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HFC 107: Cruz vs Dew PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 3743 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Cathal Tiernan (ranked 233 p4p, 199 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Moorehead lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moorehead.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moorehead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiernan scores with a nice right hand.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Moorehead connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Moorehead saw that one coming.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Moorehead appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Tiernan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moorehead swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moorehead is out of range and Tiernan settles back down.
Tiernan thuds a left hand into Moorehead's body.
Moorehead slips under a jab.
Moorehead throws a big shot that misses.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moorehead.
Moorehead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moorehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a right hand that misses
and Tiernan counters with a left to the body.
Moorehead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Moorehead misses the jab.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
It looked like Moorehead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moorehead misses with a body kick.
Tiernan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moorehead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Moorehead.
Moorehead tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiernan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moorehead somewhat.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Moorehead walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Moorehead misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan swings for the body but Moorehead moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moorehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Moorehead.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moorehead.
A left lands for Tiernan.
Moorehead throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moorehead scores with a head kick. Tiernan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moorehead connects with a body shot.
Moorehead walks into a jab.
A big left from Moorehead misses.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Moorehead's shoulder, as Moorehead tries to avoid the shot.
Moorehead is looking to counter punch.
Tiernan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Moorehead.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiernan! But no joy.
Moorehead uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moorehead avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a straight left.
Tiernan thuds his right hand into Moorehead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moorehead throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moorehead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Moorehead throws a leg kick but Tiernan checks it.
Moorehead throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moorehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiernan.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Moorehead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiernan's head.
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!
Moorehead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Moorehead throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.
Moorehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moorehead.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moorehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Moorehead.
Moorehead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiernan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moorehead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moorehead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moorehead looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moorehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan drops his hands momentarily and Moorehead takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Moorehead slips a jab from Tiernan.
Moorehead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Moorehead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
Tiernan throws a jab when Moorehead was well out of range.
Moorehead's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiernan under the eye.
Tiernan lunges at Moorehead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moorehead's hand.
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 Craven Moorehead will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiernan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Moorehead coming out on top.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiernan throws a hook but Moorehead avoids it easily.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Moorehead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moorehead shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moorehead slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiernan lands a right hook to the body.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tiernan 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.
A lazy left from Moorehead finds it's target.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a good jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Moorehead should have avoided that one.
Moorehead throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Moorehead throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Tiernan catches Moorehead right on the button with a cross.
Moorehead looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moorehead looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Tiernan defending well as Moorehead loads up on a big left hand.
Tiernan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moorehead, as that shot connected.
Moorehead throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Moorehead's shoulder, as Moorehead tries to avoid the shot.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moorehead misses with a low kick as Tiernan jumps back.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good exchange - Tiernan coming out on top.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Moorehead jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiernan jabs at Moorehead's body.
Tiernan throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Moorehead misses with a kick to the body.
Moorehead with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moorehead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiernan moves out of range as Moorehead strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Tiernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Moorehead looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
A cross from Tiernan lands.
Moorehead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moorehead shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moorehead moves away.
Moorehead throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Moorehead throws a front kick aimed at Tiernan's knee but Tiernan avoids it well.
Moorehead throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiernan is just out of range.
Moorehead lands with a cross.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Cathal Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan walks into a stiff left hand from Moorehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Moorehead scores with a hook.
Cathal Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moorehead doesn't seem bothered though.
Moorehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moorehead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiernan has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
Moorehead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan tries to move into range but Moorehead moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a good jab.
Moorehead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Moorehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Moorehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Moorehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moorehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Moorehead moves out of range easily.
Tiernan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moorehead's sensitive parts.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiernan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiernan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Moorehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moorehead throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moorehead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiernan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moorehead scrambles back to his feet.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moorehead.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead throws a hook to the side of Tiernan's head but Tiernan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moorehead scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Moorehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan lands with a right hand.
Moorehead tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiernan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moorehead somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Moorehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cathal Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Moorehead slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Tiernan throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiernan.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but Moorehead moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Moorehead misses the target.
Moorehead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Moorehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Moorehead ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moorehead throws a big shot that misses.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Moorehead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Moorehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiernan finds it's way round the side to connect with Moorehead's head.
Moorehead slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Moorehead misses with a straight right.
Tiernan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moorehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moorehead connects with a right hand. Tiernan shakes it off.
