Rampage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rampage throws a strike aimed at the side of snot's head but snot avoids it well.
Rampage in side control lands a decent elbow.
snot tries to buck Rampage off but Rampage is having none of it.
snot tries to escape but Rampage is in control.
snot is looking to regain half guard here but Rampage keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to de liver by Rampage. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
snot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rampage connects with a nice looking jab.
Rampage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rampage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at snot to see if he's OK.
Rampage working the ground and pound.
snot is looking to regain half guard here but Rampage keeps moving and retains side control.
Rampage lands a few punches from side control.
snot is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rampage cracks snot with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rampage immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! snot is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rampage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Rampage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Burkshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burkshire comes to the ring accompanied by It's a Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Bone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. 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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220 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Burkshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone misses with a hook. Burkshire ducked under it nicely.
Burkshire throws a big shot that misses.
Bone lands with a cross.
Burkshire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Burkshire's shoulder, as Burkshire tries to avoid the shot.
Burkshire moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Burkshire clinches up with Bone and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bone has had enough of the clinch but Burkshire keeps him there for the moment.
Burkshire breaks the clinch.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkshire is just out of range.
Burkshire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkshire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burkshire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burkshire misses with a looping right.
Burkshire wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone jabs at Burkshire's body.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
Burkshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigel Burkshire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nigel Burkshire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wish Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkshire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burkshire lands a nice looking body kick.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burkshire moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Burkshire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
Burkshire closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bone to the mat! Bone manages to get full guard.
Bone is trying to keep Burkshire in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burkshire, into his guard.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burkshire is pulling down on Bone's head to control his posture.
Burkshire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there.
Bone stands up from Burkshire's guard - Bone perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wish Bone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
Bone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bone misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkshire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bone misses with the combination.
A cross from Bone lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burkshire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bone.
Burkshire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burkshire has managed to clinch.
Burkshire scores with a hook to the body.
Burkshire misses with some punches.
Burkshire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Burkshire tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Burkshire back against the cage.
Burkshire trying to control the position but instead, Bone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burkshire into the ropes.
Burkshire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burkshire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bone rushes Burkshire and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bone misses with a punch to the body.
Burkshire gets underhooks to prevent Bone's takedown attempt.
Burkshire swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burkshire smiles and moves away.
Nigel Burkshire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wish Bone.
Burkshire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
Burkshire tries to clinch
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burkshire wants to clinch but Bone slips to the side
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burkshire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burkshire thinking.
Bone dips to his left and cracks Burkshire with an uppercut!
Bone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burkshire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burkshire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burkshire trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Burkshire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burkshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wish Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burkshire throws a hook but Bone avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Bone coming out on top.
Burkshire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone digs a good hook to Burkshire's body.
Bone tests Burkshire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone takes a swing at Burkshire's ribcage but misses.
Wish Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burkshire tries to clinch up
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkshire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Burkshire.
Burkshire doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Burkshire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burkshire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bone.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bone!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Burkshire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burkshire tries to clinch up
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burkshire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burkshire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burkshire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burkshire counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bone's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burkshire is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burkshire won't allow Bone to get back to his feet.
Bone is trying to keep Burkshire in close.
Burkshire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Bone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burkshire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Nigel Burkshire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wish Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burkshire misses with a double jab
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wish Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wish Bone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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196 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Challa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Challa pinned against the cage. Challa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Challa just misses with a punch to the body.
Challa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Challa throws a body punch but Palhares moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares throws a low kick but Challa avoids it.
Challa lands a really nice looking cross but Palhares seems unphased.
It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Challa to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Challa.
Challa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Challa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
T Challa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challa checks the leg kick.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challa's waist but Challa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
T Challa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelayo Palhares.
Challa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Challa throws a series of strikes that have Palhares backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Challa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Challa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Challa wants it to stay on the feet.
Palhares swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Challa counter with a right hand.
Challa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Challa counters with a stiff right hand.
Challa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Pelayo Palhares's cut even more.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Challa circles away easily
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palhares is trying desperately to land a takedown but Challa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares swings away with a body shot that misses
and Challa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Challa circles away easily
letting Challa counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Challa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Challa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palhares looks gassed!
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palhares.
Challa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Challa.
Challa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Challa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Challa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Challa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challa scores with a shot to the body.
Challa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T Challa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Challa throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
Challa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Challa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Challa counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Challa scores with a four punch combination!
Pelayo Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Challa thows a body shot but no joy.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Challa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch.
Challa throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
T Challa is winning the standup battle so far.
