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LACF 10 Vatali v Withrow PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Kakinomoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakinomoto has chosen Sixtoo - Boxcutter Emporium Pt. 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Makoto Kakinomoto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitali Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makoto Kakinomoto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakinomoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Klitschko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kakinomoto controlling Klitschko's posture.
Kakinomoto keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Klitschko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kakinomoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Klitschko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakinomoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vitali Klitschko just wasn't active enough.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Klitschko knocks Kakinomoto out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vitali Klitschko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginokai Kai Gi (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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginokai Kai Gi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai Gi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ginokai Kai Gi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Kai Gi counters with a head kick that drops Gracie to the mat! Gracie scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai Gi wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai Gi counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai Gi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai Gi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gracie! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ginokai Kai Gi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pebble Braithweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braithweight comes to the cage accompanied by 300 violin. Miller has chosen Reggae Mix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pebble Braithweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braithweight punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Braithweight shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Braithweight counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Braithweight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braithweight 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.
Miller is looking to stand up but Braithweight isn't so interested in that idea.
Braithweight throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braithweight thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braithweight won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Braithweight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braithweight trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Braithweight slips an elbow through the middle.
Braithweight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braithweight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Braithweight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braithweight won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Braithweight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braithweight gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braithweight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braithweight.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Braithweight has the dominant position.
Braithweight has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braithweight has him pressed against the cage.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Braithweight. Those never looked like landing.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Braithweight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Braithweight puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miller is not content to let Braithweight control the position.
Braithweight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braithweight controlling the action here.
Braithweight is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braithweight to get the leverage.
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.
Braithweight uses his free foot to push down on Miller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miller.
Braithweight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Braithweight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braithweight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braithweight misses with a head shot.
Braithweight lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight 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.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Braithweight counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Miller can't escape the position.
Braithweight working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Braithweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to stand up but Braithweight is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Braithweight from controlling successfully.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braithweight.
Braithweight is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braithweight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Braithweight is having none of it.
Braithweight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Braithweight wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Pebble Braithweight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Braithweight throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Braithweight is keeping the position.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Braithweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braithweight postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Braithweight, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Braithweight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braithweight has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Braithweight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braithweight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braithweight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braithweight counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Braithweight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braithweight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Braithweight dives into side control.
Braithweight has hold of Miller's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Miller tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Braithweight cranks the arm and Miller screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Miller, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pebble Braithweight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Hagood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Hautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagood comes to the cage accompanied by Eff Grandad. Bubba Hautz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Hagood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Hautz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hagood counters with a shoot takedown. Hautz fights it but they end up in guard.
Hagood content to stall in guard here.
Hautz is working an open guard so Hagood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hagood closes the distance and clinches.
Hautz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hautz.
Hagood breaks from the clinch.
Hagood has closed the distance and engaged Hautz in a clinch.
Hautz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tyrell Hagood has been cut.
Hagood takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Hagood.
Hautz with a knee to the head.
Hagood blocks the elbow strike.
Hautz lands a knee to the head.
Hautz throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hagood has had enough of the clinch but Hautz keeps him there for the moment.
Hagood pulls Hautz into guard.
Hagood could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hautz wants to stand and escape but instead Hagood has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagood forces his way into half guard.
Hagood is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hautz!
You get the feeling that Hautz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hagood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hautz looks gassed!
You get the feeling that Hautz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hautz hang on?
Hagood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hautz looks a forlorn figure.
Hagood controlling from mount.
Hautz tries to buck Hagood off so he can stand up but Hagood has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Hautz falls backwards, slamming Hagood to the mat but Hagood holds on tight! Hautz is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrell Hagood!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lytle's choice of entrance music: misery business. 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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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Lytle!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle misses with the combination.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cardoso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cardoso with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Chris Lytle has been cut.
Cardoso dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Chris Lytle's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso with good strikes from the mount here!
Lytle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cardoso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cardoso raining down shots from the mount!
Chris Lytle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Lytle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadik Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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243 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadik Junior!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins feints and as Junior raises his hands in defense, Higgins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Higgins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Higgins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Higgins throwing strikes from guard but Junior blocks nicely.
Higgins advances to half guard.
Higgins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Higgins there.
Nice strikes from Higgins there.