Moorehead throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moorehead takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan stalks Moorehead and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moorehead's face. Moorehead staggers backwards, shaken.
 Moorehead is rocked!
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Moorehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
A right-left combo lands from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan flicks out a counter leg kick but Moorehead steps away.
Moorehead lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiernan off the cage and back into range.
Moorehead lands with a right hand.
Moorehead with a nice cross.
Moorehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moorehead is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moorehead darts in looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets double underhooks and turns Moorehead into the cage.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Moorehead's head.
Tiernan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiernan throws a leg kick which misses Moorehead's front leg but catches the back leg as Moorehead tries to avoid it.
Moorehead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
Moorehead cracks Tiernan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with a low kick as Moorehead jumps back.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moorehead throws out the jab.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moorehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moorehead misses with a leg kick.
Tiernan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moorehead with a body shot.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.
Moorehead throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moorehead connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Moorehead takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Moorehead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moorehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moorehead scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moorehead connects with a body shot that sends Tiernan's belly button to the back.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Moorehead seems to have got his legs back now.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead slips a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moorehead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moorehead paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Tiernan misses its intended target.
Moorehead takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cathal Tiernan.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cathal Tiernan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 2431 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Topf Deckel (ranked 293 p4p, 312 weight class). Sickwat Dan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topf Deckel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deckel sprawls well initially but Dan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Deckel is looking to control Dan 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deckel avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dan is trying to control. Deckel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dan drops an elbow to the side of Deckel's head.
Dan 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.
Dan seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Deckel!
Dan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deckel is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deckel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deckel is bucking up trying to escape but Dan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dan landing strikes from the mount.
 It looks like Topf Deckel has been cut.
Deckel is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dan .
 Deckel is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Deckel bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dan and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sickwat Dan !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 1872 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 242 p4p, 401 weight class). The key to victory for Ty Little has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Little prevents it.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Little's head.
Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Little looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to control but Little is keeping him busy.
Williams stops Little from getting back to his feet.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Little tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Williams not doing much here.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to stand.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
Little is looking to escape.
Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams controlling the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Little's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ground and pound from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Williams might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Little enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Little manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Little is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Williams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ty Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Williams instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Little looking to stall.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away.
Little misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Little wants to break free but Williams has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Little's head.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Little defends it.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Little pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams throwing shots but Little is blocking nicely.
Williams wants to control but Little is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams prevents Little from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little scores with a jab.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Little avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Little is defending the position.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it.
Little is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Little keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jaxon Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is continuing to stall.
Williams trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Little displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Little tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams goes for a double leg but Little avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Little continues to drive forward.
Ty Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.
Little stuffs the takedown.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Little works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Little scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams taking a break here but Little is having none of it and regains half guard.
Williams is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams stalling.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Little defends the submission attempt.
Ty Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaxon Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little trying to control but Williams postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Williams!
A victorious Jaxon Williams 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Horus Egyptian (ranked 1727 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Pollos Hermanos (ranked 225 p4p, 235 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but Hermanos moves his leg out of the way.
Hermanos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Hermanos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Egyptian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Hermanos avoids them all with ease.
Hermanos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Egyptian.
Hermanos has closed the distance and engaged Egyptian in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hermanos as the two fighters clinch.
Egyptian trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egyptian into the cage.
Hermanos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egyptian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Egyptian scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Egyptian has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Hermanos rushes Egyptian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Hermanos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Egyptian.
Hermanos gets a clinch.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Egyptian tries to work over Hermanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Hermanos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermanos looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
A knee to the head by Egyptian.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egyptian as Hermanos tries to tie him up.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks it.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egyptian gets through Hermanos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Egyptian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Egyptian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian has Hermanos pushed against the cage.
Hermanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Egyptian obliges.
Hermanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egyptian blocks an elbow strike from Hermanos.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Egyptian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
Egyptian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hermanos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Egyptian counters with an outside leg kick.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hermanos darts in and clinches Egyptian up against the cage.
Egyptian landing knees to the head.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermanos blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is trying to stall.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Egyptian blocks an elbow strike from Hermanos.
Egyptian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermanos can do to turn this around?
Hermanos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Egyptian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos pushes Egyptian up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian pushes Hermanos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermanos.
Hermanos is looking to control Egyptian's arms but Egyptian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hermanos has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hermanos.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Hermanos is breathing heavily.
