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BBFC TOGETHER PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Column (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Parkinson (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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165 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Column!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson throws a low kick, looking for Column's leg but Column calmly moves out of range.
Column has a takedown stuffed.
Parkinson scores with a jab to the body.
Parkinson slips a jab from Column.
Parkinson lands the left hand.
Column fails to land with a series of punches.
Parkinson misses with a wild combination.
Column darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parkinson tries to kick Column off but Column keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parkinson is looking to control Column's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parkinson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parkinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teddy Parkinson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Column throws a sloppy head kick and Parkinson moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parkinson scores with a nice right hand.
Column ducks under a wild hook from Parkinson.
Nice cross by Parkinson.
Column fails to land the takedown.
Parkinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parkinson misses with a hook. Column ducked under it nicely.
Column misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parkinson lunges at Column with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Column's hand.
Column closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Parkinson to the mat! Parkinson manages to get full guard.
Column is breathing heavily.
Parkinson keeping moving, preventing Column from controlling successfully.
Column trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Column prevents Parkinson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Column in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parkinson wants to stand up but Column is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parkinson is looking to advance position but Column won't allow it.
Column is trying to get back to full guard.
Parkinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Column tries to roll over but Parkinson keeps him under control.
Parkinson wants to control but Column is keeping him busy.
Parkinson is looking to advance position but Column won't allow it.
Parkinson prevents Column from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson wants to free his trapped foot but Column is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Parkinson lands strikes from half guard.
Column won't allow Parkinson to pass to mount.
Column is in trouble now - Parkinson has advanced to mount!
Column is in all sorts of trouble here.
Column is in a horrible position here. Parkinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parkinson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parkinson dominating with strikes here.
Column tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parkinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parkinson landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson prevents Column from getting the reversal.
Parkinson landing shots from mount.
Parkinson trying to control but Column is having none of it.
Parkinson landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parkinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parkinson working Column over with strikes here.
Parkinson tries to control but Column wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parkinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Column is rocked!
Column is looking to improve his position but Parkinson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Parkinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Column throws an off balance right hand
and Parkinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Parkinson as Column shoots in.
Column has a takedown stuffed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Column.
Parkinson lands a right hook to the body.
Parkinson lands a two punch combo.
Oh Column is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Alex Column has been cut.
Parkinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Column gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Parkinson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Column is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Parkinson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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297 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elliot Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Otto Santos has been cut.
Hopper cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper swinging wildly here.
Hopper drops Santos with a big left hand and mounts him. Santos is in big trouble!
Otto Santos's cut is getting worse.
Hopper controlling from the full mount.
Hopper landing punches.
Otto Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Otto Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elliot Hopper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Ansturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Kahric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georg Ansturm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansturm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kahric decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ansturm's guard.
Kahric won't allow Ansturm to sweep him here.
Kahric drops back looking for a leg! Ansturm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ansturm manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into Ansturm's guard.
Ansturm wants to sweep but no luck.
Ansturm is looking to stand up but Kahric isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ansturm is on top in guard.
Ansturm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ansturm cracks Kahric with a solid left hand.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Ansturm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ansturm stands up over Kahric, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansturm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Ansturm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ansturm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ansturm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ansturm swings around for an armbar but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ansturm's guard.
Ansturm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansturm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ansturm uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ansturm tries to bum rush Kahric with a series of wild strikes but Kahric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahric staying out of range there.
Ansturm swinging wildly here.
Kahric swats away the attempt to clinch by Ansturm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ansturm wants to clinch but Kahric slips to the side
so Kahric counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ansturm is pulling down on Kahric's head to control his posture.
Ansturm kicks Kahric off and gets to his feet.
Ansturm closes the distance and pushes Kahric back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georg Ansturm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kahric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ansturm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ansturm tries to clinch but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ansturm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ansturm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ansturm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ansturm's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ansturm duly obliges.
It looks like Samir Kahric has been cut.
Kahric has a takedown stuffed.
