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BB 63 - Escobar vs White PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Vernon (ranked 1730 p4p, 1877 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 218 p4p, 228 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon digs a good body shot into Ducreux's ribs.
Ducreux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vernon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vernon is looking to land body kicks.
Vernon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Vernon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ducreux moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Vernon misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ducreux misses.
Vernon throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Vernon avoids it with no problem.
Vernon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ducreux at a distance.
We've been informed that Ducreux has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ducreux scores with a nice head shot.
Ducreux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vernon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernon throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
Vernon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ducreux throws a leg kick
and Ducreux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph Ducreux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux throws a lazy uppercut
and Vernon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ducreux tests Vernon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon throws a leg kick which misses Ducreux's front leg but catches the back leg as Ducreux tries to avoid it.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Ducreux.
Ducreux misses with a straight right.
Vernon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ducreux counters with a nice uppercut.
Ducreux lands the left hand.
Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ducreux.
Ducreux avoids a kick to the body.
Ducreux scores with the left hand. Vernon knows he should have avoided that one.
Ducreux throws the left hand but Vernon avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux lands a nice hook to Vernon's body. Vernon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ducreux. Vernon shrugs it off though.
Vernon ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
A little feinted left hand from Vernon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ducreux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ducreux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vernon throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux scores with a nice strike.
Ducreux is looking to chop away at Vernon's legs.
Joseph Ducreux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ducreux throws a leg kick which misses Vernon's front leg but catches the back leg as Vernon tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ducreux.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vernon throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vernon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ducreux with a nice cross.
Ducreux swings for the body but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon misses with a body shot
letting Ducreux counter with a right hand.
Vernon looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Ducreux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vernon with a body shot.
Vernon takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vernon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Vernon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ducreux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducreux misses with a hook to the body
and Vernon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ducreux!
Vernon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vernon has an Americana. Ducreux didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Vernon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Vernon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Isaac Vernon!
After the fight, Isaac Vernon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 1314 p4p, 2731 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 152 p4p, 279 weight class). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferkingstad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferkingstad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
A head kick from Chow lands but Ferkingstad takes it in his stride.
A head kick lands from Chow that sends Ferkingstad to the canvas. Ferkingstad tries to scramble back to his feet but Chow brings him back down into side control.
 Ferkingstad is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow working away.
Oh Ferkingstad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes there by Chow.
Ferkingstad tries to buck Chow off but Chow is having none of it.
Chow is working Ferkingstad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferkingstad has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chow but great work by Ferkingstad.
Chow told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Chow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ferkingstad seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferkingstad trying to control here.
Ferkingstad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferkingstad has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chow doesn't defend quickly enough and Ferkingstad has managed to lock this one up! Can Chow escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ferkingstad on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 2339 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 294 p4p, 222 weight class). Fitzgerald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Fitzgerald.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Fitzgerald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Fitzgerald backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzgerald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez forces Fitzgerald back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fitzgerald gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Fitzgerald is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez pulls Fitzgerald into guard.
Fitzgerald content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez 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.
Fitzgerald is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fitzgerald stands up from Sanchez's guard - Fitzgerald perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fitzgerald looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fitzgerald throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Greg Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fitzgerald is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Fitzgerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Fitzgerald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez drops Fitzgerald with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sanchez 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 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sanchez!
Greg Fitzgerald spoke after the fight, saying 'Great job, young babby. You got the best of an old man. Keep training hard & maybe you'll be good enough to beat someone in their prime. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 1509 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 206 p4p, 205 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Signs by The Game. Anthony Ochoa 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Ochoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marius's sensitive parts.
Ochoa tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ochoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ochoa at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa pushes Marius away with a front kick.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochoa.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius tries to clinch up.
Ochoa connects with a right hand. Marius shakes it off.
A low kick from Ochoa is predictable there
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ochoa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius lands a head kick!
Ochoa takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marius throws a leg kick
letting Ochoa counter with a right hand.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius drops his hands momentarily and Ochoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius scores with a hook.
Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Ochoa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Marius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Ochoa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Ochoa will probably get the nod.
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.
Ochoa slips under a jab from Marius.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Marius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ochoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ochoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marius punishes Ochoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Ochoa misses.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Ochoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Ochoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Marius scores with a nice body kick.
Ochoa blocks a leg kick.
Ochoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marius moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Marius. That snapped Ochoa's head back.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick but Ochoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Ochoa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ochoa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ochoa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius misses with a hook.
Marius misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marius misses with a hook. Ochoa ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Ochoa is looking to score with low kicks.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Ochoa misses with a straight right.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Ochoa's ribs.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa moves out of range of the body kick from Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ochoa walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa with the inside leg kick.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Marius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Ochoa off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Marius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ochoa. That one must have hurt.