Egyptian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Egyptian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermanos.
Hermanos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian avoids a wild elbow strike from Hermanos.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Egyptian lands a right hand.
Egyptian misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Egyptian - that landed with a thud.
Egyptian is pushing Hermanos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian crunches a lovely knee into Hermanos's ribcage.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos tries to clinch but Egyptian is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Egyptian misses its target.
Hermanos walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermanos rushes Egyptian and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Egyptian.
Hermanos lands a knee to the head.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollos Hermanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermanos throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Egyptian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Egyptian dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Egyptian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
A short right from Egyptian on the inside.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Egyptian working Hermanos over with knees to the body.
Egyptian landing knees to the head.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hermanos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Egyptian's brow.
Hermanos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hermanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egyptian trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egyptian into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to stall.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egyptian looking to throw knees to the head but Hermanos is blocking nicely.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Egyptian takes an elbow to the temple.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but Hermanos blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian has Hermanos pressed against the cage.
Egyptian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horus Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hermanos clinches up with Egyptian and pushes him back against the cage.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hermanos stalling the fight.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Pollos Hermanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egyptian avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horus Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egyptian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Egyptian!
Horus Egyptian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 3016 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 374 p4p, 223 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruczek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born To Raise Hell. Hisashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feng Shui kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Akahoshi Hisashi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahoshi Hisashi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hisashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruczek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hisashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hisashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruczek misses the jab.
It seemed like Hisashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruczek throws out a powerful jab.
Kruczek moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisashi throws a jab when Kruczek was well out of range.
Hisashi throws a jab when Kruczek was well out of range.
Kruczek misses with a hook
and Hisashi counters with a left and a right that stings Kruczek.
Kruczek looking to score a takedown here. Hisashi is defending well but Kruczek drives through and ends up in Hisashi's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kruczek has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kruczek looking to pass the guard.
Kruczek prevents Hisashi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hisashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruczek looking for a takedown.
Hisashi throws a head punch that misses.
Kruczek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hisashi prevents it.
Hisashi misses with a body punch.
Kruczek tries to pull guard but Hisashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Kruczek drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionizy Kruczek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hisashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruczek blocks an uppercut.
Hisashi lands an elbow just above Kruczek 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hisashi.
Kruczek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hisashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hisashi tries to stall but Kruczek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruczek's elbow.
Hisashi throws a head punch that misses.
Kruczek tries a body shot but Hisashi blocks it.
Hisashi prevents the takedown attempt.
Hisashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hisashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruczek backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kruczek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hisashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kruczek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruczek goes for a takedown attempt but Hisashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hisashi lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Hisashi.
Kruczek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruczek misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Hisashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hisashi defending well as Kruczek loads up on a big left hand.
Hisashi tries to clinch up.
Hisashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruczek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hisashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruczek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hisashi swivels and escapes.
Hisashi throws a lazy right hand but Kruczek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruczek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hisashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruczek.
Hisashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruczek moves away.
Hisashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruczek connects with a nice looking jab.
Kruczek tries a low kick but Hisashi avoids it.
Akahoshi Hisashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Kruczek.
Hisashi misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek throws a shot from downtown. Hisashi moves away and avoids it.
Hisashi misses with a hook. Kruczek ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hisashi.
Kruczek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hisashi sprawls well initially but Kruczek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hisashi pushes Kruczek off looking to stand but Kruczek dives back in and keeps control.
Kruczek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hisashi is defending against the submission attempts here by Kruczek.
Kruczek prevents Hisashi from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akahoshi Hisashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruczek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hisashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruczek misses with an uppercut.
Kruczek moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Kruczek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Hisashi.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Hisashi.
A swing and a miss from Hisashi.
Kruczek misses with a hook. Hisashi ducked under it nicely.
Kruczek misses with a left hand
and Hisashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hisashi throws the left hand but Kruczek avoids the punch easily.
Hisashi misses with a hook. Kruczek ducked under it nicely.
Kruczek throws a big shot that misses.
Kruczek misses with a hook.
Kruczek misses with a wild body shot.
Hisashi throws a hook to the side of Kruczek's head but Kruczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Hisashi. No joy for Kruczek on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruczek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hisashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Hisashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Hisashi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kruczek off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kruczek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hisashi.
Hisashi looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Kruczek connects with a looping right hand.