Ansturm connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kahric tumbling to the canvas! Ansturm pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kahric was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georg Ansturm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Manuawill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawill has chosen Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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221 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Manuawill!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawill scores with a jab. Bader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left and a right from Manuawill both land. Nice combination.
Bader with a hook.
Bader misses with a left hand
and Manuawill counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Manuawill counters with a stiff right hand.
Manuawill lands a head kick. Bader smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuawill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader swings for the body but Manuawill moves out of range.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuawill counters by moving into the clinch.
Manuawill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manuawill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bader wants to break free but Manuawill has control.
Manuawill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manuawill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuawill tries to land a knee to the head but Bader blocks with his arms.
Bader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuawill blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuawill throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manuawill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Manuawill misses with the head strike.
Manuawill tries a knee to the head but Bader blocks it.
Manuawill lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawill lands with a right to the head.
Manuawill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Manuawill lands a shoulder strike.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuawill won't allow it.
Manuawill lands with a right to the head.
Manuawill lands a right hand.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bader wants to break free but Manuawill has control.
Manuawill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bader is trying to push Manuawill away but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manuawill lands a right hand.
Manuawill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bader is trying to break free.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader has had enough of the clinch but Manuawill keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
Manuawill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manuawill prevents Bader from breaking the clinch.
Manuawill lands a knee to the head.
Bader misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
Manuawill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Manuawill.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Bader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bader tries to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling the position.
Manuawill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader wants to break free but Manuawill has control.
Manuawill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader misses with a double jab
letting Manuawill counter with a right hand.
Bader lunges at Manuawill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manuawill's hand.
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuawill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darth Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuawill lands a nice looking body kick.
Manuawill misses the shot to the body.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Bader on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manuawill throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader misses with a hook to the body
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manuawill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuawill.
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuawill counters by moving into the clinch.
Manuawill working aggressively here.
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader misses with some punches.
Manuawill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling the position.
Bader can't break the clinch.
Manuawill crunches a lovely knee into Bader's ribcage.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader lands a nice shot to the body.
Manuawill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader is trying to force a seperation but Manuawill has the dominant position.
Manuawill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Manuawill lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawill scores with a knee to the head.
Manuawill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Manuawill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Manuawill as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manuawill.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuawill stalls.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
Bader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manuawill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawill 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.
Bader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuawill counters with a head kick. That will keep Bader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manuawill circles away quickly and effectively.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader defending well as Manuawill loads up on a big left hand.
Manuawill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuawill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Manuawill throws a head kick but Bader moves out of range.
Bader fails to land with a series of punches.
Manuawill sizes up Bader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuawill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuawill.
Manuawill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manuawill.
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Manuawill counters with a head kick. That will keep Bader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A lazy left from Bader finds it's target.
Bader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manuawill wants to clinch
and Bader counters with a straight right hand.
Darth Bader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader throws a series of punches but Manuawill avoids them all with ease.
Bader throws an off balance right hand
and Manuawill counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawill lands with a slapping head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manuawill in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bader misses with a left hand
and Manuawill counters by moving into the clinch.
Bader is trying to stall.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
Bader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manuawill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bader takes a shot to the head.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuawill throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Manuawill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Manuawill throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bader.
Manuawill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Manuawill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Manuawill.
Manuawill tries to land a knee to the head but Bader blocks with his arms.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willie Manuawill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manuawill dodges an elbow strike from Bader.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader is trying to break free.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuawill won't allow it.
Manuawill is working Bader over against the cage.
Manuawill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader scores with a body shot.
Manuawill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuawill looks to land a left hand but Bader moved out of range nicely.
Bader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuawill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bader throws a hook but Manuawill avoids it easily.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manuawill counters with a two punch combo.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Manuawill saw that one coming.
Bader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manuawill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a combination
and Manuawill counters with a right hand to the body.
Bader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manuawill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Bader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manuawill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader blocks an uppercut.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manuawill lands a body shot.
