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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artorias Vendal (ranked 24316 p4p, 440 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 24181 p4p, 462 weight class). Artorias Vendal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artorias Vendal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laguera swivels and escapes.
Laguera shoots in looking for a takedown but Vendal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laguera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vendal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laguera was covering up waiting for the punch and Vendal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Laguera has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vendal is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laguera.
Laguera trying to remain calm as Vendal controls from the top position.
Laguera is not content to let Vendal control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vendal wants to control but Laguera is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laguera can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendal controlling from side mount.
Laguera tries to buck Vendal off but Vendal is having none of it.
Vendal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck for Laguera with that takedown attempt.
As Laguera tries to get set, Vendal tries to push him back and clinch up but Laguera manages to avoid the attempt.
Laguera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laguera sprawls well. Laguera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vendal gets slowly back to his feet.
Laguera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vendal is fending him off so far but Laguera persists. Nope, Vendal circles away and we're back to standing.
Vendal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Artorias Vendal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Laguera.
A head kick misses from Vendal.
Vendal leaves Laguera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laguera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vendal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laguera gets a takedown into half guard.
Vendal is pressing down on Laguera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendal controlling the position.
Vendal has his feet on Laguera's thighs here. He's pushed Laguera off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Laguera screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artorias Vendal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fonald (ranked 6756 p4p, 453 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 7133 p4p, 460 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall has Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Fonald avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Fonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Fonald is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Fonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fonald is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fonald shoots and misses
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Fonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall 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.
Hall stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonald. Fonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Donald Fonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall pounces like a tiger and cracks Fonald with a vicious hook! Fonald is down but not out! Hall follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Hall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Saarela (ranked 6688 p4p, 423 weight class) and Bryan Furry (ranked 5822 p4p, 404 weight class). The key to victory for Ilpo Saarela has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilpo Saarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Saarela defends well and Furry ends up having to push Saarela into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A combination from Saarela does no damage.
Furry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furry takes one to the chin there.
Saarela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarela is looking to counter punch.
Furry shoots for a double leg takedown but Saarela sprawls well. He's pushed Furry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saarela throwing a counter right hand but Furry manages to avoid it.
Saarela gets caught flat footed, as Furry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Furry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saarela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Furry on the ground.
Furry trying to control the position from guard on top but Saarela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furry scoring with some ground and pound.
Furry looking to pass the guard.
Furry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saarela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saarela keeping moving, preventing Furry from controlling successfully.
Furry prevents Saarela from getting back to his feet.
Furry trying to control but Saarela is working from the bottom.
Furry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry forces his way into half guard.
Saarela is looking to escape.
Furry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saarela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furry moves into full mount! Saarela won't be happy about that!
Furry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saarela is squirming around, avoiding Furry's attempts to control the action.
Saarela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Furry with good strikes from the mount here!
Saarela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Furry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Furry throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Saarela has his hands clasped together but Furry breaks the hold and Saarela is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Furry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Furry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Augusta (ranked 5410 p4p, 465 weight class) and Ricardo Milos (ranked 5421 p4p, 466 weight class). Renato Augusta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Milos's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Augusta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Milos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Augusta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Milos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Milos throws a head kick that half lands.
Milos slips a straight right by Augusta.
Augusta closes the distance and pushes Milos back into the cage.
A short right from Milos on the inside.
Augusta wants to break free but Milos has control.
Still in the clinch, Milos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Augusta tries to score a body lock takedown but Milos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Milos lands an uppercut.
Milos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augusta backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Milos has Augusta pressed against the cage, preventing Augusta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Augusta tries to pull guard but Milos holds him up against the cage and eventually Augusta drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Milos.
Milos lands with a right to the head.
Milos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augusta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Milos.
Milos throws a leg kick which misses Augusta's front leg but catches the back leg as Augusta tries to avoid it.
Augusta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Augusta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Augusta's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milos scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Milos.
Milos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Augusta misses with a takedown attempt - Milos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Milos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Milos scores with a nice head shot.
Milos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Milos cracks Augusta with a good jab.
Crack! A monster head kick from Milos and Augusta falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Milos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Milos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristaps Zutis (ranked 4412 p4p, 424 weight class) and Sabotage Rex (ranked 4071 p4p, 409 weight class). Rex has chosen Motley Crue - Girlsx3 as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristaps Zutis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabotage Rex!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zutis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rex.
Rex connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zutis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rex lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kristaps Zutis has been cut.
Rex thuds his shin into the meat of Zutis's side.
Rex keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rex.
Rex has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zutis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zutis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rex counters with a nice right hand that sends Zutis toppling to the canvas! Zutis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rex finish him?!
Zutis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Zutis is breathing heavily.
Zutis fails with the takedown
and Rex counters with a huge right that knocks Zutis out cold! Rex is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sabotage Rex!
