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GAMMA#189 Tonal v Matazz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Where the hood at ? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Morse Hores's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hores counter with a right hand.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hores sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hores moves out of range easily.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hores tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Hores fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hores throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hores which made him look bad.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Anderson.
Hores ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hores throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Hores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hores manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Hores's guard.
Hores has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Hores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hores has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Hores working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Morse Hores just wasn't active enough.
Hores moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hores misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hores moves away
and Hores counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hores counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Hores misses with an uppercut.
Hores tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hores is trying to control but can't.
Hores taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Hores is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Hores dodges it nicely.
Hores is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hores's guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson prevents Hores from getting back to his feet.
Hores controlling Anderson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up in Hores's guard and throws a big left but Hores blocks it.
Anderson postures up.
Hores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hores is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Hores avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morse Hores 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.
Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson throwing shots but Hores is blocking nicely.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hores has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hores is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Anderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Hores isn't that keen on the idea.
Hores landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Hores scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hores cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Hores unloading with bombs!
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson regains half guard.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hores pulls his head out easily.
Hores is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hores.
Nice strikes from Hores there.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hores's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hores has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hores kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Hores from controlling successfully.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hores!
Hores is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Hores is blocking nicely.
Anderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hores is on top in guard.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hores tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Hores wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Hores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson wants to hit a switch here but Hores passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anderson there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Hores has control of the leg.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hores wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hores wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Morse Hores will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hores.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hores throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hores swivels and escapes.
Hores throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Hores lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hores. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Hores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hores.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hores defends it nicely.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Anderson.
Hores throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hores is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hores's head backwards.
Hores rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hores keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Hores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Hores blocks nicely.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hores swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Hores keeps moving.
Hores pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Anderson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores avoids a kick to the body.
Hores loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Hores circles away.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Hores.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Hores looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hores counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hores misses with a double jab.
Morse Hores is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morse Hores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hores throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Hores thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hores on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jason Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morse Hores is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Hores counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hores has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morse Hores!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bastiat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superstition. Taylor has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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201 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes a swing at Bastiat's ribcage but misses.
Frederic Bastiat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bastiat.
Bastiat misses with a takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastiat.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bastiat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bastiat has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Bastiat will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastiat tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Bastiat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastiat jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Bastiat around his waist. Bastiat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bastiat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor won't allow Bastiat to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bastiat keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bastiat looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Bastiat keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Bastiat trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Bastiat missing with punches from the bottom.
Bastiat won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Bastiat is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Bastiat is working away.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Bastiat defending well.
Bastiat wants to get back to full guard but Taylor has mounted him!
Taylor with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bastiat is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Bastiat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bastiat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bastiat is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastiat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bastiat is looking to get to half guard.
Bastiat is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bastiat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bastiat wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Bastiat sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bastiat is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Taylor wants to control but Bastiat is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Bastiat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastiat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastiat avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Bastiat shoots and misses
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastiat drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Bastiat shrugs off.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Bastiat shrugs off.
It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Bastiat jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Bastiat around his waist. Bastiat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bastiat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor moves into full mount! Bastiat won't be happy about that!
Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bastiat manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastiat keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bastiat wants to sweep but Taylor has passed to side control!
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Bastiat can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor trying to control the position but Bastiat is working away.
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bastiat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bastiat is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Bastiat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastiat is looking to reverse the position.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bastiat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor controls the position.
Bastiat tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Bastiat is defending well.
Bastiat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
That's time! Bastiat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Bastiat has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taylor.
Bastiat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Taylor.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Bastiat tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Bastiat didn't expect that.
Bastiat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Bastiat looking for subs off his back but Taylor has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastiat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Bastiat is working away.
Bastiat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
Frederic Bastiat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Bastiat is having none of it.
Bastiat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bastiat.
Taylor in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bastiat is not content to let Taylor control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Bastiat trying to remain calm as Taylor controls from the top position.
Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bastiat tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Sid Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastiat is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bastiat is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taylor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bastiat tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bastiat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taylor trying to control but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bastiat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor trying to control but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
Bastiat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bastiat is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Gusi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ekipa- BGD Syndicate. 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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195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasa Gusi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gusi takes a step back to recover.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes tries to bum rush Gusi with a series of wild strikes but Gusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gusi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gusi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnes's guard.
Gusi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gusi on the ground.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Gusi from controlling successfully.
Gusi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Gusi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnes's guard now.
Gusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Gusi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gusi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusi throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gusi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes has Gusi pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
Gusi breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Gusi wants a takedown but no success here.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasa Gusi.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gusi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gusi tries for a takedown but Barnes manages to get underhooks.
Gusi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gusi goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gusi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is not content to let Gusi control the position.
Gusi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gusi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Gusi working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes pushes Gusi off but Gusi dives into side control.
Gusi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sneaks out the side door and pushes Gusi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Gusi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnes's 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!
Gusi stops Barnes from standing up.
Gusi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gusi throws a big right hand that misses.
Gusi is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Gusi has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gusi lands a nice short elbow.
Gusi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gusi trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes pushes Gusi off looking to stand but Gusi dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes throws a series of punches but Gusi moves out of range.
Gusi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gusi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Gusi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Gusi is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Gusi prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Gusi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gusi is looking to stall here but Barnes recovers full guard.
Gusi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi stops Barnes from standing up.
Gusi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gusi tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gusi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gusi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gusi's guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gusi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes gets to his feet - Gusi follows without any prompting.
Barnes jabs Gusi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gusi scores a takedown into full mount!
Gusi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Barnes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Barnes is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi scoring with strikes but Barnes is staying in there.
Barnes is bucking up trying to escape but Gusi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes wants to control but Gusi is having none of it.
Gusi breaks from Barnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Gusi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gusi working Barnes over with strikes here.
Gusi misses with some ground and pound and Barnes recovers position to half guard.
Gusi 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.
Barnes pushes Gusi off looking to stand but Gusi dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusi.
Gusi throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Gusi trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Gusi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gusi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes tries to kick Gusi off but Gusi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barnes misses with a combination
and Gusi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gusi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gusi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gusi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Gusi is stalling here. Barnes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gusi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barnes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gusi struggling a bit here.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Gusi manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnes.
Gusi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi working a defensive guard here.
Gusi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gusi is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Gusi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brad Barnes.
Gusi feints and as Barnes raises his hands in defense, Gusi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brad Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gusi manages to pass to side control.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gusi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gusi's back!
Gusi turns into Barnes and is now in his guard.
Barnes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Gusi prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Gusi off! Gusi jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gusi.
Gusi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gusi trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Gusi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gusi trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusi is controlling him.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Gusi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gusi prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gusi is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Gusi throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Gusi stalling.
Sasa Gusi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gusi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gusi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sasa Gusi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasa Gusi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gusi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasa Gusi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kehno Onhek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Light. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
194 lbs
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23
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kehno Onhek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onhek misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Rothschild moves into the clinch successfully.
Onhek is working for takedown but Rothschild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Onhek tries to score a body lock takedown but Rothschild shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Onhek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bancroft Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kehno Onhek.
A short right from Rothschild.
Onhek fails to pull guard.
Onhek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rothschild prevents it.
Onhek wants a takedown.
Onhek wants a takedown but no success here.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rothschild as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
Onhek tries to pull guard but Rothschild won't allow it.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onhek backwards.
Onhek looking for a takedown.
Onhek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Rothschild.
It looks like Kehno Onhek has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rothschild.
Onhek looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Rothschild.
Onhek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothschild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Onhek or not.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Onhek in his tracks for a moment.
Rothschild lands with a light punch inside.
Rothschild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rothschild pushes Onhek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onhek backwards.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Rothschild utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Onhek wants a takedown.