Manuawill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Manuawill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
Manuawill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manuawill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuawill lands a knee to the body.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manuawill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bader pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manuawill pushes Bader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Manuawill.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling him.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manuawill.
Bader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bader tries to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Manuawill moves out of range as Bader strikes.
Bader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuawill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bader takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manuawill doesn't manage to clinch there - Bader circles away.
Bader throws a body punch but Manuawill moves out of range.
Manuawill connects with a nice looking jab.
Bader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuawill counters with a head kick.
Bader catches Manuawill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manuawill clinches.
Bader tries to break free but Manuawill pushes him back against the cage.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manuawill connects with a knee to the head.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Manuawill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
Good body shot from Manuawill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader tries to break free but Manuawill pushes him back against the cage.
Bader can't break the clinch.
Bader is trying to break free.
Manuawill looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuawill scores with a shot to the side of Bader's head.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manuawill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manuawill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manuawill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
Manuawill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manuawill has Bader pressed against the cage, preventing Bader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manuawill lands with a left to the head.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Manuawill working Bader over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader blocking some punches.
Manuawill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuawill won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bader scores with a shot to the side of Manuawill's head.
Manuawill misses with some punches.
Bader has had enough of the clinch but Manuawill keeps him there for the moment.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Bader lands a nice uppercut.
Manuawill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bader's efforts to push away.
Manuawill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Manuawill lands with a short shot to the head.
Manuawill scores with a shot to the side of Bader's head.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Manuawill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bader wants to stall.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manuawill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bader throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bader is trying to push Manuawill away but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bader tries to circle away but Manuawill has him pinned against the cage.
Bader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader stalling in the clinch but Manuawill improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuawill.
Bader misses with a punch to the body.
Manuawill blocks an uppercut.
Manuawill misses with a knee to the head.
Bader tries to break free but Manuawill pushes him back against the cage.
Manuawill pushes Bader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill stalling.
Manuawill lands a body punch.
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Manuawill scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Manuawill.
Manuawill lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manuawill.
Bader is trying to maintain a safe position but Manuawill gets an underhook and turns Bader into the cage.
Bader has had enough of the clinch but Manuawill keeps him there for the moment.
Manuawill tries a knee to the head but Bader blocks it.
Manuawill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Manuawill lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Manuawill scores with a knee to the head.
Manuawill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bader's efforts to push away.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Manuawill prevents Bader from breaking the clinch.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Willie Manuawill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bader has had enough of the clinch but Manuawill keeps him there for the moment.
Darth Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuawill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuawill.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader tries to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling the position.
Manuawill has Bader pushed against the cage.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manuawill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawill!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gao Silva!
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, Scipio Africanus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Africanus does no damage.
Africanus thows a body shot but no joy.
Africanus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Africanus.
Silva tries for a takedown but Africanus circles away easily
and Africanus counters with a two punch combo.
Africanus misses with an uppercut.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Africanus.
Africanus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Africanus throws a big shot that misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Africanus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Africanus misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Africanus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silvais looking to pass into half guard but Africanus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Africanus is in guard.
Africanus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Africanus has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Africanus tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Africanus controlling the action here.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Africanus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Africanus has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Africanus wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus trying to control the pace.
Silva tries to roll over but Africanus keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Africanus tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva trying to control here.
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.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Africanus.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Africanus counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva shoots and misses
letting Africanus counter with a right hand.
Silva is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gao Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Africanus cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Africanus finish him?
Scipio Africanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Africanus scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scipio Africanus 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.
Silva tries for a takedown but Africanus circles away easily
and Africanus counters with a left and a right... And another left! Silva is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Autere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Autere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Autere decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perry's guard.
Autere trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Perry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Autere wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Autere defends it easily.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Autere really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Autere gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autere wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry working a defensive guard here.
Autere sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Autere decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Perry, up you get!
Autere misses with a low kick.
Perry fails with the takedown
and Autere counters with a low kick, right behind Perry 's knee.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Autere counters with an outside leg kick.
Risto Autere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Perry.
Perry looks gassed!
