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WPFC 18 - Lawrence vs McDonald PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dartemis Bleak (ranked 5658 p4p, 399 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 5809 p4p, 403 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dartemis Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Sheldon Cooper has been cut.
Cooper looking to score a takedown here. Bleak is defending well but Cooper drives through and ends up in Bleak's guard.
Bleak wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bleak kicks Cooper off and gets to his feet.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak tries to advance to mount but Cooper denies him.
Bleak in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bleak decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cooper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper stops Bleak from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cooper is on him like a limpet, forcing Bleak back against the cage.
Bleak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Bleak tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Bleak has Cooper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bleak can't break the clinch.
Cooper manages to pull guard.
Cooper is trying to control the position but Bleak postures up.
Bleak stands up over Cooper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sheldon Cooper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sheldon Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dartemis Bleak!
A victorious Dartemis Bleak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 2766 p4p, 267 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 4254 p4p, 343 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Du Mahss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Du Mahss lands a jab to the nose.
Du Mahss cracks Pinkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Du Mahss against the cage.
Pinkman pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Du Mahss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinkman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pinkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinkman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pinkman wants to free his trapped foot but Du Mahss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Mahss is looking to escape.
Pinkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Du Mahss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinkman.
Du Mahss is trying to stand back up but Pinkman is controlling him
Du Mahss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinkman on the ground.
Pinkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinkman is working for a kimura but Du Mahss is defending it quite comfortably.
Pinkman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinkman wants to pass to mount but Du Mahss is defending the position.
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.
Du Mahss kicks off Pinkman and gets to his feet.
Pinkman moves into the clinch.
Pinkman drags the fight down to the ground.
Pinkman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Du Mahss defends it easily.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Du Mahss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pinkman has his foot on Du Mahss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Du Mahss works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Du Mahss has managed to get both his arms back between Pinkman's legs - danger averted.
Du Mahss stands up from Pinkman's guard - Du Mahss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Du Mahss lands a nice hook to Pinkman's body. Pinkman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinkman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pinkman showed some decent athleticism there.
Pinkman seems to be working for a kimura but Du Mahss defends the submission attempt.
Du Mahss is trying to stand up here but Pinkman is controlling him well.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but Du Mahss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinkman to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkman wants to work for an arm triangle but Du Mahss is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Du Mahss wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkman is trying to work for a kimura but Du Mahss is defending well.
Pinkman passes to full mount!
Pinkman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Du Mahss has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pinkman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Du Mahss is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman working for a triangle but Du Mahss defends it easily.
Du Mahss gets to his feet. Pinkman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
That's time! Du Mahss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinkman closes the distance and pushes Du Mahss back into the cage.
Pinkman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Du Mahss wants to get up but he can't break Pinkman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Du Mahss stands and steps away. Pinkman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Du Mahss thuds a left hand into Pinkman's body.
Du Mahss looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Du Mahss.
Pinkman takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinkman jumps guard and drags Du Mahss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Mahss stands and steps away. Pinkman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Du Mahss works the jab nicely.
Du Mahss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Donk. Du Mahss catches Pinkman right on the button with a cross.
Pinkman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Mahss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinkman eats them both and turns towards Du Mahss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Du Mahss lands with a shot to the body.
Pinkman moves into the clinch successfully.
Du Mahss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinkman decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Mahss wants to get up but he can't break Pinkman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman looking for a guillotine here but Du Mahss defends easily.
Du Mahss is looking to stand up but Pinkman won't let him.
Pinkman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Du Mahss's guard.
Du Mahss pushes Pinkman off and gets back to his feet.
Du Mahss tries to keep at a distance but Pinkman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Du Mahss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman prevents Du Mahss from breaking the clinch.
Pinkman pulls guard successfully.
Pinkman working for a triangle but Du Mahss defends it easily.
Pinkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Du Mahss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Du Mahss has managed to get both his arms back between Pinkman's legs - danger averted.
Du Mahss has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pinkman looking for a guillotine here but Du Mahss defends easily.
Pinkman has a closed guard, preventing Du Mahss from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Du Mahss is aware though and is defending well.
Du Mahss gets to his feet. Pinkman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Du Mahss with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Du Mahss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Du Mahss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Du Mahss is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pinkman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Du Mahss escapes and throws Pinkman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Du Mahss decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pinkman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinkman is breathing heavily.
Pinkman wants to clinch but Du Mahss slips to the side
and Du Mahss counters with a straight right hand.
Du Mahss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Mahss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinkman jumps guard and drags Du Mahss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Mahss has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pinkman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Du Mahss is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pinkman pulls down on the head and he's put Du Mahss to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesse Pinkman!