Kruczek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hisashi.
Hisashi throws a jab when Kruczek was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hisashi.
Kruczek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisashi.
Hisashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruczek closes the distance and clinches up with Hisashi, looking for a takedown. Kruczek pushes Hisashi against the cage but Hisashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruczek.
Kruczek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hisashi at a distance.
Hisashi clinches up with Kruczek and pushes him back against the cage.
Hisashi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionizy Kruczek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hisashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hisashi misses with the head strike.
Hisashi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi trying to stall but Kruczek improves his position.
Kruczek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hisashi's elbow.
Kruczek looking for a takedown.
Kruczek goes for a takedown attempt but Hisashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruczek.
Hisashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Hisashi 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.
Hisashi throws a big shot that misses.
Kruczek with a nice cross.
Kruczek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hisashi. That did some damage!
Kruczek fails with a takedown attempt.
Hisashi looks to land a left hand but Kruczek moved out of range nicely.
Hisashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruczek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hisashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruczek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kruczek throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hisashi looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
Kruczek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruczek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hisashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hisashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Hisashi - just one landing.
Kruczek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hisashi looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
Kruczek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hisashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruczek.
Hisashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruczek throws an off balance right hand
and Hisashi counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hisashi lands a jab to the nose.
Hisashi misses with a right hand
and Kruczek counters with a takedown into side control.
Hisashi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi wants to get back to his feet.
Kruczek is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hisashi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kruczek looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisashi trying to get back to his feet but Kruczek is in full control for now.
Hisashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akahoshi Hisashi 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!
Hisashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruczek's head.
Dionizy Kruczek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruczek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hisashi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kruczek sprawling to the canvas! Kruczek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hisashi finish him?!
Kruczek is rocked!
Kruczek lands a jab to Hisashi's midsection.
Oh Kruczek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Hisashi lands a heavy head kick that drops Kruczek. The ref tackles Hisashi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kruczek was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Akahoshi Hisashi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 3548 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Albert Hofmann (ranked 422 p4p, 356 weight class). Hofmann has chosen Primer 55 - Dose as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan shoots in and bounces Hofmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Hofmann's brow.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan postures up in Hofmann's guard and throws a big left but Hofmann blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hofmann is keeping the position for now.
Ryan won't allow Hofmann to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hofmann is pulling down on Ryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryan, at least for the moment.
Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryan 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.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Hofmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Hofmann!
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Hofmann from controlling successfully.
Hofmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Ryan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ryan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hofmann did well to prevent Ryan getting side control.
Ryan working Hofmann over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Ryan prevents Hofmann from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan looks to land a strike but Hofmann avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ryan stops Hofmann from standing up.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hofmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hofmann is tightening it up a little... Ryan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ryan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ryan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hofmann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Albert Hofmann!
A victorious Albert Hofmann 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 Darby Ellington (ranked 1277 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 173 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darby Ellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Ellington.
Ellington throws a leg kick but Strauss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellington's hands.
It looks like Darby Ellington has been cut.
Ellington thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strauss darts in and clinches Ellington up against the cage.
Ellington tries to stall but Strauss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strauss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strauss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strauss is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ellington has denied him.
Strauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ellington fails to land.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Ellington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strauss lands a nice shot to the body.
Strauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ellingtons head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellington stalling the fight.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Ellington's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike.
Ellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike.
Strauss lands with a left to the head.
Ellington misses with the head strike.
Ellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strauss blocking some punches.
Strauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ellingtons head.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Strauss tries to work over Ellington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellington has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Ellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellington is rocked!
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Oh Ellington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Strauss lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ellington to his knees! Strauss keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholaus Strauss!
Nicholaus Strauss decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 888 p4p, 747 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 111 p4p, 94 weight class). Cango comes to the cage accompanied by Into Action by Tim Armstrong. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right hand that Cango ducks under and follows up with a left that Cango also avoids with ease.
Cango throws a body kick that misses.
Cango scores with a shot to the body.
Cango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cango scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Cango.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cango misses with a two punch combination.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Cango misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Cango checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee misses with a combination
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cango.
Cango shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Cango. Those never looked like landing.
Cango misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cango misses with a head kick.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Cango moves away from the strike by Lee.
Cango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee defending well as Cango loads up on a big left hand.
Cango thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cango moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cango gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cango tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cango.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Cango.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee gets through Cango's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Cango tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cango's elbow.