Junior is trying to stand back up but Higgins is controlling him
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junior controlling the position well.
Higgins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Junior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Higgins there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Higgins connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.
It looks like Vadik Junior has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Higgins winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Higgins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Junior is trying to stand back up but Higgins is controlling him
Junior on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Higgins.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Higgins has control of the leg.
Higgins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Higgins lands with a punch from half guard.
Higgins thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higgins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Higgins working the head and body with strikes.
That has opened up Vadik Junior's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The cut above Vadik Junior's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Junior wants to control but Higgins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior has hold of Higgins's hands but Higgins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Higgins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vadik Junior's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vadik Junior's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Higgins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewey Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dewey Rock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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199 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Rock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Rock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock has gone for a leg lock! O Leary slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rock's guard.
O Leary is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rock is looking for a triangle but O Leary pushes his legs off easily.
Rock keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
Rock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Leary is aware though and is defending well.
Rock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Leary defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rock's head.
O Leary seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
O Leary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary passes Rock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rock wants to get back to full guard.
Rock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Leary pulls his head out easily.
O Leary seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a heavy elbow.
Rock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Leary postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rock looks a forlorn figure.
Rock is desperately trying to improve his position but O Leary has a good base and remains in mount.
Rock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Leary takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock looks gassed!
O Leary looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Leary has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Leary putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Leary avoids the attempt from Rock to control.
O Leary with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock is in a horrible position here. O Leary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Leary looking to finish Rock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rock!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary lands a big elbow.
Rock is bucking up trying to escape but O Leary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rock is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
O Leary controlling the position easily from mount.
O Leary cracks Rock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Leary in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Leary raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary looking to finish Rock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rock!
O Leary postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rock badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of O Leary around the waist but O Leary pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! O Leary is the winner by TKO! O Leary jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William O Leary!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between don vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vasyl comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. O Leary is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: one day like this. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, don vasyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but vasyl was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
vasyl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Leary blocks a head kick by vasyl.
vasyl moves out of range of the body kick from O Leary.
O Leary moves into the clinch successfully.
O Leary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, vasyl throws an elbow but misses.
O Leary is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for vasyl.
O Leary is pushing vasyl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
vasyl misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but vasyl blocks it with crossed arms.
vasyl works on O Leary's body with a couple of short punches.
vasyl misses with a body punch.
O Leary stalling.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but vasyl blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Leary trying to land knees to the body.
O Leary missing with knees to the body.
O Leary manages to break the clinch.
vasyl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
vasyl throws a hook to the side of O Leary's head but O Leary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
vasyl swings widly with a right hand
and O Leary counters with a three punch combo that has vasyl backing up. vasyl nods at O Leary to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from vasyl misses.
O Leary works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary drops vasyl with a beautiful combination! vasyl stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Leary is looking for the KO!
vasyl is rocked!
O Leary cracks vasyl with a hook to the temple - vasyl is on wobbly legs here! O Leary swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! vasyl falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! O Leary wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paddy O Leary!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't take the sky from me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! PJ Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mal Reynolds's chin.
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159 lbs
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180 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, PJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds gets the takedown into side control.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reynolds lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like PJ Penn has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reynolds lands a few punches from side control.
Reynolds tries to score with some ground and pound. Penn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reynolds working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds prevents Penn from improving his position.
Reynolds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Penn is just riding it out for now. Reynolds eventually gives up the hold.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow.
Reynolds pushing down on Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reynolds winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.
Reynolds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Reynolds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reynolds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
PJ Penn's cut is getting worse.
Penn wants to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reynolds raining down shots from the mount!
PJ Penn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, PJ Penn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at PJ Penn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Withrow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatali trying to control but Withrow is working from the bottom.
Withrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Withrow, not yet.
Withrow is trying to keep Vatali in close.
Vatali preventing the sweep.
Withrow looking to control.
Vatali stands and throws Withrow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Withrow is looking for a sweep.
Vatali staying calm.
Vatali throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Withrow works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vatali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vatali postures up in Withrow's guard and throws a big left but Withrow blocks it.
Vatali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vatali forces his way into half guard.
Vatali slips a nice elbow through Withrow's hands, connecting with Withrow's forehead.
Withrow is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali is looking to stall here but Withrow recovers full guard.
