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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sten Kil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SOLJAH HArt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kil comes to the cage accompanied by Over The Hills And Far Away. SOLJAH HArt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sten Kil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, SOLJAH HArt!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kil scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kil.
HArt looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
HArt throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Kil.
HArt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kil cracks the inside of HArt's front leg.
Kil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
HArt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kil finds it's way round the side to connect with HArt's head.
Kil lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - HArt can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Kil and HArt drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Kil.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sten Kil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuberculo Meningitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Denny Chase has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuberculo Meningitis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase leaves Meningitis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Chase as Meningitis shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Chase. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chase.
Meningitis shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuberculo Meningitis.
Meningitis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meningitis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chase sprawls well. Chase wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meningitis gets slowly back to his feet.
Meningitis feints and as Chase raises his hands in defense, Meningitis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meningitis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chase is looking for a triangle but Meningitis pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meningitis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chase swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meningitis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chase scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Meningitis with that takedown attempt.
Meningitis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Meningitis shoots in looking for a takedown but Chase manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meningitis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meningitis looks gassed!
Chase drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chase avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chase is looking to stand up but Meningitis won't let him.
Meningitis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chase defends well.
Chase is looking to stand up but Meningitis won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meningitis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chase is aware though and is defending well.
Chase avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chase wants to get up but he can't break Meningitis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chase wants to pass the guard but Meningitis is keeping the position.
Meningitis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chase passes into side control.
Chase tries to stand but Meningitis is controlling his head.
Chase trying to control the action but Meningitis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meningitis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Meningitis trying to pass the guard but Chase defending well.
Chase wants to get back to his feet.
Chase is trying to maintain the position but Meningitis is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meningitis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Denny Chase will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meningitis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chase counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Chase tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meningitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meningitis with a poor takedown
and Chase counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chase scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meningitis doesn't seem bothered though.
Meningitis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Chase counter with a right hand.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuberculo Meningitis.
Meningitis slips a jab from Chase.
Meningitis is breathing heavily.
Meningitis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chase counters with a straight right hand.
Meningitis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meningitis circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Chase. Meningitis falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Chase!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denny Chase!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Luutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucilei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luutch comes to the cage accompanied by job2 do - doo doo doo. Jucilei Silva struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jucilei Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
8 - 18 - 0 |
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167 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Luutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jucilei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Luutch.
Luutch tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luutch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Luutch throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Luutch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva looks gassed!
Luutch is looking to clinch.
Luutch moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Luutch throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Silva stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Luutch follows into mount!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Jucilei Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Luutch locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Luutch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coko Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden has chosen From Hell by Faces Of Mars as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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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 Los Angeles, Coko Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fadden darts in and clinches Larsen up against the cage.
Larsen decides to pull guard.
Larsen seems keen to control Fadden's posture.
Larsen trying to keep a closed guard but Fadden is proving a slippery customer.
Larsen pulls Fadden in close to his closed guard and prevents Fadden from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Larsen has momentary wrist control but Fadden slips an elbow through the middle.
Larsen pulls Fadden in to control the position.
Fadden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Coko Larsen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Larsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fadden can pounce on him.
Fadden slaps away a takedown attempt from Larsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Larsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fadden dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden with a nice head shot there.
Fadden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fadden thows a big elbow that misses.
Fadden postures up.
Fadden trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Fadden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fadden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fadden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larsen has control of Fadden's left arm, preventing Fadden from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fadden distracts Larsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fadden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fadden throwing strikes from guard but Larsen blocks nicely.
Fadden throws a big right hand that misses.
Fadden stands up over Larsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throws a big right hand that misses.
Larsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Fadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
Fadden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fadden throwing strikes but missing.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Larsen working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fadden moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
Larsen fails to pull guard.
Larsen pulls guard effortlessly.
Larsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Larsen looking to control.
Fadden landing some decent shots from guard.
Larsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden throws a big right hand that misses.
Larsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fadden chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fadden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fadden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fadden clinches.
Larsen stops a takedown attempt from Fadden.
Fadden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsen closes the distance and clinches up with Fadden, looking for a takedown. Larsen pushes Fadden against the cage but Fadden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coko Larsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fadden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fadden moves into the clinch.
Fadden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsen closes the distance and clinches up with Fadden, looking for a takedown. Larsen pushes Fadden against the cage but Fadden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coko Larsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen gets tackled into the cage by Fadden. Fadden maintains the clinch.
Fadden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fadden manages to end up in side control.
Fadden is putting a hurting on Larsen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fadden grinds an elbow into Larsen's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen looking for a sweep but Fadden has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Larsen can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fadden looking to control but Larsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fadden is landing with some decent strikes but Larsen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fadden avoids the attempt from Larsen to control.
