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EUFC 110 Grepp vs.Sanchez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagatov comes into the arena with Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers - John The Revelator blaring out of the sound system. Ron Arlowski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlowski throws a jab when Bagatov was well out of range.
Bagatov misses with a double jab.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Bagatov moves out of range easily.
Bagatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bagatov tries to bum rush Arlowski with a series of wild strikes but Arlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Azamat Bagatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagatov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagatov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bagatov misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Bagatov as Arlowski shoots in.
No luck for Arlowski with that takedown attempt.
Azamat Bagatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Arlowski.
Arlowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagatov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bagatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arlowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bagatov is fending him off so far but Arlowski persists. Nope, Bagatov circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski moves out of range.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagatov.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Arlowski.
Arlowski looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagatov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlowski misses with a few strikes there.
Bagatov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bagatov duly obliges.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlowski throws the left hand but Bagatov avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bagatov. Those never looked like landing.
Arlowski misses with a head kick.
Bagatov tries to bum rush Arlowski with a series of wild strikes but Arlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagatov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arlowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Bagatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arlowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bagatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bagatov avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Bagatov swinging wildly here.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bagatov tries to bum rush Arlowski with a series of wild strikes but Arlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski closes the distance and clinches up with Bagatov, looking for a takedown. Arlowski pushes Bagatov against the cage but Bagatov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arlowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azamat Bagatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlowski lands with a cross.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bagatov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlowski.
Arlowski misses with a takedown attempt - Bagatov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bagatov works over Arlowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Arlowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bagatov throws a nice looking combination but Arlowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlowski dips to his left and cracks Bagatov with an uppercut!
Arlowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bagatov.
Bagatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arlowski dodges the punch combination from Bagatov.
Arlowski connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bagatov wants it to stay on the feet.
Bagatov leaves Arlowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arlowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bagatov.
Bagatov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Arlowski throws a hook but Bagatov blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Bagatov.
Arlowski throws a head kick but Bagatov moves out of range.
Bagatov looks to land a combination but Arlowski avoids it well.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski moves out of range.
Arlowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arlowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Bagatov moves out of range easily.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Bagatov avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Bagatov misses with a combination
and Arlowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Bagatov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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.
Bagatov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bagatov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arlowski.
Arlowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bagatov looks to land a combination but Arlowski avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Arlowski.
A combination from Bagatov does no damage.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagatov misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Arlowski.
Bagatov tries to bum rush Arlowski with a series of wild strikes but Arlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Arlowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bagatov blocks a head kick by Arlowski.
Bagatov avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Arlowski dodges the punch combination from Bagatov.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown but Bagatov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Arlowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Bagatov misses.
Nice defenses there by Bagatov.
Arlowski throws a head kick but Bagatov moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bagatov as Arlowski shoots in.
Bagatov misses with a double jab.
Arlowski dodges the punch combination from Bagatov.
Bagatov slaps away a takedown attempt from Arlowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Bagatov walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bagatov does no damage.
Arlowski connects with a high kick.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Bagatov moves out of range easily.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Bagatov.
Arlowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bagatov circles away.
Azamat Bagatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Arlowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagatov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bagatov avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Azamat Bagatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagatov fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagatov pinned against the cage. Bagatov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagatov swinging wildly here.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski avoids them all with ease.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bagatov misses with a double jab.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Bagatov moves out of range easily.
Bagatov misses with a double jab
and Arlowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bagatov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Bagatov misses.
Arlowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Bagatov tries to bum rush Arlowski with a series of wild strikes but Arlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arlowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bagatov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arlowski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bagatov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bagatov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski misses with a head shot. Bagatov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Arlowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arlowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Arlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Bagatov has wrist control.
Arlowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arlowski throws a strike but Bagatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Bagatov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arlowski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Arlowski is trying to control the position but Bagatov postures up.
Bagatov postures up and lands a big shot to Arlowski's brow.
Bagatov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arlowski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Arlowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bagatov is one step ahead there.
Arlowski trying to control the position.
Bagatov cracks Arlowski with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagatov is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlowski has wrist control.
Arlowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bagatov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Arlowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bagatov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bagatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bagatov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bagatov swinging wildly here.
Arlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Bagatov's shoulder, as Bagatov tries to avoid the shot.
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagatov fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Bagatov lands a two punch combo.
Bagatov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arlowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bagatov fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bagatov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bagatov looks to land a combination but Arlowski avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Sloppy strikes from Bagatov. Those never looked like landing.
Arlowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bagatov works over Arlowski's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Arlowski.
Arlowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bagatov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski avoids them all with ease.
Arlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bagatov as he jumps to the side.