Onhek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rothschild pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Onhek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild sizes up Onhek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onhek has his takedown stuffed
and Rothschild counters with a nice low kick that buckles Onhek's knee momentarily.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
Rothschild scores with a nice strike.
Onhek misses with a takedown
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Onhek keeps the fight on the outside.
Onhek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Onhek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Onhek misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Rothschild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek walks into a straight right hand from Rothschild.
Onhek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild tries to clinch up but Onhek circles away and keeps his distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild jabs Onhek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onhek ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
Onhek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kehno Onhek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kehno Onhek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onhek throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Onhek misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a good low kick that Onhek was not able to check.
Onhek fails with the takedown
and Rothschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothschild 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.
Onhek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothschild throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onhek on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Onhek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rothschild counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Rothschild slams his shin into Onhek's torso.
Onhek throws a combination that misses
and Rothschild counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onhek can do to turn this around?
Onhek is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild wants to clinch up but Onhek keeps it at a distance.
Onhek thows a leg kick but Rothschild checks it
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rothschild is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Onhek throws a leg kick
and Rothschild makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Onhek really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Onhek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Onhek shoots and misses
and Rothschild counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rothschild.
Bancroft Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kehno Onhek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a body punch.
Onhek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Onhek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rothschild gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Onhek.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a light punch inside.
Onhek takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Onhek taking a breather.
Onhek tries for a takedown but Rothschild manages to get underhooks.
Onhek is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rothschild is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Onhek.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild presses Onhek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onhek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rothschild prevents it.
Rothschild drops Onhek with a big knee straight up the middle! Onhek is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Onhek is rocked!
Rothschild connects with a stiff jab that staggers Onhek - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bancroft Rothschild!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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201 lbs
11 - 4 - 2 |
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Orlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinatra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinatra looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orlov wants to stand up but Sinatra is controlling him.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinatra is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinatra is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinatra is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sinatra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov throws a combination that misses
and Sinatra counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinatra gets a clinch.
Orlov is trying to break free.
Orlov has had enough of the clinch but Sinatra keeps him there for the moment.
Orlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinatra won't allow it.
Sinatra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orlov's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Sinatra.
Sinatra lands a shoulder strike.
Orlov is trying to push Sinatra away but Sinatra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov tries to break the clinch but Sinatra is controlling the position.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sinatra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Orlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlov misses with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sinatra lands a head shot.
Orlov throws a sloppy body shot
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orlov won't be happy with that.
Orlov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sinatra has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Orlov looks gassed!
Sinatra tries to advance to mount but Orlov denies him.
Orlov is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Orlov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinatra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sinatra has an Americana. Orlov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sinatra is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sinatra hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frank Sinatra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Tito Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a takedown into side control.
Rua in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rua working the ground and pound but Ortiz is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rua lands a nice forearm strike.
Rua throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ortiz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Rua defends easily.
Rua trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.
Rua trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Ortiz has his foot on Rua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rua works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua misses with a low kick.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz misses with a hook
and Rua moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ortiz up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua working aggressively here.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Rua tries to work over Ortiz's front leg with a kick but Ortiz checks it.
Rua tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rua 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.
Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Rua! That's really hurt Ortiz and he's turned his back - Rua keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rua jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Fenix has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Fenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brutus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fenix counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brutus doesn't seem bothered though.
Brutus misses with a double jab
and Fenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fenix lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Brutus sprawling to the canvas. Fenix follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Brutus hang on?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fenix in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brutus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brutus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fenix controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Fenix.
Brutus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fenix counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Fenix lands.
Fenix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brutus counters with a straight right hand.
Brutus misses the body punch
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Fenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fenix.
Brutus is breathing heavily.
Brutus dodges the punch combination from Fenix.
Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brutus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Fenix. Those never looked like landing.
Fenix lands with a nice body punch.
Marcus Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fenix cracks Brutus with an open hand slap.
Brutus stuffs the takedown attempt from Fenix. Fenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Fenix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Fenix does it's job there.
