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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nate iglesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaine de La Valliere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de La Valliere is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Showtek - Black 2008. Kaine de La Valliere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, nate iglesia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine de La Valliere!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de La Valliere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de La Valliere misses with a series of wild punches.
de La Valliere scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like nate iglesia has been cut.
de La Valliere misses with the combination.
A punch combination from iglesia misses.
de La Valliere drives through with a takedown into guard.
de La Valliere is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
de La Valliere wants to control from the top but iglesia keeps moving.
de La Valliere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
de La Valliere trying to control the action but iglesia is working from the bottom.
iglesia defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de La Valliere in side control, throwing shots but iglesia defends.
de La Valliere misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
de La Valliere has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for iglesia!
de La Valliere is working for a guillotine from mount but iglesia frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
de La Valliere lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
iglesia is breathing heavily.
de La Valliere unloads with some vicious shots from mount and iglesia wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! de La Valliere celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaine de La Valliere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atlas MacDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eat me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDowell comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. 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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157 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas MacDowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eat me!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
me shoots in and bounces MacDowell off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
me trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDowell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
me is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
me trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDowell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
me drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and me jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
me gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
me throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacDowell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacDowell wants it to stay on the feet.
me takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
me changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacDowell tries to avoid it but me manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacDowell to the ground. MacDowell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacDowell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on me. That did some damage!
MacDowell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacDowell.
me looks gassed!
me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacDowell pinned against the cage. MacDowell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Atlas MacDowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eat me.
me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacDowell pinned against the cage. MacDowell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
me tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacDowell scores with a nice body kick.
MacDowell rushes me and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
me takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacDowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacDowell.
It looks like eat me has been cut.
A knee to the head by MacDowell.
MacDowell missing with knees to the body.
MacDowell landing knees to the head.
MacDowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for MacDowell.
MacDowell lands a good knee to the midsection. me won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell lands a good knee to the midsection. me won't want to take too many of those.
MacDowell lands an elbow just above me 's eye.
MacDowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
me takes a knee right on the jaw!
MacDowell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
me throws a lazy right hand but MacDowell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacDowell lands a nice looking kick to the body. me takes a step back to recover.
MacDowell lands a head kick. me smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
me will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacDowell lands with a kick to the temple. me shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
me tries to score a power double leg takedown but MacDowell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten me somewhat.
MacDowell throws a leg kick which misses me's front leg but catches the back leg as me tries to avoid it.
me stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacDowell.
me on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacDowell. MacDowell obviously looking to wear him down.
MacDowell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacDowell checks the leg kick.
me checks a low kick from MacDowell.
me fails with a takedown attempt.
me tries to sprawl but MacDowell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell moves into full mount! me won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
me tries to get back to half guard but can't.
me is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacDowell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force me to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so me shrugs it off.
me is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MacDowell lands a big shot there that rocks me but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
me can't escape the position.
MacDowell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacDowell lands a big elbow.
MacDowell unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
me can't escape the position.
me is squirming around, avoiding MacDowell's attempts to control the action.
me is looking to get to half guard.
MacDowell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
me is in all sorts of trouble here.
MacDowell with shots to the head and body - me looks very uncomfortable down there.
me takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacDowell prevents me from getting the reversal.
MacDowell scoring with strikes but me is staying in there.
MacDowell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
me tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacDowell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MacDowell looking to finish me with some ground and pound. This is bad for me!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell lands a big elbow.
me is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! MacDowell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
MacDowell raining down shots from the mount!
MacDowell working me over with strikes here.
me wants to hold on but MacDowell pushes him away.
me keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
MacDowell breaks from me's wrist control and lands an elbow.
me tries to hold on but MacDowell pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
me is working to get back to half guard.
MacDowell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
MacDowell is landing with some decent strikes but me is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
MacDowell with shots to the head and body - me looks very uncomfortable down there.
MacDowell breaks from me's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacDowell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
MacDowell lands a big elbow.
MacDowell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can me hang on?
me is squirming around, avoiding MacDowell's attempts to control the action.
me tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacDowell is landing with some decent strikes but me is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
MacDowell with good strikes from the mount here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell dominating with strikes here.
MacDowell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacDowell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
me wants to hold on but MacDowell pushes him away.
MacDowell is landing with some decent strikes but me is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
me tries to hold on but MacDowell pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by MacDowell.
MacDowell avoids the attempt from me to control.
MacDowell cracks me with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
me is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
MacDowell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as me is looking to escape.