Bagatov misses with a combination
and Arlowski counters with a head kick.
Arlowski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Bagatov moves out of range easily.
Bagatov misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Bagatov.
Ron Arlowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlowski slips a jab and a cross from Bagatov.
Bagatov throws a series of punches but Arlowski moves out of range.
Bagatov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arlowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bagatov!
Azamat Bagatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arlowski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Arlowski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bagatov blocking the ground and pound.
Arlowski lands a big elbow.
Arlowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Arlowski misses with some ground and pound and Bagatov recovers position to half guard.
Arlowski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bagatov to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlowski throws and elbow that misses. Bagatov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arlowski's guard. Nice move by Bagatov!
Bagatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bagatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Arlowski is trying to control the position but Bagatov postures up.
Bagatov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arlowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bagatov defends well.
Bagatov postures up in Arlowski's guard and throws a big left but Arlowski blocks it.
Bagatov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arlowski's head.
Arlowski trying to control the position.
Bagatov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arlowski's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arlowski is trying to control the position but Bagatov postures up.
Bagatov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bagatov connects with a couple of short punches.
Bagatov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bagatov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bagatov works over Arlowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Bagatov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arlowski's head.
Arlowski looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagatov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bagatov lands a couple of elbows.
Bagatov thows a big elbow that misses.
Bagatov throwing strikes but missing.
Arlowski working a defensive guard here.
Ron Arlowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bagatov prevents Arlowski from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azamat Bagatov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arlowski 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Arlowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rousso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Rousso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kane Savage's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Rousso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Savage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousso clinches.
Rousso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Savage tries for a takedown but Rousso manages to get underhooks.
Rousso lands a body shot.
Rousso breaks the clinch.
Savage fails with the takedown.
Rousso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rousso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rousso lands a nice elbow.
Rousso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Rousso.
Rousso stalling against the cage.
Savage is working for takedown but Rousso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lance Rousso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Savage.
Rousso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rousso clinches up against the cage.
Rousso breaks the clinch.
Rousso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Savage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Rousso seems keen to control Savage's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savage's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousso wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position.
Rousso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rousso sitting in guard here, content to control.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rousso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rousso stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Savage looks gassed!
Rousso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Savage.
Rousso drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Savage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rousso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage shoots in but no luck this time.
Rousso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savage on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rousso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rousso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Savage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Rousso.
Rousso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousso controlling the action here for a moment.
Savage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rousso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Rousso controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rousso.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rousso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Rousso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savage's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rousso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rousso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savage tries to score a body lock takedown but Rousso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rousso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Rousso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Rousso finish him?
A hook to the body from Rousso.
Rousso manages to break the clinch.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Rousso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Rousso.
Rousso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rousso clinches up with Savage and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousso breaks the clinch.
Rousso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savage, pushing him back against the cage.
Rousso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rousso lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Savage has a takedown stuffed.
Rousso moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
Rousso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rousso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savage somewhat.
Rousso has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousso lands a left hand.
Rousso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Rousso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Rousso on the inside.
Rousso manages to break the clinch.
Rousso throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rousso's waist but Rousso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savage off to one side.
Rousso scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lance Rousso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousso clinches up with Savage and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousso breaks the clinch.
Rousso moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage is working for takedown but Rousso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rousso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage shoots for a takedown but Rousso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rousso avoids it really well and circles away.
Rousso closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rousso 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rousso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Savage blocks a leg kick.
Rousso forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rousso clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rousso.
A shot in the inside from Rousso.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousso wants to clinch.
Rousso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Savage tries to keep at a distance but Rousso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rousso pushes Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rousso.
Rousso prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Rousso.
Savage is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lance Rousso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rousso has Savage pushed against the cage.
Rousso prevents the takedown attempt.
Lance Rousso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Savage.
Nice body punch from Rousso - that landed with a thud.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rousso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rousso.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rousso avoids it really well and circles away.
Rousso darts in and clinches Savage up against the cage.
Rousso pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rousso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rousso lands a knee to the head.
Rousso has Savage pushed against the cage.
Rousso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rousso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a combination that misses
and Rousso moves into the clinch.
Rousso stops a takedown attempt from Savage.
Rousso lands with a right to the head.
Rousso lands a nice uppercut.
Rousso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rousso rushes Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rousso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rousso lands a nice uppercut.
Rousso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousso closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Rousso breaks from the clinch.
Rousso misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Rousso clinches up against the cage.
Rousso is pressed up against the cage. Savage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rousso down to the mat. Rousso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Rousso. Rousso maintains the clinch.