Ochoa blocks a head kick by Marius.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a low kick, right behind Marius 's knee.
Marius slips a jab from Ochoa.
Marius throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
Ochoa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.
Ochoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius misses with a body punch
enabling Ochoa to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ochoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Marius.
Ochoa tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Marius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ochoa scores with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marius throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Ochoa moves out of range as Marius strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Marius is rocked!
Ochoa 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.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Ochoa finish him?
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a right hand from hell and Marius is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
Anthony Ochoa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 1036 p4p, 1670 weight class) and Noah Ortega (ranked 141 p4p, 215 weight class). Kong comes into the arena with Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway blaring out of the sound system. Noah Ortega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong cracks Ortega with a good jab.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Kong moved out of range.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Kong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Noah Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Ortega with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Kong.
Kong slips a straight right by Ortega.
Ortega scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
Kong misses with a looping left.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Kong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortega moves to clinch but Kong breaks away
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kong misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ortega has Kong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ortega pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kong tumbling to the mat - Ortega dives into Kong's guard.
Kong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortega's guard.
Kong postures up and lands a big shot to Ortega's brow.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Kong trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega trying to keep a closed guard but Kong is proving a slippery customer.
Ortega lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong looking for a guillotine here but Ortega defends easily.
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet.
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortega stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Ortega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ortega won't allow Kong to sweep him here.
Ortega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortega told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Ortega preventing the sweep.
Kong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortega defends well.
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortega throws a strike but Kong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ortega's guard.
Ortega trying to control from the bottom.
Ortega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortega trying to control here.
Kong 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.
Kong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortega looking to score a takedown here. Kong is defending well but Ortega drives through and ends up in Kong's guard.
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kong is on top in guard.
Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kong pushes down on Ortega's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ortega sees it coming and defends easily.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Ortega is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong wants to free his trapped foot but Ortega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kong is pressing down on Ortega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortega is holding on for now.
Kong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortega wants to get back to full guard.
Kong tries to pass to full mount but Ortega defends it.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortega is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kong is trying to work for a kimura but Ortega is defending well.
Ortega is refusing to be controlled, as Kong sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
Kong working over Ortega with some ground and pound. Ortega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kong.
Ortega controlling the position well.
Ortega tries to get to full guard but Kong has control of the leg.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Ortega is working away.
Ortega wants to control but Kong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kong trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ortega isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kong stacks Ortega on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kong!
Kong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ortega, who protects the arm well.
Ortega sneaks back into half guard.
Kong wants to work for an arm triangle but Ortega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ortega.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
Kong connects with a couple of short punches.
Kong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong stopping the sweep attempt from Ortega.
Ortega controlling Kong's posture.
Kong landing with the ground and pound.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortega controlling the position.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong passes Ortega's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Kong works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that second 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. 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.
Kong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortega.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kong sprawls well. Kong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Ortega moved out of range nicely.
Kong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortega misses with a takedown attempt - Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hong Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Ortega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortega somewhat.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong lands a lovely overhand right.
Ortega closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kong slips a nice elbow through Ortega's hands, connecting with Ortega's forehead.
Kong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Kong there.
Ortega is looking to improve his position.
Kong working the head and body with strikes.
Ortega tries to roll over but Kong keeps him under control.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega taking some punishment here, with Kong in his half guard.
Kong slips a nice elbow through Ortega's hands, connecting with Ortega's forehead.
Ortega wants to get back to full guard.
Kong wants to take a breather but Ortega is having none of it.
Ortega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kong's back!
Kong breaks Ortega's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kong is pushing down on Ortega's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ortega is fighting to maintain full guard but Kong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kong working over Ortega with some ground and pound. Ortega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
Kong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Ortega's temple.
Ortega flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ortega trying to control from the bottom.
Kong is nestled in close to Ortega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kong is trying to work for a kimura but Ortega is defending well.
Ortega wants to control but Kong is keeping busy.
Kong 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.
Kong trying to control from half guard but Ortega is working away.
Kong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortega looking for submissions off his back.
Ortega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
Kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortega lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Noah Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega distracts Kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kong's head.
Kong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kong, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Hong Kong!
Hong Kong wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hong Kong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 549 p4p, 729 weight class) and Mustang Jack (ranked 79 p4p, 110 weight class). Pavlek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Jakov Pavlek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
155
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164
15 - 7 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mustang Jack!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
Pavlek throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Pavlek 's knee.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Jack throws out a counter right but Pavlek avoids it with no problem.
Jack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pavlek will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Pavlek.