MacDowell lands a big shot there that rocks me but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… me is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by me and MacDowell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
me is looking for a sweep.
MacDowell wants to control but me is keeping him busy.
me is trying to improve his position.
MacDowell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacDowell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for me on the ground.
MacDowell tries to score with some ground and pound. me controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
me manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacDowell lands a nice short elbow.
me is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but MacDowell pulls his head out easily.
MacDowell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for me!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacDowell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MacDowell raining down hammerfists from mount.
MacDowell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
me is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by MacDowell.
MacDowell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of me's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacDowell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas MacDowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
MacDowell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MacDowell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
me changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. MacDowell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
me tries for a kimura but MacDowell is defending well.
me is working to tighten is grip on MacDowell's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. MacDowell has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but me is really squeezing tight and eventually MacDowell passes out! me breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). eat me!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennyilmari Haitarila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the ring accompanied by In The Morning. Bennyilmari Haitarila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bennyilmari Haitarila!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Haitarila connects with a single shot there.
St Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haitarila moves into the clinch.
St Piper lands an elbow inside that Haitarila shrugs off.
It looks like Bennyilmari Haitarila has been cut.
St Piper blocks a body shot from Haitarila.
Good body shot from St Piper.
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Haitarila avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the cage.
Haitarila can't find room to land a body shot as St Piper controls the action.
St Piper throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Piper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Piper.
St Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maybe St Piper would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Haitarila tries to break free but St Piper pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
Haitarila looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Piper misses with an elbow strike.
St Piper lands a left hand.
Haitarila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haitarila is defending well for now.
St Piper prevents a body shot from Haitarila.
St Piper lands with a light punch inside.
Haitarila blocks a body shot from St Piper.
St Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haitarila lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Piper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper lands an elbow inside that Haitarila shrugs off.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body.
St Piper lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haitarila backwards.
St Piper has Haitarila pressed against the ropes.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haitarila or not.
A short uppercut from St Piper.
St Piper trying to stall but Haitarila improves his position.
Haitarila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Piper gets through Haitarila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Piper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from St Piper.
St Piper lands a right hand.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Haitarila avoids the damage to the body.
Haitarila breaks the clinch.
St Piper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Piper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Piper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Piper if he has to take too many more of those.
St Piper takes a swing at Haitarila's ribcage but misses.
Haitarila misses with an uppercut.
St Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haitarila manages to avoid it.
Haitarila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haitarila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Haitarila is just out of range.
St Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haitarila instigates a clinch.
Haitarila presses St Piper against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haitarila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Haitarila controls the action.
St Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Haitarila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haitarila.
A hook to the body from Haitarila.
A short body shot lands from Haitarila as the two fighters clinch.
Haitarila lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haitarila.
Haitarila lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haitarila.
A shot in the inside from Haitarila.
A hook to the body from Haitarila.
Haitarila lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haitarila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Piper or not.
Haitarila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Piper is looking to wear down Haitarila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haitarila lands a nice shot that snaps St Piper's head back.
Haitarila misses with a looping left.
Haitarila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haitarila rushes St Piper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Haitarila digs a right hand into St Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Piper's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haitarila lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper prevents a body shot from Haitarila.
Haitarila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haitarila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haitarila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Haitarila controls his hands.
Haitarila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila tries a body shot but St Piper blocks it.
Haitarila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haitarila breaks the clinch.
St Piper is looking to clinch but Haitarila is avoiding it.
St Piper catches Haitarila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haitarila dips to his left and cracks St Piper with an uppercut!
Haitarila tries to clinch but St Piper is having none of it.
Haitarila's corner calls for a 1-2. Haitarila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haitarila.
St Piper moves into range and clinches up with Haitarila.
Haitarila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haitarila misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haitarila.
Haitarila lands a hook that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haitarila as St Piper tries to tie him up.
Haitarila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haitarila wants to clinch up but St Piper keeps it at a distance.
St Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haitarila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haitarila pushes St Piper up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Piper's elbow.
St Piper tries to work over Haitarila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haitarila pushes St Piper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haitarila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haitarila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Piper slips a straight right by Haitarila.
St Piper throws a leg kick but Haitarila moved away.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haitarila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennyilmari Haitarila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haitarila missing with a left hand there. St Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haitarila tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. St Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haitarila misses with a straight right.
Haitarila tries to close the distance and clinch but St Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haitarila misses with a two punch combination.
Haitarila misses with a hook. St Piper ducked under it nicely.
Haitarila throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Piper moves into the clinch.
Haitarila tries to work over St Piper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haitarila or not.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
St Piper trying to stall but Haitarila improves his position.