Brutus is rocked!
Fenix rushes Brutus with punches - Brutus moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Brutus goes down! Fenix follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Fenix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by God of Hell Fire. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hicks lands a jab-cross combination.
Fernandez clinches with his opponent.
Fernandez wants a takedown.
Hicks dodges an elbow strike from Fernandez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Hicks.
Good body shot from Fernandez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernandez as Hicks tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hicks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandez's elbow.
Fernandez scores a nice knee to the body.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hicks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernandez throws a low kick, looking for Hicks's leg but Hicks calmly moves out of range.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Fernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick
and Fernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fernandez working away.
Fernandez trying to control the action but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Fernandez working the ground and pound but Hicks is defending the strikes.
Fernandez scores with punches from side control.
Fernandez 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.
Fernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Fernandez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hicks tries to bench press Fernandez off him but Fernandez keeps the position.
Fernandez in side control, throwing shots but Hicks defends.
Fernandez misses with the ground and pound.
Fernandez in side control, throwing shots but Hicks defends.
Hicks trying to control but Fernandez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fernandez struggling to land strikes to the head as Hicks covers up.
Fernandez missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a punch to the head.
Fernandez is throwing shots to the body but Hicks manages to wriggle free. Fernandez pounces on him again and ends up in Hicks's guard.
Fernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandez trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Fernandez stays in close to Hicks's body and controls the position.
Hicks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernandez forces his way into half guard.
Fernandez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fernandez is keen to just control but Hicks is a slippery customer.
Fernandez prevents Hicks from improving his position.
Fernandez winds up and cracks Hicks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Fernandez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Fernandez with a hook.
Fernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fernandez tries to move to full mount but Hicks actually manages to regain half guard.
Fernandez wants to pass to mount but Hicks is defending the position.
Fernandez thows a huge punch but Hicks dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is taking a breather. Hicks 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.
Hicks wants to control but Fernandez is keeping busy.
Fernandez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fernandez wants to free his trapped foot but Hicks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hicks's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fernandez throwing shots but Hicks is blocking nicely.
Hicks won't allow Fernandez to pass to mount.
Fernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hicks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandez looks for the body kick but Hicks saw that one coming.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Fernandez persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hicks tries to clinch up.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Fernandez counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Fernandez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Fernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez wants to stall.
Hicks misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fernandez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fernandez has his foot on Hicks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hicks works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernandez has a closed guard, preventing Hicks from standing up.
Fernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Hicks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fernandez is adopting a defensive guard.
Fernandez wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rudy Fernandez just wasn't active enough.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Fernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks tries to land a body kick
and Fernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Fernandez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fernandez has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Fernandez counters with a leg kick.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Hicks.
A lazy body kick from Hicks
and Fernandez counters with a solid body kick.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Hicks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Fernandez lands with a nice combination. Hicks backs away looking to recover.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hicks enables Fernandez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hicks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fernandez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hicks holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
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.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
Fernandez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Fernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Fernandez lands with a good body shot.
Fernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks misses with a leg kick
and Fernandez counters with a series of strikes. Hicks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fernandez thows a leg kick but Hicks checks it
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fernandez moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandez throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Fernandez moved out of range.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandez lands with a good body shot.
Hicks gets caught napping as Fernandez dives in and scores a takedown. Hicks manages to retain guard.
Hicks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Hicks can't keep his opponent in guard - Fernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fernandez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fernandez wants to pass the guard but Hicks is defending well.
Fernandez working over Hicks with some ground and pound. Hicks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fernandez working over Hicks with some ground and pound. Hicks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fernandez is pressing down on Hicks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hicks is holding on for now.
Fernandez seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Fernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fernandez 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Fernandez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin With The Devil. Lewis has chosen Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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26
194 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Denke staying out of range there.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and Denke counters with a shoot takedown. Lewis fights it but they end up in guard.
Lewis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Denke uses it to pass to side control.