Vatali trying to control but Withrow is working from the bottom.
Withrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Withrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Vatali throwing strikes but missing.
Withrow keeping moving, preventing Vatali from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow working a defensive guard here.
Vatali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Withrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vatali wants to control from the top but Withrow keeps moving.
Withrow controls Vatali momentarily but Vatali frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses
and Vatali counters with a nice leg kick.
Joe Vatali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vatali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Withrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Vatali takes a swing at Withrow's ribcage but misses.
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.
Withrow misses with a double jab.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses.
Vatali misses with a takedown attempt - Withrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Withrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Withrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Withrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vatali shoots and misses
and Withrow counters with a straight right hand.
Vatali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Withrow sprawls well. Withrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vatali gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Withrow looks to land a body kick but Vatali moved away.
Withrow scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
Withrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Vatali, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Withrow. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Withrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Withrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatali.
Vatali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Withrow swivels and escapes.
Vatali closes the distance and clinches up with Withrow, looking for a takedown. Vatali pushes Withrow against the cage but Withrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vatali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Withrow misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Withrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Withrow avoids the body shot from Vatali.
Vatali moves out of range of the leg kick from Withrow.
Vatali throws a body kick the misses
and Withrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vatali's knee momentarily.
Vatali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vatali has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Withrow scores with a nice right hand.
Withrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Vatali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali throws a poor cross that misses
and Withrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Withrow throws a lazy head kick
and Vatali counters with a takedown into side control.
Vatali trying to control the action but Withrow is working from the bottom.
Withrow parries the strikes from Vatali easily there. Vatali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Withrow to escape.
Vatali taking a break here but Withrow is having none of it and regains half guard.
Withrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vatali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vatali passes to side control.
Vatali with the ground and pound but Withrow regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vatali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Withrow defending well though.
Withrow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vatali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vatali's back!
Withrow has the hooks in. Vatali is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Withrow is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Vatali defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Withrow throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Withrow is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vatali doesn't escape.
Vatali tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vatali is squirming around, avoiding Withrow's attempts to control the action.
Vatali tries to lock up and control but Withrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vatali is squirming around, avoiding Withrow's attempts to control the action.
Withrow wants to take his opponent's back but Vatali doesn't allow it.
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.
Vatali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Withrow moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vatali has worked his arm free - good work by Vatali!
Vatali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Withrow controls the position.
Vatali 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.
Withrow working away.
Vatali manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vatali won't allow Withrow to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vatali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Withrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali'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.
Vatali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Vatali misses.
Withrow throws a combination that misses
and Vatali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vatali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Withrow sprawls well. Withrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vatali gets slowly back to his feet.
Vatali swings widly with a right hand
and Withrow counters with a leg kick.
Vatali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Withrow defending well as Vatali loads up on a big left hand.
Withrow connects with a leg kick. Vatali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Withrow gets tackled into the cage by Vatali. Vatali maintains the clinch.
Withrow is trying to force a seperation but Vatali has the dominant position.
Withrow is trying to break free.
Withrow blocks an uppercut.
Vatali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Withrow.
Come on Vatali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali misses with a knee strike.
Vatali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Withrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Withrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vatali stalling the fight.
Withrow wants to break free but Vatali has control.
Vatali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vatali missing with knees to the body.
Vatali misses with a punch to the body.
Vatali lands a good knee to the midsection. Withrow won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vatali.
Withrow is trying to break the clinch but Vatali is controlling him.
Vatali tries to land knees in the clinch but Withrow avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vatali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Withrow's efforts to push away.
Vatali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vatali is struggling to control the position.
Withrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vatali lands a knee to the head.
Withrow working hard to break the clinch.
Vatali misses with a body punch.
Vatali is working Withrow over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vatali.
Vatali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Withrow's efforts to push away.
Vatali lands a nice shot to the body.
Withrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali tries a knee to the head but Withrow blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Vatali.
A frustrated look appears on Withrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vatali wants a takedown but no success here.
Vatali tries to land knees in the clinch but Withrow avoids the damage to the body.
Withrow avoiding damage as Vatali throws knees to the body.
Withrow managing to block the knees to the body from Vatali.
Vatali lands a good knee to the midsection. Withrow won't want to take too many of those.
Vatali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Withrow is trying to force a seperation but Vatali has the dominant position.