Nice body punch from Haitarila.
Haitarila pushes St Piper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Haitarila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haitarila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haitarila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haitarila jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Piper is looking to clinch.
Haitarila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Piper throws out the jab.
St Piper 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.
Haitarila scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haitarila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Piper's hands.
Haitarila misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haitarila.
Haitarila throws a combination. St Piper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Piper is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haitarila fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops St Piper to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! St Piper looks to clinch but Haitarila throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! St Piper taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bennyilmari Haitarila!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pembelton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hail Mary by Tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Pembelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Faria!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pembelton misses with a body shot.
Faria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pembelton ducks under a wild hook from Faria.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pembelton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Faria is trying desperately to improve position.
Faria tries to hold on but Pembelton postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pembelton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pembelton controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria is trying to escape the mount.
Pembelton lands a big shot there that rocks Faria but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pembelton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pembelton lands a big shot there that rocks Faria but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pembelton wants to control the pace but Faria is squirming around nicely.
Pembelton content just to control the position here.
Faria is in a horrible position here. Pembelton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pembelton raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pembelton with the ground and pound from mount.
Faria is squirming around, avoiding Pembelton's attempts to control the action.
Pembelton working for a guillotine from mount but Faria is in no mood to give up.
Pembelton prevents Faria from getting the reversal.
Pembelton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pembelton lands a big shot there that rocks Faria but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pembelton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pembelton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pembelton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faria wants to hold on but Pembelton pushes him away.
BOOM! Pembelton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pembelton is working for a guillotine from mount but Faria frees his head quite easily.
Faria keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pembelton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton with a couple of short strikes.
Pembelton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pembelton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pembelton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pembelton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Faria is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faria hang on?
Pembelton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faria taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pembelton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faria hang on?
Pembelton landing shots from mount.
Pembelton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faria is looking to escape.
Pembelton landing strikes from the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faria is trying to escape the mount.
Pembelton 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.
Pembelton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pembelton landing strikes from the mount and Faria is in trouble!
Pembelton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pembelton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Faria is rocked!
Pembelton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pembelton lands with some strikes.
Faria is still in real trouble! Can Pembelton finish him?
Pembelton postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Faria is out cold - huge knockout for Pembelton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Pembelton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by In The Morning. Barkas has chosen Civil war as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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224 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barkas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkas misses with a straight right.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkas.
Smith digs a good hook to Barkas's body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Barkas.
Barkas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Hannibal Barkas has been cut.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barkas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barkas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barkas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barkas prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith is looking to control Barkas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Barkas control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith misses with the combination.
Barkas throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Barkas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Barkas controlling from mount.
Smith can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to control but Barkas postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Barkas.
Barkas is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barkas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Barkas is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Barkas keeps moving and retains side control.
Barkas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Barkas trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith is not content to let Barkas control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Barkas keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barkas drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Barkas trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Barkas slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barkas on the ground.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith looking for subs off his back but Barkas has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barkas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barkas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is in trouble now - Barkas has advanced to mount!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barkas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Barkas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Barkas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Smith is staying active underneath Barkas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barkas is working away from the top position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Barkas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barkas looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barkas wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Barkas cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barkas controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barkas escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barkas wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Barkas remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barkas wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith tries to buck Barkas off but Barkas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barkas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Barkas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barkas.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Barkas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith jabs Barkas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barkas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barkas throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Barkas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barkas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries to clinch
and Barkas counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkas scores with a leg kick.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barkas.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkas is just out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkas digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Barkas.
Barkas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barkas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Barkas feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Barkas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith has his foot on Barkas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barkas works his way back into a safe position though.
Barkas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Barkas from controlling successfully.
Barkas won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Barkas is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Barkas has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barkas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barkas wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Barkas is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Smith tries to kick Barkas off but Barkas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Barkas has control of the leg.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith won't allow Barkas to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkas moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Smith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barkas lands a shot to the head.
Well, with Barkas on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Smith is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barkas.
Smith can't escape the position.
Barkas is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Smith is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hannibal Barkas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aalto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by .. CockO SauruS has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
162 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CockO SauruS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sisu Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Aalto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SauruS avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sisu Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SauruS lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Aalto.
Aalto swinging wildly here.
Aalto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by SauruS.
Aalto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aalto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aalto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SauruS thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Aalto tries to move into range but SauruS moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
SauruS lands a glancing blow to the side of Aalto's head.
Some wild striking there from SauruS.