After the fight, Jesse Pinkman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Tommy Du Mahss stepped up to the mic, saying 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR PINKIE TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr Vi (ranked 6239 p4p, 518 weight class) and Peter Dryswood (ranked 5340 p4p, 476 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kile Jr Vi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Dryswood!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryswood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dryswood lands a nice short elbow.
Jr Vi looking for submissions off his back.
Dryswood is thwarting Jr Vi's attempts to control the position.
Dryswood is looking to advance position but Jr Vi won't allow it.
Dryswood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jr Vi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dryswood lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr Vi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dryswood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jr Vi's head.
Dryswood looks to land a strike but Jr Vi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jr Vi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dryswood rolls with it to try and escape but Jr Vi cranks on the arm and Dryswood is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kile Jr Vi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Zhang (ranked 5471 p4p, 442 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 23632 p4p, 501 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper lands a leg kick that knocks Zhang off balance momentarily.
Zhang misses with an uppercut
enabling Tropper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tropper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhang - the referee stops the clock and Tropper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhang. Tropper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zhang has closed the distance and engaged Tropper in a clinch.
Zhang stalling the fight.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tropper.
Zhang pulls guard.
Zhang is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tropper dives into side control.
Zhang's coaches at The Forge have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tropper decides to stand back up.
Zhang tries to clinch but Tropper is having none of it.
Tropper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhang is out of range.
Tropper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Tropper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropper connects with a crisp jab.
Tropper cracks a nice hook into Zhang's ribs.
Tropper scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tropper lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper throws a chopping leg kick but Zhang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zhang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zhang is breathing heavily.
Zhang is sitting in close to Tropper's body. Tropper has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Zhang is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Zhang is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tropper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Tropper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Meyer (ranked 3925 p4p, 402 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 5856 p4p, 506 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donovan Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meyer defends it nicely.
Entreri gets tackled into the cage by Meyer. Meyer maintains the clinch.
Meyer trying to land knees to the body.
Entreri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Meyer trying to land knees to the body.
Entreri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donovan Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemis Entreri.
Meyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri tries to pull guard but Meyer holds him up against the cage and eventually Entreri drops back down to his feet.
Our sources have told us that Meyer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Entreri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Entreri looks winded!
Meyer stops a takedown attempt from Entreri.
Entreri avoiding damage as Meyer throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meyer obliges.
Entreri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meyer to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer landing knees to the head.
Meyer has Entreri pressed against the cage, preventing Entreri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meyer.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Entreri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Meyer missing with knees to the body.
Meyer missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meyer obliges.
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meyer looking to throw knees to the head but Entreri is blocking nicely.
Meyer tries a knee to the head but Entreri blocks it.
Meyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Entreri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Meyer regains guard.
Meyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Entreri on the ground.
Entreri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entreri stops Meyer from standing up.
Entreri passes Meyer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Entreri controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri trying to control from half guard but Meyer is working away.
Meyer is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Entreri is working for a kimura but Meyer is defending it quite comfortably.
Entreri wants to pass the guard but Meyer is defending well.
Entreri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Entreri.
Entreri trying to control from Meyer's half guard. Meyer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Entreri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meyer is looking to stand up but Entreri isn't so interested in that idea.
Entreri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Entreri wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Entreri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Entreri.
Meyer drives through and clinches with Entreri against the cage.
Meyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Entreri's face.
Nice elbow from Meyer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Entreri's brow.
Meyer working Entreri over with knees to the body.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Meyer.
Entreri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meyer to keep the fight standing.
Meyer trying to stall but Entreri improves his position.
Entreri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meyer after a bit of a struggle.
Entreri is trying to push Meyer away but Meyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Entreri is trying to pull guard but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Entreri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Meyer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Entreri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Entreri has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Entreri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Meyer.
Meyer lands a nice elbow.
Meyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Entreri won't want to take too many of those.
Meyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Entreri looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meyer obliges.
Meyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Entreri up against the cage.
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Entreri is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Entreri looking for a takedown.
Donovan Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemis Entreri.
Entreri avoiding damage as Meyer throws knees to the body.
Entreri takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meyer obliges.
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meyer crunches a lovely knee into Entreri's ribcage.
Meyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Entreri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Entreri won't want to take too many of those.
Meyer stalling the fight.
Meyer lands an elbow that stopped Entreri in his tracks for a moment.
Entreri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Entreri's defenses.
Meyer lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entreri.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entreri can do to turn this around?
Meyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entreri avoids it.
Meyer lands an elbow that stopped Entreri in his tracks for a moment.
Meyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Entreri is rocked!