Denke trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Denke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Denke takes a little break here. Lewis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Denke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Denke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Denke in side control, throwing shots but Lewis defends.
Denke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis is not content to let Denke control the position.
Denke tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Denke connects with a decent elbow.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis tries to buck Denke off but Denke is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denke controlling from side mount.
Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Denke scoring with strikes.
Denke working the body and head with strikes.
Denke in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lewis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Check out the look on Denke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Denke cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Denke's temple.
Denke gets full guard.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denke is on top in guard.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denke's guard.
Denke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Denke trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Denke is controlling well.
Lewis gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denke with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Denke tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Denke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Denke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lewis's guard now.
Denke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Denke prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Denke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Denke with a nice head shot there.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karl Denke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Denke is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis striking off his back but it's not causing Denke any problems.
Denke forces his way into half guard.
Denke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Denke lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Denke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Denke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Denke has control of the leg.
Denke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis is staying active underneath Denke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Denke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denke is working away from the top position though.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Denke is controlling well.
Denke trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Denke lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Denke is proving a slippery customer.
Denke won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Denke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denke pushing down on Lewis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lewis is not content to let Denke control the position.
Denke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Denke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Denke sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that second round.
That's time! Denke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Denke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis with a poor takedown
enabling Denke to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Denke moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Denke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lewis won't be happy with that.
Denke trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis is not content to let Denke control the position.
Lewis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Denke has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Denke wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Denke is controlling well.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Denke is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Denke controlling the action here.
Denke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denke is controlling the pace.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Denke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Denke's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Denke is trying to break free.
Denke trying to control the hands but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis is hanging on to Denke's back as he tries to escape.
Denke is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lewis.
Denke covering up well under a series of strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Denke shoots in.
Lewis slips a jab from Denke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denke.
Denke scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke tries for a takedown but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Denke or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lewis.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Denke throws a lazy body kick
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Denke 's knee.
Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Denke pinned against the cage. Denke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and Denke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis is staying active underneath Denke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Denke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Denke's back!
Denke trying to control the action but Lewis just sinks the hooks in.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
I really don't envy Denke right now.
Lewis keeps control of the position easily here as Denke tries to buck him off.
Lewis is landing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis punishes Denke with strikes from the back mount.
Denke prevents Lewis from getting a body triangle.
Lewis avoiding Denke 's attempts to control his hands.
Denke is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lewis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lewis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Denke covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lewis has the hooks in. Denke is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewis tries to get the hooks in deep but Denke pushed the leg off.
Lewis misses with punches from the back.
Lewis doesn't have the hooks in and Denke manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Denke stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Denke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mark Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Denke moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Denke connects with a body shot that sends Lewis's belly button to the back.
Denke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denke checks a low kick from Lewis.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Denke is out of range.
Denke shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Denke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denke throwing strikes but missing.
Denke landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke with a nice head shot there.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denke postures up.
Denke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lewis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lewis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lewis!
Denke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denke.
Denke seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Denke scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Denke works his way into full mount!
Lewis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Denke looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Denke landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
Denke controlling the position easily from mount.
Lewis wants to hold on but Denke pushes him away.
Denke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Denke unloading with bombs!
Denke controlling the pace for now.
Denke prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewis tries to hold on but Denke postures up.
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Denke isn't that keen on the idea.
Denke looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mark Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Denke looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
Karl Denke retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonal comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - I hunt alone. Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz throws a head kick but Tonal moves out of range.
Tonal throws a poor cross that misses
and Matazz counters with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Tonal.
Tonal is looking to land body kicks.
Tonal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jeremy Tonal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonal tries to land a front kick but Matazz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Tonal.
Tonal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matazz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tonal.
Tonal throws a leg kick
and Matazz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Tonal moved away.
Tonal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matazz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tonal checks a leg kick.
Tonal with a nice cross.
Tonal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a low kick, looking for Tonal's leg but Tonal calmly moves out of range.
Matazz takes one on the button.