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Autere desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Autere trying to control but Perry postures up.
Perry thows a huge punch but Autere dodges it nicely.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Autere's head.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry is looking for submissions but instead, Autere has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry postures up in Autere's guard and throws a big left but Autere blocks it.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Autere is trying to control the position but Perry postures up.
Autere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Autere controlling the position.
Perry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Autere will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Autere pulls Perry in close to prevent any damage.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Autere blocks nicely.
Perry is working Autere over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Autere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
Autere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Perry.
Perry working the body and head with strikes.
Autere on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Autere tries to get out of the position.
Perry working the ground and pound but Autere is defending the strikes.
Perry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Autere!
Autere really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Autere is in a horrible position here. Perry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perry 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Autere?
Autere is bucking up trying to escape but Perry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Autere taking shots to the head.
Autere wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudy Perry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Autere lands with a kick to the temple. Perry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perry misses with a takedown
and Autere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perry passes the guard and advances to mount!
Perry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Autere because Perry loaded up on that one.
Perry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Perry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Autere is trying desperately to improve position.
Perry lands a big shot there that rocks Autere but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autere is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry landing punches.
Autere is bucking up trying to escape but Perry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Autere?
Perry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Autere's face.
Perry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perry goes for an armbar but Autere turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Autere.
Perry 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.
Rudy Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Autere is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Autere is one step ahead there.
Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Autere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Autere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Autere would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Perry looking to control.
Autere trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perry's guard.
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Autere defends easily.
Autere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Autere from controlling successfully.
Autere postures up.
Autere trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Risto Autere has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Autere counter with a right hand.
Autere connects with an inside leg kick.
Rudy Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry tries for a takedown but Autere circles away easily
and Autere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Risto Autere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Perry.
A head kick from Autere lands but Perry takes it in his stride.
Autere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a takedown
and Autere counters with a head kick. That will keep Perry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Autere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Autere counters with a nice body kick.
Autere throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Autere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Autere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Autere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Autere cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry shoots and misses
and Autere counters with a thumping low kick.
Autere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry misses with a takedown
and Autere counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Autere dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Autere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Autere counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Autere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Autere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perry fails with the takedown
and Autere counters with a stiff right hand.
Risto Autere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Perry.
Autere lands a head kick. Perry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Autere counters with a head kick.
Perry with a poor takedown
and Autere counters with a nice leg kick.
Autere lands a really nice looking cross but Perry seems unphased.
Perry with a poor takedown
and Autere counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Autere connects with an inside leg kick.
Autere gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Autere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Autere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Autere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Autere is keeping the position.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Autere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
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.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Autere blocks nicely.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Autere's head.
Perry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Autere.
Perry works over Autere with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Autere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Autere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry working some strikes from top position.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Autere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Autere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Autere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Autere's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Autere is trying to keep Perry in close.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Autere has wrist control.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Autere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Autere works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Risto Autere.
I think Autere 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rudy Perry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asaki Hioko (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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180 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asaki Hioko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent misses the body punch
and Hioko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruent regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hioko stopping the sweep attempt from Ruent.
Ruent trying to keep a closed guard but Hioko is proving a slippery customer.
Ruent is looking to sweep but instead, Hioko has passed into half guard.
Ruent punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent is looking to control Hioko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruent avoid being mounted?
It looks like Hioko is going to stand back up.
Ruent is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hioko is tapping! Great win for Ruent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pete Ruent!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose comes to the cage accompanied by Powerthirst. Hassan Mohammad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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289 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad takes a swing at Overdose's ribcage but misses.
Overdose throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Mohammad throws a right hand that misses
and Overdose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mohammad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overdose counters with a thumping low kick.
Mohammad looks gassed!
Mohammad throws a lazy uppercut
and Overdose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overdose cracks Mohammad with a good jab.
That has opened up Hassan Mohammad's cut even more.
Mohammad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overdose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mohammad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overdose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Overdose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mohammad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overdose can pounce on him.