Meyer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Entreri is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
Entreri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donovan Meyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Entreri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meyer landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a big uppercut that drops Entreri! More strikes from Meyer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Entreri lies dazed against the cage as Meyer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Meyer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papi Tantor (ranked 2753 p4p, 297 weight class) and Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 3302 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Helsinki, Papi Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Kulik saw that one coming.
Tantor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulik.
Kulik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Kulik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kulik missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Kulik backs away, Tantor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kulik throws a big shot that misses.
Kulik has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Kulik ducks down to avoid it.
Kulik throws a right hand that Tantor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tantor also avoids with ease.
Kulik staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulik! But no joy.
Kulik cracks Tantor with an open hand slap.
Kulik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor thuds a left hand into Kulik's body.
Kulik moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kulik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Kulik misses the shot to the body.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulik.
Tantor is looking to counter punch.
Kulik moves forwards but Tantor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tantor throws an overhand right that lands on Kulik's shoulder, as Kulik tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Kulik misses.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulik misses with a straight left.
Tantor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tantor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tantor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulik misses with a body shot
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Kulik just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulik.
Kulik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tantor throws a chopping leg kick but Kulik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
letting Kulik counter with a right hand.
Tantor scores with a nice strike.
Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Tantor coming out on top.
Kulik throws a sloppy body shot
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Kulik.
Kulik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Kulik is rocked!
Donk. Tantor catches Kulik right on the button with a cross.
Kulik is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Kulik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tantor misses its intended target.
Kulik is looking for the big counter here.
Kulik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Kulik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Kulik does no damage.
Kulik seems to have recovered his senses.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Kulik misses with a jab to the body
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulik scores with a jab to the head.
Tantor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor slips under a jab from Kulik.
Kulik tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Kulik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulik throws a right hand that misses
and Kulik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulik.
A little feinted left hand from Tantor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor lands a brutal head kick. Kulik looks out on his feet and Tantor throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Papi Tantor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Majere (ranked 3371 p4p, 362 weight class) and Harrison Bergeron (ranked 7430 p4p, 547 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Bergeron!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majere gets the takedown into side control.
Majere scoring with punches and elbows.
Bergeron stops Majere from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergeron is looking for a sweep.
Majere trying to control the position but Bergeron is working away.
Bergeron can't do much from the bottom here.
Bergeron is holding Majere down, trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergeron wants to control but Majere postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Majere is staying active.
Bergeron is not content to let Majere control the position.
Majere looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Majere working away.
Majere tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bergeron tries to buck Majere off but Majere is having none of it.
Bergeron struggling a bit here.
Majere in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bergeron sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Majere prevents Bergeron from improving his position.
Majere looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Majere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Majere is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Majere sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergeron defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron is not content to let Majere control the position.
Bergeron controlling the position well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bergeron has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bergeron punishes Majere's body with a nice straight punch.
Majere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majere attempts a counter takedown but Bergeron avoids it well and moves away.
Bergeron lands a slapping body shot.
Majere misses with a low kick.
Harrison Bergeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majere takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bergeron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Majeres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergeron throws a big shot that misses.
Majere throws a leg kick but Bergeron moved away.
Majere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergeron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergeron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bergeron duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergeron scores with a sloppy right hand. Majere should have avoided that one.
Majere looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bergeron cracks Majere with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bergeron darts in and clinches Majere up against the cage.
Bergeron tries to stall but Majere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bergeron avoiding damage.
Bergeron is working Majere over against the cage.
Bergeron works on Majere's body with a couple of short punches.
Bergeron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Majere pulls guard effortlessly.
Majere is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bergeron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bergeron stopping the sweep attempt from Majere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Bergeron dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Majere tries to move into range but Bergeron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bergeron connects with a body shot.
Bergeron doesn't manage to clinch there - Majere circles away.
Majere changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bergeron scores with the left hand. Majere knows he should have avoided that one.
Bergeron misses with a hook. Majere ducked under it nicely.
Majere appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Majere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergeron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Majere scrambles back to his feet.
Majere is rocked!
Bergeron walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Majere drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bergeron swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Majere's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Bergeron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 2972 p4p, 325 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 23739 p4p, 553 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). On his way into the cage it seems that Kaiji Inoue has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kaiji Inoue seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaiji Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett defending well as Inoue loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue with a hook.
Inoue moves into the clinch.
Hackett manages to break the clinch.
Inoue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inoue seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue misses with an uppercut
and Hackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inoue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Inoue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inoue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Inoue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inoue throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoue delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Inoue.
Hackett gets tackled into the cage by Inoue. Inoue maintains the clinch.