Pavlek looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Jack misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Jack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Pavlek rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack punishes Pavlek's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Jack.
Pavlek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pavlek.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pavlek momentarily.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavlek counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlek throws a lazy head kick
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Jack moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Jack misses.
Pavlek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Pavlek misses its intended target.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Jack catches Pavlek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Jack.
Pavlek thumps Jack with a low kick.
Jack throws an off balance right hand
and Pavlek counters with a straight right hand.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Pavlek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Pavlek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Jack tries to keep at a distance but Pavlek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlek moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Pavlek tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Pavlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pavlek. That did some damage!
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Pavlek.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Jack catches Pavlek right on the button with a cross.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Jack avoids the body shot from Pavlek.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlek throws a lazy uppercut
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack is looking to slow Pavlek down with leg kicks.
Pavlek swings widly with a right hand
and Jack counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack throws a leg kick but Pavlek checks it.
Pavlek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Pavlek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pavlek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pavlek darts in and clinches Jack up against the cage.
Pavlek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustang Jack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Pavlek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Jack.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Pavlek checks it.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Pavlek's front leg but catches the back leg as Pavlek tries to avoid it.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Pavlek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Jack blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Pavlek seems unphased.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
Pavlek blocks a low kick nicely.
Jack missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Pavlek throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a leg kick.
Pavlek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pavlek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack sizes up Pavlek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jack misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek connects with the punch.
Pavlek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Pavlek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
A good leg kick by Pavlek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek cracks Jack with a good jab.
Jack misses the jab.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a body shot.
Pavlek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Pavlek as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Pavlek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jack is out of range and Pavlek settles back down.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pavlek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Pavlek walks into a left hand.
Pavlek avoids a kick to the body.
Pavlek connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustang Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek's corner calls for a 1-2. Pavlek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pavlek throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
A nice side step and Jack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jack scrambles back to his feet.
Pavlek slips a jab from Jack.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack is able to avoid easily.
Pavlek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jack on the side of the head.
Pavlek blocks a leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack misses the jab.
Pavlek moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
Pavlek half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pavlek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Jack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Jack.
Pavlek tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Pavlek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pavlek's head backwards.
A jab from Jack misses.
Pavlek looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Pavlek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jack at a distance.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Jack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlek's corner calls for a 1-2. Pavlek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustang Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pavlek tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Jack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Pavlek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pavlek stuns Jack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavlek on the side of the head.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pavlek lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack slips under a jab from Pavlek.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Jack throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pavlek counter with a right hand.
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. Pavlek catches Jack right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek lands with a right hand.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Jack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Jack checks it.
Pavlek moves away from the strike by Jack.
Jack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlek.
Pavlek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Jack scores with a decent looking hook.
Pavlek tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Jack feints a counter leg kick.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek cracks Jack with a good jab.
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!
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Pavlek looks to land a body kick but Jack moved away.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavlek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek digs a right hand underneath Jack's ribcage. Jack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack staying out of range there.
Jack feints a counter leg kick.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Jack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavlek misses with a double jab
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavlek throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Pavlek only half commits.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Pavlek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Jack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Pavlek has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek manages to break the clinch.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jack lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek checks a leg kick.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Nice uppercut there from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a good body shot.
Pavlek scores with a nice right hand.
Pavlek clinches.
Pavlek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Pavlek defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Mustang Jack!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Jakov Pavlek wins by split decision!
A victorious Jakov Pavlek 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 464 p4p, 699 weight class) and Gul Dukat (ranked 71 p4p, 95 weight class). Anubis comes to the cage accompanied by Hideaway. Dukat has chosen Guillotine (Swordz) 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis defending well as Dukat loads up on a big left hand.
Anubis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dukat under the eye.
Anubis lands a nice shot that snaps Dukat's head back.
Dukat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukat blocks a jab.
Anubis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dukat counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Anubis.
Anubis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dukat has time to react.
Anubis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dukat. Dukat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukat ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Dukat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dukat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anubis was covering up waiting for the punch and Dukat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukat postures up and lands a big shot to Anubis's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat postures up in Anubis's guard and throws a big left but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dukat wants to pass the guard but Anubis is keeping the position.
Dukat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukat has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The House Of Pain. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dukat is looking to work some ground and pound but Anubis has wrist control.
Dukat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anubis wants to sweep but no luck.
Dukat with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two 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.
Dukat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukat trying to control but Anubis is working from the bottom.
Dukat is working Anubis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dukat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Anubis keeps moving.
Dukat is looking to work some ground and pound but Anubis has wrist control.
Dukat looking to sit in guard and control but Anubis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dukat controlling Anubis's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to sweep but no luck.