Savage tries to score a body lock takedown but Rousso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rousso stalling.
Rousso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousso drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Rousso connects with a knee to the head.
Rousso is stalling here.
Rousso is working Savage over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Rousso lands a right hand.
Rousso lands a shoulder strike.
Savage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rousso prevents it.
Rousso is pushing Savage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Rousso.
Rousso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savage's face.
Rousso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousso lands a lovely overhand right.
Rousso closes the distance and clinches.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousso looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Rousso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rousso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rousso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rousso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rousso throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rousso counter with a right hand.
Rousso darts in and clinches Savage up against the cage.
Rousso scores with a shoulder strike.
Rousso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rousso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rousso doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Savage fails with the takedown
and Rousso counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rousso slowing the pace effectively.
Rousso presses Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rousso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Rousso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savage.
Rousso leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rousso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rousso scores with a body shot.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Rousso. Rousso maintains the clinch.
Rousso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
A short uppercut from Rousso.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousso rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Savage goes for a takedown attempt but Rousso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rousso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rousso gets a clinch.
Rousso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rousso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rousso.
Savage looking for a takedown.
Lance Rousso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Savage.
Rousso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rousso forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rousso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rousso lands with a left to the head.
Rousso is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rousso.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Rousso is stalling here.
Rousso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rousso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rousso uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rousso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Savage tries for a takedown but Rousso circles away easily
and Rousso counters by clinching up.
Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rousso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rousso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savage fails with the takedown
and Rousso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousso has Savage pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rousso.
Rousso with a knee to the head.
Rousso breaks from the clinch.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rousso counters by moving into the clinch.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rousso tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Rousso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rousso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Savage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rousso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Rousso.
Rousso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savage wants a takedown.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Rousso misses.
Savage defending well as Rousso loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rousso!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries for a takedown but Rousso circles away easily
and Rousso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Rousso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rousso manages to break the clinch.
Rousso throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Lance Rousso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rousso doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rousso counters by clinching up.
Savage looking for a takedown.
Savage tries for a takedown but Rousso manages to get underhooks.
Savage tries for a takedown but Rousso manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Rousso.
Rousso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rousso lands with a light punch inside.
Rousso has Savage pressed against the cage.
Savage wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousso lands a hook that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Rousso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Savage looking for a takedown.
Rousso just leaning against Savage, taking a breather.
Rousso lands a knee to the head.
Rousso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rousso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage avoids the body shot from Rousso.
Savage tries to keep at a distance but Rousso has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage can't get the takedown.
Rousso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rousso moves into the clinch successfully.
Rousso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rousso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rousso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rousso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barny Stubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by lil walter. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barny Stubbs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubbs. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Stubbs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stubbs cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Stubbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stubbs throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stubbs sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stubbs is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Walter Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stubbs sprawls well. Stubbs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Barny Stubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Stubbs comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jones falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jones was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barny Stubbs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is we didn't start the fire. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrikari's choice of entrance music: Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Downey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari moves into the clinch.
Harrikari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Downey.
Harrikari lands a right hand.
Harrikari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harrikari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Downey stopping the sweep attempt from Harrikari.
Harrikari is trying to keep Downey in close.
Harrikari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Downey wants to stand but Harrikari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harrikari has control of Downey's left arm, preventing Downey from doing any damage.
Downey cracks Harrikari with a solid left hand.
Downey stopping the sweep attempt from Harrikari.
Downey throws a strike but Harrikari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey wants to stand but Harrikari is controlling the position.
Harrikari is fighting to break Downey's control of his arms but Downey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harrikari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Downey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Downey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Downey!
Harrikari can't do much from the bottom here.
Downey is trying to ground and pound but Harrikari uses the momentary lack of control by Downey to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrikari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrikari is doing well to control the position and prevent Downey from advancing to side control.
Downey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Downey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Downey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrikari's head.
Downey tries to stand and escape but Harrikari actually recovers to full guard.
Downey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrikari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downey tries to stand but Harrikari is controlling from the bottom.
Harrikari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downey wants to control but Harrikari is having none of it.
Harrikari working for a submission but Downey is keeping him at bay.
Downey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harrikari wants to finish this one by submission but Downey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harrikari.
Harrikari fails to move to back control.
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.
Downey tries to hold on but Harrikari pushes him away.
Harrikari wants to finish this one by submission but Downey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harrikari.
Downey is trying to escape the mount.
Harrikari goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Downey turns into him and now he's in Harrikari's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downey is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrikari has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrikari moves into the clinch successfully.
Downey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrikari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrikari throws a head punch that misses.
Harrikari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Downey.
Harrikari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downeys head.