Overdose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mohammad sprawls well. Mohammad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Overdose gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose pushes Mohammad away with a front kick.
Mohammad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overdose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Overdose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overdose.
Mohammad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overdose can pounce on him.
Overdose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mohammad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overdose.
Mohammad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overdose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mohammad at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mohammad takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Overdose connects with a leg kick. Mohammad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mohammad swings widly with a right hand
and Overdose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Overdose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overdose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overdose throws a leg kick which misses Mohammad's front leg but catches the back leg as Mohammad tries to avoid it.
Overdose thows a body kick. Mohammad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overdose.
That kick from Overdose tenderised Mohammad's leg. Mohammad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Overdose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammad misses with a double jab
and Overdose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mohammad really felt that one!
Mohammad throws a lazy uppercut
and Overdose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Hassan Mohammad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mohammad throws an off balance right hand
and Overdose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hassan Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammad avoids the body shot from Overdose.
Overdose is looking to wear down Mohammad with body shots, in fact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Overdose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overdose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad swings widly with a right hand
and Overdose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Overdose feints and then cracks Mohammad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mohammad down.
Overdose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overdose is looking to slow Mohammad down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overdose, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Overdose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overdose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overdose.
Mohammad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overdose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammad thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overdose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Mohammad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mohammad throws a right hand that misses
and Overdose counters with a solid body kick.
Overdose lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overdose.
Overdose moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Overdose feints and then cracks Mohammad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mohammad down.
Overdose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mohammad can do to turn this around?
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!
Overdose connects with a body shot.
Mohammad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overdose.
Mohammad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Overdose.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mohammad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Overdose has got the better of the exchanges.
Overdose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Overdose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mohammad's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Overdose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mohammad to the mat! Mohammad manages to get full guard.
Overdose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohammad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overdose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overdose postures up in Mohammad's guard and throws a big left but Mohammad blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Overdose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Overdose throwing strikes but missing.
Overdose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose throwing strikes from guard but Mohammad blocks nicely.
Overdose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Overdose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Overdose lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Overdose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mohammad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overdose.
Mohammad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overdose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overdose with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overdose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Mohammad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Overdose.
Mohammad throws a combination. Overdose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Overdose throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Overdose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mohammad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Overdose 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammad on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Overdose lands a nice forearm strike.
Overdose stands up and beckons Mohammad to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mohammad throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overdose.
Overdose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mohammad. That did some damage!
Overdose throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Overdose.
Overdose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overdose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Overdose is looking to slow Mohammad down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Overdose scores with a kick to the body.
Hassan Mohammad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overdose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammad.
Overdose shoots for a takedown but Mohammad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overdose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overdose staying out of range there.
Overdose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mohammad misses the target.
Mohammad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overdose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad swings widly with a right hand
and Overdose counters with a good low kick that Mohammad was not able to check.
Overdose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Overdose creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mohammad sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mohammad wants to get back to his feet.
Mohammad defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overdose landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Overdose throws a strike aimed at the side of Mohammad's head but Mohammad avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdose in side control, throwing shots but Mohammad defends.
Hassan Mohammad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overdose landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overdose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Overdose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overdose!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Amato's choice of entrance music: Gonna Fly Now. This should be fireworks!
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28
168 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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25
169 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domenic Amato!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amato blocks a low kick nicely.
Amato ducks under a wild hook from Green.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Amato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amato shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Green counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Green throws a leg kick but Amato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amato staying out of range there.
Green throws out a leg kick but Amato moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Amato has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Amato 's knee.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Green is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a body kick that stops Amato in his tracks momentarily.
Amato thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green moves out of range as Amato throws a body kick.
Green misses with a hook
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
A low kick from Amato is predictable there
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Amato's knee momentarily.
A big right from Green misses.
Amato scoring well with a low kick there.
Green misses with a body shot
and Amato counters with a straight right hand.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Amato.
Reggie Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reggie Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domenic Amato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Amato.