Dukat is still trying to improve position.
Dukat working for a triangle but Anubis defends it easily.
Anubis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dukat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anubis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anubis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anubis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dukat isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anubis stacks Dukat on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anubis!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukat is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dukat jabs Anubis right on the nose. Anubis blinks but takes it well.
Anubis misses with a hook.
Dukat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Anubis does it's job there.
Dukat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Anubis misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukat! But no joy.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dukat backs away, Anubis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Anubis.
Anubis circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dukat to the canvas! Dukat doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Anubis keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walad Anubis!
After winning the bout, Walad Anubis 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 678 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Voltsz Diesel (ranked 107 p4p, 185 weight class). Diesel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Outerspass - Frosty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Voltsz Diesel 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Voltsz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Diesel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Paris.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Paris keeps it at a distance.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Paris pushes him off.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Paris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diesel is defending well.
Diesel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diesel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Paris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Paris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Paris tries to pull guard but Diesel won't allow it.
Paris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diesel can't fight it off and eventually Paris manages to take the fight to the floor. Diesel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris 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.
Paris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diesel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paris throwing strikes from guard but Diesel blocks nicely.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paris trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
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.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diesel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paris.
Diesel has Paris pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paris wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diesel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel misses with a body punch.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Paris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diesel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paris's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Paris tightens his grip and picks Diesel up, before dumping him to the ground. Diesel manages to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diesel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to Diesel's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paris postures up.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris distracts Diesel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paris stands up over Diesel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paris lands a couple of elbows.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diesel tries to clinch but Paris moves out of range.
Diesel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diesel moves out of range as Paris strikes.
Diesel tries to clinch but Paris moves away
enabling Paris to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel has closed the distance and engaged Paris in a clinch.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Paris.
Paris jumps guard.
Diesel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paris looking to control but Diesel passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris trying to control here.
Paris is trying to get back to full guard.
Paris holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paris is trying to maintain the position but Diesel is very close to passing his half guard.
Paris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paris wants to hit a sweep here but Diesel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paris there!
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
Paris throwing punches despite being mounted.
Paris manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diesel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paris manages to get to full guard.
Paris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diesel is one step ahead there.
Paris is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Voltsz Diesel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diesel throws a shot to the body.
Paris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paris throwing shots but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Paris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diesel's head.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paris prevents Diesel from improving his position.
Paris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
Paris is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris trying to control from half guard but Diesel is working away.
Paris is nestled in close to Diesel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Diesel to regain full guard.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diesel controls Paris momentarily but Paris frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris throwing strikes but missing.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?
Diesel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} inform us that Diesel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marco Paris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Diesel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paris.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paris drops back looking for a leg! Diesel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diesel manages to kick Paris off! Paris jumps back into Diesel's guard.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voltsz Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Paris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paris looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Diesel scores with a decent looking hook.
Paris scores with a punch to the head.
Paris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diesel has time to react.
Voltsz Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Paris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel closes the distance but Paris moves to the side
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diesel won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Paris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Marco Paris wins by unanimous decision!
Marco Paris gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 237 p4p, 404 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 37 p4p, 67 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. 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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Tavares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Obaminator catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Obaminator has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obaminator and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obaminator feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Obaminator fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tavares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obaminator throws out a powerful jab.
Obaminator lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obaminator slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Obaminator feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Obaminator moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tavares blocks a head kick by Obaminator.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obaminator connects with an inside leg kick.
Obaminator clobbers Tavares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obaminator takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares takes a shot to the head.
Obaminator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obaminator jumps guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obaminator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obaminator misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Obaminator swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obaminator lands a nice shot that snaps Tavares's head back.
Obaminator lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obaminator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obaminator pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obaminator jabs Tavares right on the nose. Tavares blinks but takes it well.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Obaminator is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obaminator lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obaminator. That's going to slow Tavares down.
Tavares takes a swing at Obaminator's ribcage but misses.
Obaminator is looking to counter punch.
Tavares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obaminator misses with a kick to the body
enabling Tavares to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
Obaminator lands the left hand.
Obaminator wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tavares has time to react.
Obaminator lunges at Tavares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavares's hand.
Tavares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obaminator.
Obaminator lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obaminator.
Obaminator ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
A lazy left from Obaminator finds it's target.
Obaminator throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Obaminator cracks Tavares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obaminator's corner calls for a 1-2. Obaminator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obaminator is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Obaminator closes the distance but Tavares moves to the side
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obaminator has time to react.
Decent striking displayed by Obaminator there.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Obaminator.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obaminator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Obaminator thuds a left hand into Tavares's body.
Obaminator wants to clinch.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Obaminator finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Obaminator tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Obaminator fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tavares on the side of the head.