Harrikari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrikari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Downey backwards.
Downey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrikari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrikari lands a nice uppercut.
Harrikari lands a right hand.
Downey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrikari digs a right hand underneath Downey's ribcage. Downey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrikari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harrikari scores with a shot to the side of Downey's head.
Harrikari lands with a light punch inside.
Harrikari works on Downey's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrikari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downey breaks the clinch.
Downey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrikari thuds his right hand into Downey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jari Harrikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrikari defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Downey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari lands a glancing blow to the side of Downey's head.
Downey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrikari.
Henry Downey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrikari lands a nice looking body shot.
Downey gets tackled into the cage by Harrikari. Harrikari maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harrikari scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrikari.
Harrikari lands with a light punch inside.
Harrikari just leaning against Downey, taking a breather.
Harrikari decides to pull guard.
Downey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrikari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrikari has control of Downey's left arm, preventing Downey from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Downey postures up in Harrikari's guard and throws a big left but Harrikari blocks it.
Downey with a nice head shot there.
Harrikari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Downey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrikari looking to control.
Downey wants to pass the guard but Harrikari is keeping the position.
Downey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrikari is looking for a triangle but Downey pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari is trying to control the position but Downey postures up.
Downey throwing strikes but missing.
Harrikari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Downey.
Downey throws and elbow that misses. Harrikari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Downey's guard. Nice move by Harrikari!
Downey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrikari is one step ahead there.
Harrikari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrikari drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Downey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrikari has Downey in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Downey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Downey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrikari.
Downey wants to clinch.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downey.
Downey misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Downey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jari Harrikari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrikari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrikari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrikari.
Harrikari connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrikari is looking to slow Downey down with leg kicks.
Harrikari lands with a slapping head kick.
Downey misses with a body shot
and Harrikari counters with a left to the body.
Downey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Downey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
Harrikari connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrikari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Downey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrikari digs a good hook to Downey's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari moves away from the strike by Downey.
Downey pushes Harrikari up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrikari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Downey backwards.
Downey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrikaris head.
Harrikari scores with a shoulder strike.
Downey blocking some punches.
Downey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrikari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harrikari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrikari keeps Downey at a distance using the push kick.
Harrikari's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrikari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Downey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Downey tries to move into range but Harrikari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrikari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henry Downey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrikari sizes up Downey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Downey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrikari. Harrikari obviously looking to wear him down.
Downey is looking to clinch.
Harrikari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Downey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrikari pinned against the cage. Harrikari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrikari rushes Downey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harrikari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Downey's face.
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!
Downey tries to break free but Harrikari pushes him back against the cage.
Downey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Downey is trying to drag Harrikari to the mat but Harrikari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Downey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrikari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harrikari jumps into guard, dragging Downey to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrikari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Downey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Downey scoring with some ground and pound.
Downey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harrikari lands a head kick. Downey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Downey misses with a combination
and Harrikari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Downey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrikari scores with a one two! Downey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrikari cracks a nice hook into Downey's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari cracks the inside of Downey's front leg.
Downey tries to keep at a distance but Harrikari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrikari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Downey backwards.
Harrikari lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Harrikari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Downey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrikari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrikari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Harrikari.
A short uppercut from Harrikari.
A right hand to the body from Harrikari.
Harrikari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrikari lands a right hand.
Downey takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrikari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrikari works on Downey's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrikari scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrikari lands a shoulder strike.
Harrikari manages to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Harrikari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrikari 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 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... Jari Harrikari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Occulta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal - The Rise of Darkness. 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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220 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortizz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Occulta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortizz defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Occulta misses its intended target.
Ortizz stuffs the takedown attempt from Occulta. Occulta gets slowly back to his feet.
Occulta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Occulta wants to pass the guard but Ortizz is defending well.
Ortizz moves into full guard.
Ortizz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ortizz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortizz, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortizz trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortizz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Occulta stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortizz. Ortizz gets slowly back to his feet.
Occulta throws a big shot that misses.
Ortizz pushes Occulta up against the cage in a clinch.
Occulta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Occulta scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Occulta.
Occulta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Occulta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Occulta lands a body shot.
Ortizz looks gassed!
Ortizz tries for a takedown but Occulta manages to get underhooks.
Occulta scores with a hook to the body.
Occulta lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Occulta scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Occulta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Occulta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortizz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Occulta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbath Occulta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortizz takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Occulta.
Occulta has clasped his hands together around Ortizz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Occulta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortizz is looking to reverse the position.
Occulta cracks Ortizz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Occulta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ortizz down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortizz can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Ortizz's face as Occulta controls the position.