Fadden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fadden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden raining down shots from the mount!
Larsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Larsen regains half guard.
Fadden decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Larsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fadden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larsen somewhat.
Larsen closes the distance and clinches up with Fadden, looking for a takedown. Larsen pushes Fadden against the cage but Fadden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Horrible takedown by Larsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Fadden which made him look bad.
Fadden scores with a takedown into Larsen's guard.
Fadden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fadden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jack Fadden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fadden connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fadden postures up in Larsen's guard and throws a big left but Larsen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fadden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fadden preventing the sweep.
Fadden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fadden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fadden trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Fadden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden forces his way into half guard.
Fadden is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fadden 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Fadden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fadden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fadden won't allow Larsen to sweep him here.
Larsen wants to control but Fadden passes easily into half guard.
Fadden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Larsen trying to control here.
Larsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fadden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larsen wants to get back to full guard.
Fadden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen is looking for a sweep. Fadden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fadden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fadden working Larsen over with strikes.
Fadden lands strikes from half guard.
Fadden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Larsen is looking to control Fadden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larsen avoid being mounted?
Fadden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larsen tries to roll over but Fadden keeps him under control.
Fadden is pressing down on Larsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Larsen is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fadden connects with a nice short shot to Larsen's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fadden connects with a nice short shot to Larsen's temple.
Fadden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Larsen trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Fadden there.
Fadden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fadden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fadden seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden is working for a submission of some sort.
Larsen is looking to control Fadden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larsen avoid being mounted?
Fadden winds up and cracks Larsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fadden lands a nice short elbow.
Larsen trying to hold on to Fadden's head to control him but Fadden postures up.
Fadden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Larsen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fadden connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsen trying to control the position.
Fadden slips nicely into half guard.
Fadden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Larsen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Fadden there.
Larsen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Fadden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fadden 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fadden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Morton!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Morton or perhaps it was just good defense by Calzaghe which made him look bad.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Calzaghe controlling the action here.
Morton pushes Calzaghe off looking to stand but Calzaghe dives back in and keeps control.
Morton controlling the position well.
Calzaghe is pressing down on Morton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morton is holding on for now.
Calzaghe controlling the action here.
Calzaghe trying to control the action but Morton is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Calzaghe.
Morton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calzaghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe throws a series of punches but Morton moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Calzaghe.
Morton swats away the attempt to clinch by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab.
Morton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Calzaghe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calzaghe trying to control the position here.
Morton has gone for a leg lock! Calzaghe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Calzaghe working away.
Morton is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Morton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Calzaghe is trying to get an arm triangle but Morton is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calzaghe is trying to get an arm triangle but Morton is defending well.
Morton is trying to get back to half guard.
Morton manages to get back to half guard.
Morton is looking to improve his position.
Morton is holding on to half guard well.
Calzaghe is looking to take a break and control but Morton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Morton is trying to stand back up but Calzaghe is controlling him
Still in half guard, Calzaghe seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Calzaghe.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calzaghe fails with the takedown
and Morton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calzaghe's guard.
Calzaghe is breathing heavily.
Morton passes Calzaghe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morton wants to pass the guard but Calzaghe is defending well.
Morton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morton is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Morton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Morton with that takedown attempt.
Morton fails with a takedown attempt.
Calzaghe darts in and clinches Morton up against the cage.
Morton can't get the takedown.
Joe Calzaghe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Morton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calzaghe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morton is breathing heavily.
Calzaghe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morton is rocked!
It looks like Mark Morton has been cut.
Calzaghe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzaghe throws a leg kick but Morton moved away.
Calzaghe with a hook.
Morton is still on wobbly legs! Can Calzaghe finish him?
Calzaghe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morton seems to have recovered his senses.
Morton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Calzaghe dives on top into guard.
Calzaghe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morton has his foot on Calzaghe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calzaghe works his way back into a safe position though.
Morton is looking for a triangle but Calzaghe pushes his legs off easily.
Calzaghe passes Morton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morton has a hand on Calzaghe's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Calzaghe takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe controlling from the full mount.
Morton is desperately trying to improve his position but Calzaghe has a good base and remains in mount.
Calzaghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morton is looking to escape.
Morton is trying to escape the mount.
Calzaghe lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morton is trying to stand.
Calzaghe landing punches.
Calzaghe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Calzaghe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with some strikes.
Calzaghe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morton shrugs it off.
Morton tries to reverse the position but Calzaghe maintains control.
Calzaghe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morton regains half guard.
Calzaghe trying to control the action but Morton is working from the bottom.