Challa looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Challa misses with an uppercut. Palhares saw that one coming.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Challa counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Pelayo Palhares's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Challa counters with a straight right hand.
T Challa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelayo Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challa checks a low kick from Palhares.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Challa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Palhares might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Challa has got the better of the exchanges.
Challa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Challa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Challa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Challa.
Challa throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Challa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Challa circles away easily
and Challa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Challa counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Challa scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palhares slips a straight right by Challa.
Palhares scores with a hook to the body. Challa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palhares shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Challa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T Challa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Challa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares slips a straight right by Challa.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Challa counters with a nice uppercut.
Challa takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Challa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Challa circles away easily
and Challa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Palhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Challa struggling a bit here.
Challa tries to buck Palhares off but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares trying to control the position but Challa is working away.
Challa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Palhares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Challa, who protects the arm well.
Challa is trying to control Palhares's posture but Palhares avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Challa keeps working.
Palhares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
T Challa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Challa circles away easily
and Challa counters with a nice body shot.
T Challa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelayo Palhares.
Challa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Challa cracks Palhares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Challa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Challa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pelayo Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Challa misses with a straight left.
Challa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palhares.
Challa swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Challa counters with a straight right hand.
Challa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Challa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Palhares shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Challa is trying to defend but Palhares finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pelayo Palhares.
I think Challa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T Challa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fong Sai Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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21
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fong Sai Yuk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Sai Yuk is just out of range.
Sai Yuk throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sai Yuk misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Sai Yuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from John.
It looks like Fong Sai Yuk has been cut.
Sai Yuk ducks under a wild hook from John.
John throws the left hand but Sai Yuk avoids the punch easily.
Sai Yuk takes one to the chin there.
Sai Yuk throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John looks to throw the jab but Sai Yuk is out of range.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sai Yuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sai Yuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sai Yuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Big John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Sai Yuk misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John misses with a hook. Sai Yuk ducked under it nicely.
John lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but John circles away.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John jabs Sai Yuk right on the nose. Sai Yuk blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Fong Sai Yuk's cut even more.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sai Yuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sai Yuk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. John was covering up waiting for the punch and Sai Yuk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sai Yuk advances position into side control!
John parries the strikes from Sai Yuk easily there. Sai Yuk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
John is looking to regain half guard here but Sai Yuk keeps moving and retains side control.
Sai Yuk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sai Yuk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sai Yuk lands a few punches from side control.
John is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sai Yuk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
John is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sai Yuk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
John is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sai Yuk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but John is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
John is trying to get back to his feet.
John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sai Yuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Sai Yuk working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Sai Yuk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
John tries to buck Sai Yuk off but Sai Yuk is having none of it.
John is working hard here to advance position.
John is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sai Yuk connects with a decent elbow.
Sai Yuk cracks John with a big elbow.
John struggling a bit here.
Sai Yuk tries to move into full mount but can't pass John's legs.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
John is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
John knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sai Yuk on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sai Yuk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
John is looking for a sweep.
John parries the strikes from Sai Yuk easily there. Sai Yuk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
Sai Yuk tries to score with some ground and pound. John controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
Sai Yuk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sai Yuk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Sai Yuk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sai Yuk moves into full mount!
Sai Yuk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sai Yuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sai Yuk lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Sai Yuk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sai Yuk working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fong Sai Yuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sai Yuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Sai Yuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John misses with a wild combination.
Sai Yuk shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sai Yuk slips the punch.
Sai Yuk slips under a jab from John.
Sai Yuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John scores with the left hand. Sai Yuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Sai Yuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk slips a jab from John.
Sai Yuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches John napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sai Yuk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John wants to control but Sai Yuk postures up.
John on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
John defending against the ground and pound.
John takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sai Yuk prevents John from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sai Yuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sai Yuk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sai Yuk tries to score with some ground and pound. John controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sai Yuk throws a strike aimed at the side of John's head but John avoids it well.
Fong Sai Yuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to reverse the position.
John parries the strikes from Sai Yuk easily there. Sai Yuk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
John is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sai Yuk connects with a decent elbow.
Sai Yuk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sai Yuk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John prevents Sai Yuk from improving position.
John tries to improve position but can't.
Sai Yuk working away.
John is trying to improve his position.
Sai Yuk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John throws a hook to the side of Sai Yuk's head but Sai Yuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sai Yuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sai Yuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
A jab from Sai Yuk does it's job there.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sai Yuk.
John jabs Sai Yuk right on the nose. Sai Yuk blinks but takes it well.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sai Yuk moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John throws a hook but Sai Yuk blocks it.