Hackett connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kaiji Inoue has been cut.
Inoue misses with some punches.
Hackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackett blocks the elbow strike.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Inoue fails to land.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Hackett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Inoue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inoue finds it's way round the side to connect with Hackett's head.
Inoue tries to clinch but Hackett moves away
and Hackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackett moves forwards but Inoue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Inoue darts in trying to clinch
and Hackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inoue takes the fight into the clinch.
Hackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoue scores with a sloppy right hand. Hackett should have avoided that one.
Inoue connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inoue forces Hackett back against the cage and clinches.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inoue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hackett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inoue avoids it.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoue tries to clinch but Hackett is having none of it.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Inoue avoids it with no problem.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett needs to keep his hands up - Inoue had a free shot at his head there.
Inoue connects with a looping right hand.
Inoue wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Hackett moves out of range easily.
Hackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hackett scores with a jab. Inoue acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue darts in and clinches Hackett up against the cage.
Inoue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inoue.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hackett.
A nice left hand lands by Inoue.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoue.
Hackett takes a shot to the head.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Inoue on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
Hackett lands a nice hook to Inoue's body. Inoue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inoue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Inoue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Inoue.
Inoue wants to clinch up but Hackett keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hackett! But no joy.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hackett throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Hackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue misses with a head kick.
Hackett slips a straight right by Inoue.
Inoue throws an off balance right hand
and Hackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inoue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackett can do to turn this around?
Inoue digs a good body shot into Hackett's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue gets a clinch.
Kaiji Inoue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hackett.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Inoue is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Inoue.
Inoue lands a jab.
Inoue misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inoue lands an overhand right.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Inoue has Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Inoue is looking to take this one to the mat.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett manages to break the clinch.
Inoue has his takedown stuffed
and Hackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Inoue misses with a hook
and Hackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inoue lands a jab.
Inoue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inoue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Hackett - that landed with a thud.
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hackett avoids the head kick by Inoue.
Inoue throws a hook but Hackett blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Hackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inoue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Good leg kick by Inoue there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Inoue has closed the distance and engaged Hackett in a clinch.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Hackett dodges an elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hackett lands a shot to the body.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hackett.
Hackett breaks from the clinch.
Inoue misses with a double jab
and Hackett counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Inoue coming out on top.
Hackett slips under a jab.
It seemed like Hackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue slips under a jab.
Inoue misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Hackett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Inoue throws a series of punches but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue jabs Hackett right on the nose. Hackett blinks but takes it well.
Hackett defending well as Inoue loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hackett takes one to the side of the head.
Inoue works over Hackett's head and body with a nice combination.
Inoue misses with a hook
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Inoue clinches up with Hackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Inoue gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Inoue is blocking nicely.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Inoue scores with a shot to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett keeps control of Inoue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hackett breaks the clinch.
Inoue jabs Hackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Hackett tries to keep at a distance but Inoue has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett scores with a knee to the head.
Hackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inoue blocks it with crossed arms.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Inoue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Hackett in his tracks for a moment.
Inoue blocks an uppercut.
Hackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hackett digs a right hand underneath Inoue's ribcage. Inoue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hackett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inoues head.
Inoue lands a good knee to the midsection. Hackett won't want to take too many of those.
James Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inoue misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hackett.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Inoue jabs at Hackett's body.
Inoue cracks Hackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hackett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inoue looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett working a defensive guard here.
Hackett has an active guard here but Inoue has managed to pass into half guard.
Hackett keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Inoue decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Inoue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
Inoue lands an overhand right.
Inoue shoots in and gets a takedown into Hackett's guard.
Hackett pulls Inoue in to control the position.
Hackett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inoue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inoue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hackett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hackett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inoue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiji Inoue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inoue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiji Inoue!
After winning the bout, Kaiji Inoue thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caramon Majere (ranked 1771 p4p, 226 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 3752 p4p, 378 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caramon Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramanti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiramanti cracks a nice hook into Majere's ribs.
Majere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Majere tries to clinch up.
Majere tries to clinch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Caramon Majere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majere moves in looking to clinch but Tiramanti pushes him off.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiramanti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiramanti! But no joy.
Majere misses with a low kick.
Tiramanti works Majere's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majere clinches up against the cage.
Majere with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Majere misses with the head strike.
Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
Majere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Majere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Majere moves into range and clinches up with Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Majere misses with a knee strike.
Tiramanti gets through Majere's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiramanti is pushing Majere up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiramanti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tiramanti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Majere just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiramanti's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiramanti.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Majere just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiramanti's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiramanti blocks it with crossed arms.