Morton is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands strikes from half guard.
Calzaghe is trying to control. Morton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morton wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Calzaghe trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calzaghe preventing the sweep.
Calzaghe passes into half guard.
Calzaghe slows the pace down in half guard.
Calzaghe is trying to work for a kimura but Morton is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Morton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morton fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morton circles away quickly and effectively.
Morton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calzaghe swivels and escapes.
Calzaghe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morton did well to prevent Calzaghe getting side control.
Calzaghe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morton defends it well.
Calzaghe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morton keeping hold of Calzaghe's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morton wants to control but Calzaghe is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morton wants to improve his position but Calzaghe is controlling well.
Joe Calzaghe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calzaghe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Morton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Calzaghe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Calzaghe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steffa Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen dança de bundinha as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffa Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Roger Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten connects with a looping right hand.
Steffa Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten rushes Ribeiro with punches - Ribeiro moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ribeiro goes down! Rutten follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffa Rutten!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Tankard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Tankard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Tankard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tankard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Tankard pushes him off.
Tankard missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tankard circles away.
Tankard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tankard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Tankard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown tries to clinch but Tankard is having none of it.
Tankard slips under a jab.
Tankard shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Tankard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Tankard pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tankard circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tankard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tankard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tankard lands a head shot.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown gets a clinch.
Tankard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tankard throws a shot to the body.
Tankard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tankard jabs at Brown's body.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tankard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tankard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown is looking to clinch but Tankard is avoiding it.
Brown tries to clinch but Tankard is having none of it.
Brown is looking to clinch but Tankard is avoiding it.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Tankard pushes him off.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Tankard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tankard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Tankard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankard keeps the fight on the outside.
Tankard swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Tankard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Tankard.
Tankard keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tankard clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Tankard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tankard scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard lands a head shot.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tankard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tankard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tankard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tankard.
Brown throws a head kick but Tankard moves out of range.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tankard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown is trying to keep Tankard in close.
Tankard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Tankard 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.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Tankard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Tankard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown wants to clinch up but Tankard keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tankard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Tankard misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gipson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tankard cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Tankard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown tries to clinch but Tankard moves out of range.
Tankard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tankard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Good leg kick by Tankard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tankard throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown wants to clinch up but Tankard keeps it at a distance.
Tankard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown tries to clinch but Tankard is having none of it.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tankard.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tankard.
Brown tries to clinch but Tankard is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tankard circles away.
Gipson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tankard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tankard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tankard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tankard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tankard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tankard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tankard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tankard avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tankard lands a nice shot to the body.
Tankard keeps the fight on the outside.
Tankard misses with a straight left.
Tankard blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tankard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tankard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Tankard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Tankard.
Tankard landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard lands a nice forearm strike.
Tankard lands a nice forearm strike.
Tankard wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Tankard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Tankard tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tankard throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Tankard dominated that second 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.
Tankard looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tankard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tankard can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Tankard misses the target.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tankard counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankard wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown clinches but Tankard breaks the clinch
and Tankard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tankard misses with a low kick.
Tankard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Tankard counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Tankard counters with a nice body shot.
Brown looks to clinch
and Tankard counters with a stiff right hand.
Tankard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tankard counters with a straight right hand.
Tankard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tankard scores with a leg kick.
Tankard throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tankard.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown wants to clinch but Tankard slips to the side
letting Tankard counter with a right hand.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Tankard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tankard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tankard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Tankard blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tankard scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Tankard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch but Tankard slips to the side
enabling Tankard to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tankard counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Tankard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Tankard passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tankard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tankard trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Tankard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Tankard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tankard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tankard is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tankard is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Tankard clearly takes 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.
Tankard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tankard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown clinches but Tankard breaks the clinch
and Tankard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tankard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tankard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tankard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tankard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tankard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tankard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Well, if Tankard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tankard looks to land a strike but Brown avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tankard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Tankard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tankard 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tankard throwing strikes but missing.
Tankard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke Tankard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Tankard counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
Tankard misses with a wild body shot.
Tankard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tankard counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Tankard to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tankard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tankard.
Gipson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Tankard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tankard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tankard tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Tankard had his way with Gipson Brown in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tankard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tankard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Tankard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tankard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tankard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tankard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tankard is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Tankard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tankard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tankard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tankard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tankard is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tankard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Tankard throws a big right hand that misses.
Tankard tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Tankard postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tankard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tankard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Tankard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tankard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown is pulling down on Tankard's head to control his posture.
Tankard trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Luke Tankard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tankard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tankard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Tankard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tankard, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Tankard!
Luke Tankard retains his welterweight title!
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