Domenic Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Amato counters with a head kick.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Amato counters with a stiff right hand.
Amato throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Amato's head backwards.
Amato walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Amato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
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!
Green is not content to let Amato control the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is not content to let Amato control the position.
Amato is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.
Amato looks up at the clock and then as Green takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Amato smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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.
Green is being controlled here.
Amato throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Amato controls the position from side control.
Amato thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Amato stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Domenic Amato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Amato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amato.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amato.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amato moves away.
Green throws a series of punches but Amato moves out of range.
Green looks to throw the jab but Amato is out of range.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Amato. Those never looked like landing.
Amato misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Amato 's knee.
Amato scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amato throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amato.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Reggie Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green tries to score with a low kick but Amato moves his leg out of the way.
Amato misses with a leg kick
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Amato misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a nice body shot.
Amato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Good work by Amato as he checks the leg kick.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amato misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amato throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Amato throws a leg kick that misses.
Amato swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Amato throws a leg kick
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reggie Green is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Amato misses.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
Amato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a jab to Amato's midsection.
Amato digs a good hook to Green's body.
A head kick misses from Amato.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Amato moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Green.
Amato misses with an uppercut.
Amato tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amato tries a head kick but it misses.
Amato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Amato throws a combination that misses
and Green counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Amato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Amato.
Amato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Amato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amato misses with a takedown attempt
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Amato connects with a crisp jab.
Amato misses with the body kick
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Amato 's knee.
Amato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from Green.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Green dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amato throws a lazy uppercut
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amato misses with a leg kick
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Amato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amato ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Amato misses
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amato misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Amato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amato.
Green jabs Amato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slips under a jab.
Amato misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amato.
A low kick from Amato misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amato throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amato.
Green lands with a cross.
Green thumps Amato with a low kick.
Green swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Amato shoots in.
Amato misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Amato off balance momentarily.
Green throws a jab when Amato was well out of range.
Green takes one on the button.
Amato misses with a head kick.
Amato misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amato. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amato slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green wants to slow Amato down by chopping away at his legs.
Amato moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green misses with a combination
and Amato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amato is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Green controls Amato momentarily but Amato frees himself.
Green keeping moving, preventing Amato from controlling successfully.
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.
Amato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reggie Green.
Amato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Amato misses.
Amato looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Green throws a body punch but Amato moves out of range.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Green clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Amato scores with a nice strike.
Amato slips a straight right by Green.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amato.
Amato throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green avoids the head kick by Amato.
Amato misses with a leg kick
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Amato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Amato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amato misses with a body kick.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amato is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Amato misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Amato avoids it.
Green checks a low kick from Amato.
Green scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Amato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amato. That's going to slow Green down.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amato misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amato lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Amato.
Amato shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Amato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green takes one on the button.
Amato throws a head kick that half lands.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amato checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a jab.
Green scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Amato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Amato persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Amato lands.
Amato misses with a hook
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Amato persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Reggie Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domenic Amato.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amato counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Amato tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato misses with a jab to the body
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amato.
Amato throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Amato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Amato is just out of range.
Amato misses with a few strikes there.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Amato moves away and avoids it.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Amato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amato throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amato lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Domenic Amato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Amato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Amato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amato throws out the jab.
Amato slips a jab and a cross from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Amato connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Amato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Green to the mat! Green manages to get full guard.
Amato with a nice head shot there.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Amato is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Green wants to pass to mount but Amato is defending the position.
Amato wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato keeping hold of Green's head, controlling as best he can.
Amato is looking to improve his position.
Green seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Amato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the hands but Amato won't let him.
Green tries to break free.
Amato punishes Green with strikes from the back mount.
Green looking very determined here, making life difficult for Amato.
Amato keeps control of the position as Green tries to break free.
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.
Amato lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Amato struggling to land strikes to the head as Green covers up.
Amato controlling the position well here. Green rolled but Amato kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Green covers up after that shot from Amato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Amato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Reggie Green retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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