Jab by Obaminator.
Obaminator moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
That's time! Obaminator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obaminator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obaminator clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Obaminator working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obaminator lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obaminator tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
Tavares has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tavares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obaminator finds it's way round the side to connect with Tavares's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Obaminator. That snapped Tavares's head back.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator ducks right into an uppercut from Tavares.
Obaminator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obaminator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Obaminator works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obaminator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obaminator connects with a body shot that sends Tavares's belly button to the back.
Obaminator throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.
Manny Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Obaminator misses with a few strikes there.
Obaminator moves to clinch but Tavares breaks away
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obaminator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obaminator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Obaminator is just out of range.
Obaminator throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares is looking for the big counter here.
Obaminator throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tavares on the side of the head.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obaminator throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Obaminator coming out on top.
Obaminator moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obaminator doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obaminator gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Obaminator.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Obaminator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares blocking some punches.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Obaminator tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Tavares.
Obaminator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obaminator looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obaminator tries to clinch up.
Obaminator throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Obaminator with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Obaminator.
Obaminator looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Obaminator lands with a cross.
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!
Obaminator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obaminator scores with a sloppy right hand. Tavares should have avoided that one.
Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares lands a slapping body shot.
Obaminator tries to clinch up.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
Obaminator throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tavares takes a swing at Obaminator's ribcage but misses.
Obaminator slips under a jab.
Obaminator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Obaminator moved out of range.
Obaminator clobbers Tavares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Obaminator takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tavares.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Tavares there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares sends Obaminator crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tavares is motioning to the referee to let Obaminator up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Obaminator is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a body punch but Obaminator moves out of range.
Obaminator throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obaminator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
Obaminator lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Obaminator.
Tavares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obaminator looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tavares lands a right hand from hell, dropping Obaminator. Tavares pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Tavares!
After winning the bout, Manny Tavares thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Barack Obaminator had this to say: 'I'll be black'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Escobar (ranked 59 p4p, 144 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 8 p4p, 20 weight class). 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Escobar back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar slips under a jab from White.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Juanito Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Escobar is now in White's guard.
Escobar slips nicely into half guard.
Escobar wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to improve his position.
Escobar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Escobar pushes past his half guard into mount!
Escobar fails to advance to White's back.
Escobar tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Escobar moves to take his opponent's back.
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
White defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
White is really stuck here.
Escobar tightening his grip on White, looking for the choke.
Escobar struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Escobar trying to control.
Escobar looking for the choke from the back.
Escobar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Escobar keeps control of the position as White tries to break free.
Escobar looking to break White's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. White remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Escobar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
White is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Escobar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
White is having to fend off submission attempts from Escobar, who is looking to sink in the choke. Escobar doesn't have the hooks in though and White manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White drops back looking for a leg! Escobar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Escobar manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Escobar's guard.
Escobar has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
That kick from Escobar tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a left and a right that hurts Escobar! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! White jumps into full mount!
Escobar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White mounts Escobar! Really nice guard pass there!
White moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Escobar has worked his arm free - good work by Escobar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
Escobar prevents White from moving into mount.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Escobar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Escobar defends it well.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Escobar wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Escobar looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
White forces his way into half guard.
White trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
White is trying to work for a kimura but Escobar is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Escobar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thor White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
White misses with an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses the jab.
White misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Escobar is now in White's guard.
Escobar passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Escobar in particular looking to stall.
White trying to control but Escobar postures up.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to get back to full guard but Escobar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Escobar fails to move to back control.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White is controlling an arm, preventing Escobar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Escobar trying to control but White is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Escobar avoids the attempt from White to control.
Escobar manages to capitalize on a mistake by White to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tries to escape but Escobar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Escobar clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White drops Escobar with a nice combination! White dives into Escobar's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Juanito Escobar has been cut.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Escobar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Escobar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Escobar!
Escobar tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
Escobar tries to advance to mount but White instead regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobar is working away from the top position though.
White is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
White keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Escobar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Escobar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Escobar moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Escobar wants to get back to his feet but White is holding on tight.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now White is on top in guard.
White is looking to advance position but Escobar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is controlling an arm, preventing Escobar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
White passes Escobar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Juanito Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Escobar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Thor White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juanito Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with an uppercut.
Escobar scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Escobar has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Escobar is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Escobar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Escobar's guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White stands and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar struggling a bit here.
Escobar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White wants to advance to full mount but Escobar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
White has gone for a leg lock! Escobar slips out almost immediately though and dives into White's guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Escobar frees his head nicely. Oh but White has switched to an armbar! Escobar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thor White!
Thor White is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Thor White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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