Cango lands a body shot.
Cango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a body shot but Cango blocks it.
Cango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Cango gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee taking a breather.
Cango connects with a knee to the head.
Cango with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee jumps guard but Cango stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cango crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee looks winded!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a body shot from Cango.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
Cango tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango trying to land knees to the body.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cango walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jack Cango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Lee.
Nice body punch from Cango.
Cango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cango counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cango bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee motions for Cango to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a hook but Cango avoids it easily.
Cango misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Cango lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cango misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cango avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Cango as he connects with a hook.
Cango fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cango lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Cango.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Cango.
Cango working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cango tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cango trying to land knees to the body.
Jack Cango has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Cango.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Cango.
Cango is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cango misses with a body punch.
Cango lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Cango has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
Cango manages to break the clinch.
Cango checks a low kick from Lee.
Cango tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Cango moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Cango scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Cango.
Cango throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Cango checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Cango.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cango scores with a punch to the head.
Lee slips under a jab from Cango.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango scoring well with a low kick there.
Cango tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Cango backing away here, and Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cango's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cango scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Cango moves into the clinch.
Cango lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Cango tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Cango lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Cango lands a nice uppercut.
Cango lands an uppercut.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to circle away but Cango has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango prevents a body shot from Lee.
Cango tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cango lands a knee to the body.
Cango lands a left hand.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Cango lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Cango scores a nice knee to the body.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cango lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cango tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Lee avoiding damage as Cango throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cango.
Cango lands a knee to the head.
Lee is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Lee is off balance and as he stumbles, Cango throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Lee's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Cango!
Jack Cango thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 1002 p4p, 1879 weight class) and Gaston Tellurique (ranked 137 p4p, 253 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Tellurique !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellurique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai jabs Tellurique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tellurique looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tellurique closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Tellurique just leaning against Chai, taking a breather.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Tellurique controls the action.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tellurique fails to land.
Chai tightens his grip and picks Tellurique up, before dumping him to the ground. Tellurique manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chai won't allow Tellurique to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chai advances position into side control!
Chai 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.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai taking a breather here.
Chai lands some shots froms side control.
Chai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tellurique taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tellurique is rocked!
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tellurique is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Chai prevents Tellurique from escaping the position.
Chai trying to control the position but Tellurique is working away.
Tellurique seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the action but Tellurique is working from the bottom.
Tellurique taking a bit of punishment here - Chai scoring with strikes.
Tellurique takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Tellurique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tellurique takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tellurique to see if he's OK.
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tellurique to see if he's OK.
Chai cracks Tellurique with a big elbow.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tellurique keeps working.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control.
Check out the look on Chai's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tellurique tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Chai is working the ground and pound. Can Tellurique escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique trying to get back to his feet but Chai is in full control for now.
Chai is working the ground and pound. Can Tellurique escape?
Chai just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tellurique is trying to stand back up.
Chai scores with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Chai gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Chai gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Chai apologises and we restart here on the feet.
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!
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique closes the distance but Chai moves to the side
and Chai counters with a big uppercut that knocks Tellurique off his feet! Chai dives into side control looking to finish!
Tellurique is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chai closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tellurique ! Chai dives in looking to finish! Tellurique is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 61 p4p, 523 weight class) and Kent Dew (ranked 3 p4p, 38 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by FEEL SOMETHING. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Dew shoots in.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Dew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Dew shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Dew.
Dew fails to land the takedown.
Dew shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Dew fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz leaves Dew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dew fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kent Dew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dew misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dew off to one side.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz cracks Dew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Dew has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Dew shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Dew keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Dew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Dew shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dew decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Dew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Dew prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Dew drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dew controlling the action here.
Dew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to control but Dew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dew not doing much here.
Dew not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dew perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dew missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz is looking to control Dew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cruz avoid being mounted?
Dew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dew is taking a breather. Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dew fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Dew manages to avoid it.
Dew shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Dew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dew shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but Dew scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dew shoots and misses
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Dew looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Dew drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dew.
Dew trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dew has a takedown stuffed.
Dew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Dew shoots in.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kent Dew.
Dew misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dew is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dew or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz, which made it look bad.
Dew is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz throws an overhand right that drops Dew like a sack of potatoes! Cruz dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
Danny Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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