A less than humble Sabotage Rex misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 4114 p4p, 147 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 5677 p4p, 175 weight class). Seagal has chosen Better Man as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Maui stuns Seagal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Maui catches Seagal right on the button with a cross.
Maui punishes Seagal's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Maui.
Maui lands a left and a right that send Seagal crashing to the mat, dazed. Maui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Steven Seagal's cut even more.
Maui lands a slapping body shot.
Maui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seagal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seagal looks winded!
Seagal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maui lands a nice looking body shot.
Maui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seagal has time to react.
The cut above Steven Seagal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maui lands a big right hand that sends Seagal crashing to the mat! Maui stays standing though and waves Seagal back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steven Seagal'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 Steven Seagal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raykuza Maui!
In defeat, Steven Seagal stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't lose this fight, I clearly won it, this company is clearly bias towards Raykuza Maui, so i'm still 5-0. If you dispute this I
will snap your neck. Also I want my title shot Butch Harris, you better make it happen.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Boom (ranked 2645 p4p, 282 weight class) and Jeff Fafa (ranked 3316 p4p, 341 weight class). Samuel Boom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fafa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fafa in his tracks.
It looks like Jeff Fafa has been cut.
Fafa avoids the body shot from Boom.
Fafa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fafa ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Fafa with the counter takedown but Boom avoids it easily.
Fafa throws a right hand that misses
and Boom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fafa shoots for a takedown but Boom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Fafa misses.
Fafa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Fafa is just out of range.
Boom misses with a hook. Fafa ducked under it nicely.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fafa.
Fafa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom throws a lazy uppercut
and Fafa counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fafa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Boom's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samuel Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa lands with a kick to the temple. Boom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fafa lands a nice looking body shot.
Fafa shoots in but Boom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fafa tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fafa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Fafa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fafa misses the jab.
Fafa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fafa.
Fafa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom lunges at Fafa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fafa's hand.
Fafa throws a right and a left that Boom avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom throws a combination that misses
and Fafa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fafa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fafa. Fafa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fafa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Samuel Boom has been cut.
Fafa connects with a right hand. Boom shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Boom.
Fafa looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Boom walks into a left hand.
Boom swings for the body but Fafa moves out of range.
Fafa misses with a double jab.
Fafa staying out of range there.
Fafa avoids the body shot from Boom.
Fafa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fafa defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Boom has knocked Fafa down with a huge combo! Boom steps away and waves a wobbly Fafa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fafa is rocked!
That has opened up Jeff Fafa's cut even more.
Boom drops Fafa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Boom follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Boom!
Samuel Boom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fox (ranked 3176 p4p, 285 weight class) and Bear Claw (ranked 2970 p4p, 270 weight class). Fox comes into the arena with Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Claw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Claw
and Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox is working Claw over against the cage.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fox scores a nice knee to the body.
Fox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claw walks away with a smile on his face. Fox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Claw misses with the body kick
and Fox counters with a good, hard body kick but Claw shrugs it off.
Claw wants to land a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Fox throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Claw was covering up waiting for the punch and Fox finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fox passes into half guard.
Fox lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fox in particular looking to stall.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Fox is controlling him
Well, if Fox 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Claw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fox 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.
Fox controlling the action here.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Fox is controlling him well.
Fox controlling the action here.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working for a submission of some sort.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Fox is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Fox there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
Fox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Claw throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Claw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Fox has been cut.
Fox is working Claw over against the cage.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox is struggling to control the position.
Claw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Claw pushes Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fox drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
Fox has his foot on Claw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Claw works his way back into a safe position though.
Claw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Claw has managed to get both his arms back between Fox's legs - danger averted.
Claw stands up and waves to Fox to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fox misses with a body kick.
Fox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw throws a low kick, looking for Fox's leg but Fox calmly moves out of range.
Fox is looking to counter punch.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claw moves out of range of the strikes.
Claw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Claw.
Jim Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox avoids the head kick by Claw.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
A head kick from Claw lands but Fox takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox throws a series of strikes that have Claw backpedaling.
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Fox is leaning against Claw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
A head punch on the inside from Claw fails to land.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Fox tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Claw tries to sprawl but Fox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Fox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Claw tries to kick Fox off but Fox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Claw tries to kick Fox off but Fox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jim Fox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Claw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Claw is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Fox will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Claw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Claw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fox to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Claw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Claw moves out of range easily.
Claw takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fox successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Claw defends it easily.
Claw wants to stand but Fox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fox working a defensive guard but Claw manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fox is trying to control Claw's posture but Claw avoids it.
Claw tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Claw working away.
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.
Claw wants to stand but Fox has his arm trapped.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fox manages to get back to half guard.
Claw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Claw stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Claw is looking to land body kicks.
Fox is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Claw throws a leg kick but Fox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Claw misses with the body kick
and Fox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fox here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Claw.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Claw as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Fox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jim Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fox shoots in and bounces Claw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fox works over Claw with some ground and pound from guard.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fox controls the pace.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Fox is having none of it.