Tonal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tonal throws a hook but Matazz blocks it.
Tonal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonal scores with a body shot.
Matazz misses with a hook
and Tonal counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonal throws a leg kick
and Matazz counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonal.
Tonal misses with a left hand
and Matazz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matazz tries to work over Tonal's front leg with a kick but Tonal checks it.
Matazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonal.
Matazz connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matazz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Matazz is predictable there
and Tonal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Matazz tries to clinch there but Tonal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a low kick but Tonal avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Matazz. Beautiful body shot.
Tonal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Matazz.
Tonal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Matazz does it's job there.
Tonal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matazz avoids it really well and circles away.
Matazz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tonal is breathing heavily.
Tonal tries to land a leg kick but Matazz saw it coming and moves away.
Matazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Tonal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matazz throws a right hand that misses
and Tonal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
Tonal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matazz controlling Tonal's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws a big right hand that misses.
Matazz has his hands on Tonal's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonal trying to control but Matazz is working from the bottom.
Matazz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raz Matazz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tonal counters with a good low kick that Matazz was not able to check.
Matazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tonal avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
Matazz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Tonal.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tonal as the two fighters clinch.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tonal working aggressively here.
Matazz misses with some punches.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tonal blocks the elbow strike.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Tonal.
A left hand lands to the body for Tonal.
Matazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonal blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Tonal fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tonal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Matazz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tonal finds it's way round the side to connect with Matazz's head.
Tonal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tonal dives in and scores a takedown into Matazz's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matazz is on top in guard.
Matazz wants to get up but he can't break Tonal's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matazz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matazz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tonal wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Matazz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matazz prevents Tonal from improving his position.
Matazz trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raz Matazz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matazz lands a nice hook to Tonal's body. Tonal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matazz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tonal.
Matazz has managed to clinch.
Tonal throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
Matazz blocking some punches.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tonal is defending well for now.
Matazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tonal as the two fighters clinch.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Tonal blocks it.
Matazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Tonal gets an underhook and turns Matazz into the cage.
Tonal avoids a wild elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz has Tonal pushed against the cage.
Tonal blocks an elbow strike.
Tonal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matazz digs a right hand underneath Tonal's ribcage. Tonal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Still in the clinch, Matazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonal misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz lands a right hand.
Tonal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tonal wants a takedown.
Matazz trying to land knees to the body.
Tonal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
Matazz lands a nice knee to the body.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Tonal avoids the damage to the body.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Tonal.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonal backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tonal fails to land.
Matazz misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Matazz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tonal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matazzs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raz Matazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tonal tries for a takedown but Matazz manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Tonal.
A short left from Matazz.
A frustrated look appears on Matazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matazz throws a lazy head kick
and Tonal counters with a left to the body.
Raz Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonal.
Tonal misses with a head kick.
Tonal throws a good cross that connects.
Tonal misses with a right hand
and Matazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matazz throws a wild body kick that Tonal sees coming a mile off.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonal. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz is looking to clinch.
Tonal throws a jab when Matazz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonal connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matazz.
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on Tonal's shoulder, as Tonal tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Matazz misses
and Tonal counters with a nice leg kick.
Matazz tries to clinch but Tonal is having none of it.
Tonal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tonal scores with a hook to the body. Matazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonal cracks the inside of Matazz's front leg.
Matazz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonal on the side of the head.
Tonal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tonal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tonal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matazz is looking to get to half guard.
Tonal raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Tonal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Tonal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tonal avoids the attempt from Matazz to control.
Tonal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tonal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Matazz because Tonal loaded up on that one.
Tonal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up Raz Matazz's cut even more.
Matazz working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Raz Matazz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matazz tries to lock up and control but Tonal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tonal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Matazz is squirming around, avoiding Tonal's attempts to control the action.
Tonal thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonal with shots to the head and body - Matazz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raz Matazz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raz Matazz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Tonal!
Jeremy Tonal retains his light heavyweight title!
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