Ortizz tries to bench press Occulta off him but Occulta keeps the position.
Occulta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ortizz!
BOOM! Occulta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortizz is bucking up trying to escape but Occulta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Occulta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortizz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Occulta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Occulta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortizz is bucking up trying to escape but Occulta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Occulta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Occulta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortizz hang on?
A nice elbow there by Occulta.
Ortizz is rocked!
Ortizz taking shots to the head.
Ortizz is still in real trouble! Can Occulta finish him?
Occulta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Occulta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortizz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortizz seems to have recovered his senses.
Occulta avoids the attempt from Ortizz to control.
Occulta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortizz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Occulta breaks from Ortizz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Occulta controlling the position.
Ortizz stands up over Occulta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortizz postures up and lands a big shot to Occulta's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortizz throwing strikes from guard but Occulta blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Occulta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbath Occulta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Occulta feints and as Ortizz raises his hands in defense, Occulta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Occulta is working Ortizz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Occulta throws a big right hand that misses.
Occulta tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortizz is retaining full guard.
Ortizz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Occulta's guard.
Ortizz works over Occulta with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortizz stopping the sweep attempt from Occulta.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Occulta is on top in guard.
Ortizz 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 one minute gone in the round.
Ortizz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Occulta throwing strikes but missing.
Ortizz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Occulta.
Occulta postures up.
Occulta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortizz has control of Occulta's left arm, preventing Occulta from doing any damage.
Ortizz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Occulta!
Ortizz landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortizz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta wants to control but Ortizz is having none of it.
Occulta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Occulta wants to control but Ortizz is having none of it.
Occulta tries to reverse the position but Ortizz maintains control.
Abbath Occulta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortizz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Occulta is looking to get to half guard.
Ortizz thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta is bucking up trying to escape but Ortizz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortizz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ortizz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortizz looking to ground and pound but Occulta is blocking nicely.
Ortizz looking to finish Occulta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Occulta!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortizz avoids the attempt from Occulta to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Occulta avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ortizz.
Occulta gets back to half guard.
Occulta trying to control but Ortizz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortizz thows a huge punch but Occulta dodges it nicely.
Ortizz throws a strike but Occulta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ortizz postures up and lands a big shot to Occulta's brow.
Ortizz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortizz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Occulta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Occulta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Occulta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortizz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortizz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Occulta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortizz.
Occulta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortizz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ortizz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Occulta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortizz thows a huge punch but Occulta dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Occulta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortizz.
Occulta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Occulta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortizz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta is looking for a sweep. Ortizz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortizz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Occulta defending well though.
Occulta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortizz.
Occulta wants to control but Ortizz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortizz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Occulta defending well though.
Ortizz is nestled in close to Occulta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortizz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Occulta is looking to improve his position.
Ortizz wants to pass the guard but Occulta is defending well.
Occulta wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Occulta has hold of Ortizz's hands but Ortizz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortizz throwing shots but Occulta is blocking nicely.
Ortizz winds up and cracks Occulta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Occulta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortizz postures up and lands a big shot to Occulta's brow.
Occulta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Occulta trying to mount his opponent but Ortizz defends it.
Ortizz tries to roll over but Occulta keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta tries to pass to full mount but Ortizz defends it.
Occulta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortizz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Occulta.
Ortizz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Occulta wants to free his trapped foot but Ortizz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ortizz controlling the position well.
Ortizz tries to get to full guard but Occulta has control of the leg.
Occulta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortizz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Occulta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ortizz!
Occulta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Occulta looking to ground and pound but Ortizz is blocking nicely.
Occulta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortizz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Occulta looking to finish Ortizz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortizz!
Occulta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortizz hang on?
Ortizz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Occulta avoids the attempt from Ortizz to control.
Occulta landing shots from mount.
Ortizz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Occulta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tito Ortizz.
I think Ortizz 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortizz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skyler Green!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mack sprawls well. Mack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Mack looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack gets the takedown into side control.
Mack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mack wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mack.
Mack 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.
Mack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mack tries for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Green is trying to control Mack's posture but Mack avoids it.
Mack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mack wants to take a breather but Green manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mack.
Green keeping full guard, as Mack tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mack won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green blocks a head kick by Mack.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mack swivels and escapes.
Mack throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Green is trying to defend but Mack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Green is trying to stand.
Mack is looking for a kimura here.
Mack is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mack is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Green reverses the position - he's now on top in Mack's guard.
Mack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Green controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Skyler Green.