Fox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fox controlling the action here.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Jim Fox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fox!
As Jim Fox got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Pick yourself up and dust yourself off old chap!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 1184 p4p, 153 weight class) and Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1302 p4p, 170 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Travis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chris Travis - Crunch Time. Sogrin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Sonne. 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Travis misses.
Sogrin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Travis misses with an uppercut.
Travis misses with an uppercut.
Sogrin throws a lazy body kick
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a lazy right hand but Travis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sogrin tries to land a body kick
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Sogrin slips the punch.
Sogrin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sogrin throws a series of punches but Travis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Travis.
A shot to the body from Sogrin misses
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Sogrin slips the punch.
Travis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sogrin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sogrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Sogrin ducks down to avoid it.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Travis misses with an uppercut. Sogrin saw that one coming.
Sogrin tests Travis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Sogrin misses with a kick to the body
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sogrin throws a wild body kick that Travis sees coming a mile off.
Travis cracks Sogrin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sogrin tries to work over Travis's front leg with a kick but Travis checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Travis throws a jab when Sogrin was well out of range.
Sogrin blocks a jab.
Sogrin misses with a body shot
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis misses with a left hand
and Sogrin counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin staying out of range there.
Travis throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a body shot.
Sogrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sogrin.
Travis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travis misses with a right hand
and Sogrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sogrin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sogrin. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Travis.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Travis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sogrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
Sogrin misses with a body shot
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Travis throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sogrin tumbling to the canvas!
Sogrin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis wants to control from the top but Sogrin keeps moving.
Sogrin is still in real trouble! Can Travis finish him?
Travis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sogrin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sogrin has escaped and now he's on top!
Sogrin 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.
Sogrin seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sogrin defends it easily.
Travis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sogrin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Travis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sogrin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sogrin stays in close to Travis's body and controls the position.
Sogrin is continuing to stall.
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.
Travis working for submissions but it's allowed Sogrin to get to half guard.
Sogrin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sogrin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Travis tries to lock up and control but Sogrin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying desperately to improve position.
Sogrin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sogrin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Travis to take his back!
Travis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sogrin biding his time, controlling Travis.
Sogrin not allowing Travis to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis tries to escape the position.
What can Travis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Travis tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konstantin Sogrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Travis trying to control the position but Sogrin manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Travis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sogrin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Sogrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sogrin misses with a body punch
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a right hand to the body.
Chris Travis is winning the standup battle so far.
Travis misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sogrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Sogrin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sogrin misses with a hook.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Sogrin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin looks to throw a body kick
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sogrin misses with a body kick.
Sogrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Sogrin misses with a left hand
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sogrin lands a right hook to the body.
Sogrin throws a lazy body kick
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sogrin.
Travis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sogrin cracks Travis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sogrin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sogrin slips under a jab.
Sogrin slips a jab from Travis.
Travis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sogrin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sogrin throws a sloppy body shot
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Konstantin Sogrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Sogrin is predictable there
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Sogrin is rocked!
Sogrin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Travis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sogrin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Travis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Travis throws a right hand that Sogrin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sogrin also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sogrin misses
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin throws a right hand that misses
and Travis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Sogrin wants to slow Travis down by chopping away at his legs.
Sogrin misses with a jab to the body
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Travis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sogrin momentarily.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Travis finish him?
Sogrin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sogrin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sogrin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Travis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Travis!
After winning the bout, Chris Travis 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 1552 p4p, 165 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 487 p4p, 56 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
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, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses the shot to the body.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
West misses with a hook.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
West slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but West sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and West releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and West counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
West scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a shot to the body.
West misses with a straight left.
West tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
West scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. West fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
West has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fury MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie 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.
West works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
West has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn West dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
West digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by West.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
West misses the jab.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
DeShawn West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from West enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. West manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! West looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. West looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from West!
West remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West in the domination position with Gracie hanging on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
West prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie keeping control of the position.
West tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Gracie wants to improve his position but West is controlling well.
West seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
West 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.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and West defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from West.
West looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
West stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
West scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
West lands a body shot.
West jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
West throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
West let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West misses with a straight left.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but West avoids it well and moves away.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but West is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
West connects with a body shot.
West rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn West really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
West lands with a good body shot.
West is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie slips under a jab from West.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but West is quick to defend against it.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a body shot.
West throws an off balance right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
West has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gracie has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
West tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West breaks from the clinch.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. West won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but West denies him.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but West is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is trying to move to mount but West reverses beautifully and ends up in Gracie's guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! West escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
West controls the position from side control.
Kron Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
West working away.
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.
West tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
West controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn West dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
West is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
West slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
West tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but West has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West content to control rather than advance.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeShawn West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
West stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West lands a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
West now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn West! DeShawn West retains his featherweight title!
DeShawn West tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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