Aalto misses with a double jab
and SauruS counters with an inside leg kick.
Aalto looks gassed!
SauruS scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto throws a combination that misses
and SauruS counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
SauruS lands a jab to the head.
Aalto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SauruS scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
SauruS lands a jab to the nose.
SauruS scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
SauruS connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from SauruS.
SauruS lands with a good body shot.
SauruS lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aalto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SauruS can pounce on him.
SauruS cracks Aalto with a good jab.
Sisu Aalto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
SauruS connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
SauruS throws a one two combo.
Aalto is rocked!
SauruS lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Aalto falls backwards - clearly groggy! SauruS dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CockO SauruS!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Miyake Morimasa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
224 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Smith tenderised Morimasa's leg. Morimasa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morimasa checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morimasa.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morimasa is out of range.
Morimasa moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Morimasa backpedaling.
It looks like Miyake Morimasa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morimasa thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Morimasa! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes to the ring accompanied by one day like this. Claymore is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blow Me Away. Larry O Leary has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Claymore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Claymore.
O Leary keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Claymore.
Claymore dodges the punch combination from O Leary.
O Leary tries to score a power double leg takedown but Claymore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Leary somewhat.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
Claymore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Leary's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Leary looks to land a right hand but Claymore moved out of range.
Claymore missing with a left hand there. O Leary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Leary throws a body punch but Claymore moves out of range.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andy Claymore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Claymore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Larry O Leary has been cut.
Claymore scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Leary is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Claymore's half guard.
Claymore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Leary won't allow Claymore to sweep him here.
Claymore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Leary.
O Leary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claymore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Leary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Claymore blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Claymore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Leary stands and throws Claymore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Leary postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Claymore can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O Leary working the ground and pound but Claymore is defending the strikes.
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.
Claymore taking a bit of punishment here - O Leary scoring with strikes.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Claymore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Leary looking to control but instead Claymore has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
O Leary 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.
O Leary is looking to advance position but Claymore won't allow it.
O Leary is stalling here. Claymore is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Leary seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Claymore has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Claymore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. 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 five minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six 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.
Claymore wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Leary keeps working.
O Leary is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Claymore's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Claymore tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Leary knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking for submissions off his back.
Claymore is taking a breather. O Leary 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.
That's eight 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.
O Leary slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Leary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Leary won't let Claymore get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
O Leary tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Leary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Andy Claymore has been cut.
Claymore wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larry O Leary will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Leary checks a leg kick nicely.
Claymore lands a head shot.
Claymore throws a leg kick that misses.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Claymore was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
Claymore staying out of range there.
Claymore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Claymore tries a low kick but O Leary avoids it.
O Leary takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Claymore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Claymore misses.
Nice uppercut there from Claymore.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claymore moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore thuds a left hand into O Leary's body.
Claymore jabs O Leary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Leary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Claymore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andy Claymore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Leary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Claymore.
Claymore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claymore scores with the left hand. O Leary knows he should have avoided that one.
O Leary takes one to the side of the head.
Claymore scores with a jab to the head.
O Leary walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Claymore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Claymore.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Claymore was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claymore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the body from O Leary misses
and Claymore counters with a low kick, right behind O Leary 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claymore moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Claymore finds it's way through O Leary's defenses.
O Leary misses the body punch
and Claymore counters with a nice body shot.
Claymore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Claymore scores with a hook to the body. O Leary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Claymore lands a front kick.
Claymore scores with a nice strike.
Claymore connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Leary. O Leary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Claymore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Claymore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Leary on the side of the head.
Claymore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Claymore tenderised O Leary's leg. O Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Claymore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Claymore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Leary.
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!
O Leary takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Claymore.
Claymore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Claymore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claymore blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Claymore.
That kick from Claymore tenderised O Leary's leg. O Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Claymore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Leary on the side of the head.
Claymore thuds a left hand into O Leary's body.
O Leary blocks a head kick by Claymore.
Claymore lands a nice shot that snaps O Leary's head back.
Claymore with a hook.
Claymore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Claymore throws an overhand right that lands on O Leary's shoulder, as O Leary tries to avoid the shot.
O Leary swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Claymore to counter with a crisp jab.
Claymore throws a combination. O Leary tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Claymore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Claymore.
O Leary needs to keep his hands up - Claymore had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from O Leary misses
and Claymore counters with a straight right hand.
Claymore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Claymore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Leary momentarily.
Claymore lands a glancing blow to the side of O Leary's head.