Majere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiramanti lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiramanti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiramanti lands a body punch.
Tiramanti has Majere pushed against the cage.
Tiramanti just leaning against Majere, taking a breather.
Majere gets through Tiramanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Majere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiramanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Majere is looking to control Tiramanti's arms but Tiramanti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Majere has his back to the cage.
Majere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
Majere tries to clinch up
enabling Tiramanti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti has Majere up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiramanti stalling in the clinch.
Majere tries to land a knee to the head but Tiramanti blocks with his arms.
Majere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiramanti scores with a shot to the side of Majere's head.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti pushes Majere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Majere throws an elbow but misses.
Tiramanti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majeres head.
Tiramanti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiramanti blocks the elbow strike.
Majere missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti avoiding damage as Majere throws knees to the body.
Majere misses with some punches.
Majere pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiramanti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiramanti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiramanti breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Majere throws a knee to the head but misses.
Majere pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiramanti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiramanti.
Majere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiramanti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiramanti blocks an elbow strike from Majere.
Tiramanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Tiramanti.
Majere darts in trying to clinch
and Tiramanti counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Tiramanti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiramanti drops Majere with a huge uppercut! Majere drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tiramanti is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1866 p4p, 239 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 1717 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings McDonald.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence scores with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Lawrence.
Lawrence lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
McDonald slips nicely into half guard.
McDonald seems to be looking for submissions.
McDonald stops Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Lawrence is defending well.
Lawrence wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDonald is pressing down on Lawrence's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawrence is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is trying to stand up here but McDonald is controlling him well.
McDonald is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonald wants to take a breather but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawrence tries to get out of the position.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Lawrence is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stops Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawrence.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lawrence takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lawrence forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawrence.
McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lawrence avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Malachi Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for McDonald.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Lawrence stalks McDonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDonald's face. McDonald staggers backwards, shaken.
McDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawrence takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malachi Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
Lawrence wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald misses with a double jab.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonald on the side of the head.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
Lawrence gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawrence takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawrence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDonald throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence lands a two punch combo.
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
As McDonald looks to move away, Lawrence throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald looks to land a combination. Lawrence sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald keeps Lawrence at a distance using the push kick.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Lawrence has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawrence blocks the leg kick.
McDonald scores with a jab.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawrence throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
A nice combination there by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawrence gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malachi Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McDonald.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrence moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence is stalling here.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
McDonald lands a head kick!
McDonald misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDonald!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDonald counters with an outside leg kick.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lawrence looks to land a combination. McDonald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on McDonald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Lawrence's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence with a hook.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from McDonald.
Lawrence cracks a nice hook into McDonald's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McDonald lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McDonald dives into side control.
McDonald moves into full mount!
McDonald is looking to work his way around to Lawrence's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
McDonald won't let Lawrence get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McDonald looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McDonald tries to control but Lawrence wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence bucks McDonald off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David McDonald just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence 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.
McDonald thumps Lawrence with a low kick.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
McDonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawrence tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice uppercut lands for Lawrence. That snapped McDonald's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Lawrence tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonald connects with a crisp jab.
Lawrence clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lawrence with a nice cross.
McDonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawrence takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McDonald scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawrence is fending him off so far but McDonald persists. Nope, Lawrence circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
Lawrence is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence with a jab.
Lawrence gets caught napping as McDonald dives in and scores a takedown. Lawrence manages to retain guard.
Lawrence wants to stand but McDonald is controlling the position.
McDonald drops back looking for a leg! Lawrence is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawrence manages to kick McDonald off! McDonald jumps back into Lawrence's guard.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
McDonald keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to get back to his feet but McDonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDonald is pushing down on Lawrence's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawrence is fighting to maintain full guard but McDonald has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence is trying to stand back up but McDonald is controlling him
McDonald is working for a kimura but Lawrence is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonald works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Malachi Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald swinging wildly here.
Lawrence connects with the punch.
McDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence is trying to stand up here but McDonald is controlling him well.
McDonald slows the pace down in half guard.
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura but Lawrence is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
Lawrence is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald stops Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
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.
McDonald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McDonald won't let Lawrence get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McDonald working for a guillotine from mount but Lawrence is in no mood to give up.
Lawrence somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
McDonald moves out of range as Lawrence throws a body kick.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonald! But no joy.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonald is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
McDonald cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
McDonald throws a combination that misses
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.
Donk. Lawrence catches McDonald right on the button with a cross.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Lawrence.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
David McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malachi Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malachi Lawrence.
I think Lawrence has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malachi Lawrence!
Malachi Lawrence retains his welterweight title!
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