Green takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Green connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mack some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyler Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green shoots and misses
and Mack counters with a big head kick but Green shrugs it off.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mack scores with a takedown into Green's guard.
Mack wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to control the position but Mack postures up.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Green manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Green advances position into side control!
Green tries to move to mount but Mack blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Green taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mack's legs.
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.
Green working the ground and pound.
Green happy to just control the position for now.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Mack controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skyler Green.
I think Green 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skyler Green!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and punishment cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's entrance music is Hip Hop-Dead Prez. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying cruel's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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24
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, punishment cruel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cruel has East up against the cage in a clinch.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
East takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nick East has been cut.
East misses with a punch to the body.
East stalling.
East can't find room to land a body shot as cruel controls the action.
cruel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
cruel blocks an uppercut.
cruel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
cruel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
cruel stalling in the clinch.
cruel lands an elbow just above East 's eye.
cruel lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
cruel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
East wants to stall.
cruel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
East managing to block the knees to the body from cruel.
East tries to throw a body punch but cruel avoids it by throwing East back against the cage.
cruel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. East is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
East throws a head punch that misses.
cruel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
cruel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
cruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but East blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from cruel.
cruel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nick East's cut is getting worse.
East tries to work over cruel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
East avoids the elbow strike from cruel, against the cage.
cruel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
cruel misses with a knee to the head.
East struggles to land a body shot inside as cruel controls his hands.
cruel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
cruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
cruel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
East tries to work over cruel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
cruel lands a nice uppercut.
cruel scores with a nice hook to the head.
East lands a body punch.
East cracks cruel with a nice body shot.
East misses with a shot to the kidneys.
cruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
East can't find room to land a body shot as cruel controls the action.
cruel scores a nice knee to the body.
East is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from cruel.
cruel throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from East.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East blocking some punches.
cruel blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by cruel.
cruel lands a nice shot to the body.
East blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
cruel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from cruel.
East leaning against his opponent.
cruel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. East is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
cruel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt East or not.
A short left from East.
A nice right hand lands inside from cruel.
East goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
cruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but East has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
cruel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
cruel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
cruel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
cruel lands with a right to the head.
East looking to slow down the pace here.
East can't find room to land a body shot as cruel controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for East.
cruel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from East.
East blocking some punches.
East presses cruel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from East.
cruel lands a shoulder strike.
cruel tries a knee to the head but East blocks it.
cruel throws an elbow but it misses.
cruel trying to land knees to the body.
cruel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down East.
cruel throws a punch but it's blocked by East.
A right handed body shot lands from East.
East dodges an elbow strike from cruel.
East tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for East.
cruel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but East has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
cruel missing with knees to the body.
cruel misses with a punch on the inside.
cruel wants to break the clinch but can't.
East avoids the elbow strike from cruel, against the cage.
East blocking some punches.
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.
East is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but cruel is keeping busy.
cruel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
cruel misses with the head strike.
East scores with a hook to the body.
East wants to stall.
cruel misses with a hook to the ribs.
East cracks cruel with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from East.
East lands a body shot in the clinch.
East lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
East content to slow the pace in the clinch.
East scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East presses cruel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
East leaning against his opponent.
East gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from cruel.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
East goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
punishment cruel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick East's cut.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
East scores with a head kick.
cruel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cruel scores with a three punch combo!
East jabs cruel right on the nose. cruel blinks but takes it well.
East takes a swing at cruel's ribcage but misses.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East scores with a jab.
East scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
East scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by East.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
cruel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
cruel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
East lands with a shot to the body.
cruel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East lands with a kick to the ribs.
East punishes cruel's body with a nice straight punch.
East throws a leg kick but cruel moved away.
punishment cruel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cruel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
East is looking to wear down cruel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from cruel misses
and East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
cruel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with East but East pushes him off and we're back to square one.
cruel checks a leg kick nicely.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but cruel manages to avoid it.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
East misses the jab.
cruel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East wants to land a leg kick but cruel is out of range.
cruel swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East throws a leg kick
and cruel counters with a leg kick.
cruel misses with a jab, cross combination.
East throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
East scores with a spinning back kick!
East throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and cruel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
cruel misses with a low kick.
cruel throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as cruel blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! cruel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from East - the referee stops the clock and cruel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says East. cruel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
East lets loose with a powerful body kick. cruel will feel that in the morning.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for East.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
East misses with the body kick
and cruel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
East 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.
Nick East is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East dives in and grabs cruel's left leg, looking for a takedown. cruel pushes down on East's head and hops out.
cruel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
cruel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
East misses the shot to the body.