O Leary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claymore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Leary walks forward, straight into a front kick from Claymore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Claymore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Claymore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Claymore.
Claymore throws a head kick that O Leary semi-blocks.
Claymore scores with a nice right hand.
Claymore catches O Leary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Leary is looking to wear down Claymore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Leary walks into a straight right hand from Claymore.
Claymore lands with a hook. O Leary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Claymore lunges at O Leary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Leary's hand.
Claymore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Claymore scores with a head kick. O Leary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Claymore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Claymore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Claymore tenderised O Leary's leg. O Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Leary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Leary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Claymore connects with a body shot.
Claymore scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Claymore lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claymore throws a head kick that half lands.
Claymore tries a head kick but it misses.
Claymore scores with a head kick. O Leary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Leary lands the left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a predictable looking body shot
and Claymore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Claymore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Claymore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Claymore - just one landing.
Claymore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Claymore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claymore lands a jab to O Leary's midsection.
O Leary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Leary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Leary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Claymore connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Leary. O Leary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Leary moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Claymore connects with a solid leg kick.
Claymore lands a head shot.
O Leary drops his hands momentarily and Claymore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Claymore sends O Leary crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Claymore is motioning to the referee to let O Leary up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
O Leary is rocked!
Claymore lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claymore cracks O Leary with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! O Leary looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Claymore finish him?
Oh O Leary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claymore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Leary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Leary seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary 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.
O Leary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Claymore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Claymore throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
O Leary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Claymore digs a good hook to O Leary's body.
O Leary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Leary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Leary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Claymore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Claymore jabs at O Leary's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claymore lands a big head kick that sends O Leary tumbling to the mat! Claymore takes a step backwards and waves O Leary back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Claymore lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claymore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Leary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Claymore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claymore scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Claymore cracks O Leary with an open hand slap.
Jab from Claymore.
O Leary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Claymore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Claymore lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Leary will feel that in the morning.
Claymore lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claymore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Leary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Claymore scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Leary in his tracks.
O Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Claymore is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Claymore. That's going to slow O Leary down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claymore.
O Leary takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Claymore throws out a powerful jab.
Claymore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Leary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Claymore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Claymore throws a good cross that connects.
O Leary throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Claymore counter with a right hand.
O Leary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary needs to keep his hands up - Claymore had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Claymore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Claymore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Claymore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claymore catches O Leary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice cross by Claymore.
Claymore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Leary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claymore cracks a nice hook into O Leary's ribs.
O Leary takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Claymore scoring well with a low kick there.
O Leary takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claymore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Leary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Leary takes one to the chin there.
Claymore cracks O Leary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Claymore.
Claymore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Leary on the side of the head.
O Leary takes one on the button.
Claymore throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
Claymore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Leary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Claymore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Leary.
O Leary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Claymore thows a body kick. O Leary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Claymore connects with an inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Claymore scores with a four punch combination!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Claymore. O Leary shrugs it off though.
Claymore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Leary.
Claymore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claymore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Leary momentarily.
A good leg kick by Claymore.
Claymore stuns O Leary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Leary misses the jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Claymore cracks O Leary with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Claymore delivers a nice body kick.
O Leary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Leary will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Claymore is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
Claymore scores with a kick to the body.
O Leary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Claymore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Claymore.
Claymore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Leary's head backwards.
Claymore lands a front kick.
O Leary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Claymore. That snapped O Leary's head back.
Larry O Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Leary takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Leary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Claymore.
Claymore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Leary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Claymore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Leary takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claymore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Leary on the side of the head.
O Leary walks into a left hand.
Claymore feints and then cracks O Leary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Leary down.
O Leary drops his hands momentarily and Claymore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Claymore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Claymore connects with a looping right hand.
Claymore is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
Claymore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Claymore connects with a solid leg kick.
O Leary needs to keep his hands up - Claymore had a free shot at his head there.
Claymore sizes up O Leary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Claymore lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Claymore, right into the meat.
O Leary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Claymore connects with a solid leg kick.
Claymore lands with a straight right. O Leary didn't see that one coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Claymore connects with a nice looking jab.
Claymore scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Claymore.
Claymore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claymore scoring well with a low kick there.
O Leary misses with a body shot
enabling Claymore to counter with a crisp jab.
Claymore lands with a cross.
Claymore lands a jab to the nose.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Claymore there.
Nice shot lands for Claymore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Claymore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claymore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Andy Claymore!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Andy Claymore!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Andy Claymore!
Andy Claymore wins by unanimous decision! Andy Claymore retains his heavyweight title!
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