Vatali trying to land knees to the body.
Withrow is trying to stall.
Vatali prevents Withrow from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow managing to block the knees to the body from Vatali.
Vatali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Withrow.
Vatali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vatali landing knees to the head.
Withrow prevents a body shot from Vatali.
Vatali looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vatali missing with knees to the body.
Vatali has Withrow pressed against the cage, preventing Withrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vatali tries to work over Withrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Withrow's efforts to push away.
Vatali jumps guard and drags Withrow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Withrow preventing the sweep.
Vatali keeping moving, preventing Withrow from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vatali clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vatali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vatali throws a leg kick
and Withrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Withrow feints a jab promting Vatali to slip. Withrow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vatali slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Withrow moves away from the strike by Vatali.
Vatali misses with an uppercut
letting Withrow counter with a right hand.
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Withrow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vatali avoids the head kick by Withrow.
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vatali moves in looking to clinch but Withrow pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vatali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali misses with a shot to the body
and Withrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Withrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Withrow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vatali if he has to take too many more of those.
Withrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Withrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatali.
Vatali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Withrow.
Withrow throws a head kick but Vatali moves out of range.
Vatali with a lazy takedown attempt
and Withrow counters with a low kick, right behind Vatali 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vatali misses the shot to the body.
Vatali misses with a hook to the body
and Withrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Withrow delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Withrow slams his shin into Vatali's torso.
Withrow throws a head kick but Vatali moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali throws a combination that misses
and Withrow counters with a one-two to the body.
Vatali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Withrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Withrow lands with a kick to the temple. Vatali shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Withrow throws a series of punches but Vatali moves out of range.
Withrow stalks Vatali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vatali's face. Vatali staggers backwards, shaken.
Withrow tries to bum rush Vatali with a series of wild strikes but Vatali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Withrow misses.
Jack Withrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vatali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Withrow scores with a head kick. Vatali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Withrow is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow takes one to the chin there.
Withrow misses with a hook.
Withrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vatali defending well as Withrow loads up on a big left hand.
Vatali moves into the clinch.
Withrow is trying to force a seperation but Vatali has the dominant position.
Vatali crunches a lovely knee into Withrow's ribcage.
Vatali trying to land knees to the body.
Vatali cracks Withrow with a nice body shot.
Vatali lands a body shot.
Vatali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vatali lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Withrow is defending well for now.
Vatali tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Withrow managing to block the knees to the body from Vatali.
Withrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vatali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Withrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Withrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vatali gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Withrow regains guard.
Vatali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatali tries to free his leg and advance position but Withrow is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Withrow dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vatali blocks a head kick by Withrow.
Withrow misses with a head kick.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Withrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vatali. Vatali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Withrow throws a right and a left that Vatali avoids nicely.
Withrow misses with a wild body shot.
Withrow throws a series of punches but Vatali avoids them all with ease.
Vatali moves out of range of the body kick from Withrow.
Vatali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Withrow.
Vatali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Withrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Withrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Vatali.
Vatali throws a series of punches but Withrow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Withrow throws a right and a left that Vatali avoids nicely.
Vatali misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Vatali.
Nice sprawl there from Withrow as Vatali shoots in.
Vatali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Withrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Withrow lands with a nice combination. Vatali backs away looking to recover.
Withrow moves away from the strike by Vatali.
Withrow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vatali.
Withrow misses with a combination
and Vatali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow throws a right hand that Vatali ducks under and follows up with a left that Vatali also avoids with ease.
Withrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vatali slips under a jab from Withrow.
Withrow throws a sloppy head kick
and Vatali counters with a takedown into side control.
Withrow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vatali connects with a decent elbow.
Vatali is working Withrow over with some ground and pound from side control.
Withrow is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vatali is looking to take a break and control but Withrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Withrow struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Vatali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vatali working the ground and pound.
Withrow is not content to let Vatali control the position.
Vatali sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Withrow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Withrow prevents Vatali from improving position.
Vatali working away.
Joe Vatali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Withrow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Withrow is not content to let Vatali control the position.
Vatali working away.
Jack Withrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatali working the ground and pound but Withrow is defending the strikes.
Vatali misses with the ground and pound.
Withrow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Vatali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Withrow 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Withrow!
Jack Withrow is the new light heavyweight champion!
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