East lands a leg kick that knocks cruel off balance momentarily.
cruel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
cruel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
Nick East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - cruel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
cruel moves out of range as East strikes.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from cruel tenderised East's leg. East is trying to keep his angry face on.
cruel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East with a body punch. A glancing blow.
cruel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
cruel is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
East throws the kick towards the body but cruel avoids it.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by cruel.
cruel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East throws a low kick but cruel avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
cruel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
East lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick East dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick East's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
cruel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East cracks cruel with an open hand slap.
East misses with a low kick.
East wants to slow cruel down by chopping away at his legs.
East lands a jab.
cruel loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
Nick East is winning the standup battle so far.
East finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
cruel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
cruel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and East counters with a lovely shot to the body.
cruel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A leg kick checked by cruel.
cruel catches East with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
East connects with an inside leg kick.
East throws a leg kick that misses.
cruel throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
East lands a nice shot to the body.
East walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. cruel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
cruel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from cruel.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
cruel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with East but East pushes him off and we're back to square one.
East jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses cruel's sensitive parts.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
cruel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East staying out of range there.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
cruel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
cruel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from East. That one must have hurt.
East scores with a push kick.
East connects with a nice looking jab.
East throws a front kick that sends cruel stumbling back into the cage.
East fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
cruel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
East thuds a left hand into cruel's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
East lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
East tries to land a front kick but cruel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from cruel.
East gets off balance looking for a body kick
and cruel counters with a nice body shot.
East lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
East fakes the leg kick and cracks cruel in the body.
cruel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
East lands a leg kick that knocks cruel off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by East.
East lands a nice shot that snaps cruel's head back.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a spinning back kick!
East tries to clinch up
and cruel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
cruel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from East.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to cruel's calf.
cruel throws a big shot that misses.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
cruel lands with a right hand.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
East throws a wild body kick that cruel sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for East.
East throws a front kick aimed at cruel's knee but cruel avoids it well.
East misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as cruel blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick East showed his dominance in that final round.
I think East 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick East!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Loblaw!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bundy checks a leg kick.
Bob Loblaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loblaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bundy checks it well.
Loblaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bundy clinches up against the cage.
Bundy has Loblaw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Loblaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Loblaw stalling in the clinch but Bundy improves position.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Loblaw manages to get underhooks.
Loblaw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loblaw lands a body punch.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Bundy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy goes for a takedown attempt but Loblaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loblaw misses with a straight left.
Loblaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loblaw misses with a wild combination.
Loblaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw lands with a good body shot.
Bundy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loblaw. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loblaw clinches but Bundy breaks the clinch
and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loblaw won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loblaw is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bundy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Loblaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bundy pulls his head out easily.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Loblaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bundy throwing shots but Loblaw is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loblaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Loblaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loblaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bundy is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw is looking to get back to full guard here but Bundy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bundy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Loblaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Loblaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Loblaw taking shots to the head.
Loblaw is squirming around, avoiding Bundy's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Loblaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bundy moves out of range as Loblaw throws a body kick.
Loblaw misses with a kick to the body.
Bundy tries to clinch there but Loblaw circles away.
Loblaw jabs Bundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loblaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loblaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob Loblaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loblaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bundy backs up against the cage.
Bundy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loblaw circles away.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Loblaw.
Loblaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loblaw cracks Bundy with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loblaw throws a right hand that Bundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundy also avoids with ease.
Bundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bundy has Loblaw up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loblaw prevents it.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Loblaw manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Loblaw.
Loblaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Loblaw is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Loblaw.
Loblaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bundy is keeping busy.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loblaw prevents it.
Loblaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loblaw.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loblaw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Loblaw.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bundy as Loblaw tries to tie him up.
Bundy taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Loblaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loblaw trying to stall but Bundy improves his position.
Loblaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Loblaw - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bundy throws an elbow but misses.
Loblaw tries a knee to the head but Bundy blocks it.
Loblaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Loblaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loblaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loblaw receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Loblaw.
Loblaw wants to clinch up but Bundy keeps it at a distance.
Bundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loblaw throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundy.
A right-left combo lands from Loblaw.
Bundy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Loblaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bundy is in Loblaw's guard.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Loblaw keeps moving.
Loblaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loblaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loblaw has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bundy doesn't defend quickly enough and Loblaw has managed to lock this one up! Can Bundy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Loblaw on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bob Loblaw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between big hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hardon's entrance music is Ameno. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hardon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like big hardon has been cut.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
hardon is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rasputin lands a really nice looking cross but hardon seems unphased.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin misses with a low kick as hardon jumps back.
hardon checks the leg kick.
hardon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but hardon moves away.