John is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sai Yuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk working the ground and pound from side control.
John is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Sai Yuk crashes against the mat.
John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk lands a decent elbow from side control.
John defending against the ground and pound.
John tries to improve position but can't.
John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sai Yuk.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fong Sai Yuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sai Yuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sai Yuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John misses with a straight left.
Sai Yuk slips a jab and a cross from John.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Sai Yuk misses with a hook.
Sai Yuk throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John misses the jab.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Big John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sai Yuk.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John looks to land a left hand but Sai Yuk moved out of range nicely.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big John is winning the standup battle so far.
John misses with a straight right.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sai Yuk.
John looks to throw the jab but Sai Yuk is out of range.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sai Yuk throws out the jab.
Sai Yuk ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sai Yuk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk thows a big elbow that misses.
Sai Yuk tries to free his leg and advance position but John is retaining full guard.
Sai Yuk postures up.
Sai Yuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
Sai Yuk postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
Sai Yuk preventing the sweep.
Sai Yuk cracks John with a solid left hand.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sai Yuk is pushing down on John's leg trying to pass to half guard. John is fighting to maintain full guard but Sai Yuk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sai Yuk moves into full mount! John won't be happy about that!
Sai Yuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sai Yuk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish John?
John tries to hold on but Sai Yuk postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Sai Yuk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
John is wriggling around trying to escape.
John takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sai Yuk is landing with some decent strikes but John is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
John is trying desperately to improve position.
Sai Yuk unloading with bombs!
Sai Yuk breaks from John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sai Yuk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sai Yuk lands with some strikes.
Sai Yuk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish John?
Sai Yuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sai Yuk thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Sai Yuk.
John is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Sai Yuk.
A nice elbow there by Sai Yuk.
John is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fong Sai Yuk really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sai Yuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sai Yuk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
Sai Yuk slips a straight right by John.
Sai Yuk looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Sai Yuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Sai Yuk misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sai Yuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
John misses with a hook. Sai Yuk ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Sai Yuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sai Yuk misses with a straight right.
John lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk avoids the body shot from John.
Sai Yuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sai Yuk thows a huge punch but John dodges it nicely.
Sai Yuk wants to free his trapped foot but John is holding on for dear life with his legs.
John is pressing down on Sai Yuk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sai Yuk is one step ahead there.
Sai Yuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sai Yuk forces his way into half guard.
Sai Yuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed John's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sai Yuk connects with a nice short shot to John's temple.
Sai Yuk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sai Yuk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sai Yuk is pressing down on John's thigh, looking to free his foot. John is holding on for now.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sai Yuk.
John is looking to control Sai Yuk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can John avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk looks to land a strike but John avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John slips a jab from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John misses with a straight left.
Sai Yuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sai Yuk.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from John misses.
A big left from Sai Yuk misses.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sai Yuk.
The fighters circling - Sai Yuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sai Yuk misses with a hook.
Sai Yuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sai Yuk throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sai Yuk connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fong Sai Yuk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
John punishes Sai Yuk's body with a nice straight punch.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sai Yuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
John misses with a wild combination.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Sai Yuk moves out of range as John strikes.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Sai Yuk is just out of range.
Sai Yuk throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sai Yuk manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sai Yuk misses its intended target.
Sai Yuk misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Sai Yuk throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Sai Yuk ducks under a wild hook from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John lands with an overhand left.
John cracks a nice hook into Sai Yuk's ribs.
Sai Yuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sai Yuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John misses with a two punch combination.
Sai Yuk lands a jab to John's midsection.
A combination from John does no damage.
Sai Yuk defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John moves out of range as Sai Yuk strikes.
John throws the left hand but Sai Yuk avoids the punch easily.
Sai Yuk missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Sai Yuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sai Yuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Sai Yuk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sai Yuk showed some decent athleticism there.
Sai Yuk wants to pass to mount but John is defending the position.
John is looking to improve his position.
Sai Yuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
John taking some punishment here, with Sai Yuk in his half guard.
Sai Yuk is looking to advance position but John won't allow it.
Sai Yuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Big John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sai Yuk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sai Yuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. John defending well though.
John is trying to control but can't.
Sai Yuk prevents John from standing back up.
Sai Yuk drops an elbow to the side of John's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is in trouble now - Sai Yuk has advanced to mount!
Sai Yuk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
John taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Sai Yuk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
John is rocked!
Sai Yuk looking to finish John with some ground and pound. This is bad for John!
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Sai Yuk! John is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fong Sai Yuk! Fong Sai Yuk retains his super heavyweight title!
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