Rasputin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down hardon rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Rasputin does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from hardon. Those never looked like landing.
hardon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rasputin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hardon misses with a jab to the body
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rasputin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed hardon momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
A jab from hardon misses.
Rasputin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rasputin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
hardon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rasputin misses with a body shot
and hardon counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin walks forward, straight into a front kick from hardon.
Rasputin throws a body punch but hardon moves out of range.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by hardon.
Rasputin jabs at hardon's body.
Rasputin lands with a hook. hardon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Rasputin is predictable there
and hardon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rasputin.
Rasputin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rasputin throws a predictable looking body shot
and hardon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
hardon fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin misses with a double jab.
hardon throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rasputin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
hardon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rasputin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin swings for the body but hardon moves out of range.
Rasputin stalks hardon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into hardon's face. hardon staggers backwards, shaken.
Rasputin lands the left hand.
Rasputin misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardon throws a series of punches but Rasputin avoids them all with ease.
Rasputin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rasputin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from hardon.
Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from hardon.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Rasputin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! hardon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rasputin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
hardon is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of hardon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
big hardon's cut is getting worse.
Rasputin swings for the body but hardon moves out of range.
Rasputin drops his hands momentarily and hardon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rasputin scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Rasputin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
hardon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rasputin can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by hardon.
Jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping hardon at a distance.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and hardon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasputin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rasputin connects with a jab.
big hardon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rasputin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rasputin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
hardon drops his hands momentarily and Rasputin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rasputin lands a jab to the nose.
Jeez, big hardon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
hardon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin lands a glancing blow to the side of hardon's head.
Rasputin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks hardon right on the button. hardon goes down! Rasputin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rasputin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grepp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grepp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grepp, right into the meat.
Grepp wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Grepp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp scores with a spinning back kick!
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grepp.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Grepp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Grepp tries to clinch up
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grepp really felt that one!
Grepp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Grepp's head.
Grepp is looking to clinch.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grepp misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grepp looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Grepp misses with a body kick.
Grepp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Grepp in his tracks momentarily.
Grepp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Grepp wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grepp shrugs it off.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grepp.
Grepp connects with a solid leg kick.
Grepp keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Grepp moves his leg out of the way.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Grepp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grepp down.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grepp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grepp avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Grepp tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grepp checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grepp is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grepp misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Grepp shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Grepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grepp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Grepp was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Grepp. Grepp maintains the clinch.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grepp prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Grepp has him pinned against the cage.
Grepp misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Grepp has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Grepp blocks the low kick.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grepp is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
Grepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grepp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Grepp sees coming a mile off.
Grepp misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carmelo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Good work by Grepp as he checks the leg kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Grepp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Inge Grepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grepp. Grepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Grepp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Grepp avoids it.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Grepp throws a leg kick that misses.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grepp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp motions for Sanchez to come forward. Grepp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Grepp counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grepp misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grepp.
Grepp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grepp tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Grepp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
Grepp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Grepp.
Grepp tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grepp throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Grepp moved away.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grepp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Grepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Grepp throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Grepp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses.
Grepp throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Grepp throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Grepp wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grepp.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Grepp blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez takes a swing at Grepp's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Grepp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Grepp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Grepp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grepp - that will leave a mark!
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Grepp looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grepp tries to clinch up.
Grepp tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Grepp tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Grepp checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Grepp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Grepp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Grepp.
Grepp throws a leg kick
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Grepp is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Grepp in his tracks momentarily.
Grepp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grepp wants to clinch.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grepp is able to avoid easily.
Grepp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grepp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grepp throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grepp throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grepp.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grepp's sensitive parts.
Grepp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Grepp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez moves out of range as Grepp throws a body kick.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grepp tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Grepp scores with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grepp is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grepp.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grepp.
Grepp checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Grepp tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Grepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grepp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanchez will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grepp throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grepp.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Grepp moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Grepp.
Grepp dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grepp's knee momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grepp.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Grepp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grepp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Grepp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grepp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grepp checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Grepp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grepp forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grepp looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grepp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Grepp 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grepp.
Grepp avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Grepp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grepp motions for Sanchez to come forward. Grepp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Grepp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grepp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Grepp
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grepp lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp lands with a nice body kick.
Grepp moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Grepp tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Grepp slaps the foot to one side.
Grepp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Grepp moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Grepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grepp moves into the clinch.
Grepp missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Grepp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Grepp saw it coming and moves away.
Grepp misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Grepp misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Grepp blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Inge Grepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grepp throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grepp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grepp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grepp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carmelo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grepp thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grepp really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez! Carmelo Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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