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EUFC: OPEN GRAND PRIX ROUND 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigyu Solih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigyu Solih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solih comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Solih shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Solih scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Solih tries to pass.
Solih landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Solih from controlling successfully.
Solih is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Solih is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Solih postures up.
Solih trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Solih throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solih scoring with some ground and pound.
Solih wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Solih wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solih works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Solih throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solih shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Solih postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Solih tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solih lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Solih putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Solih landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Solih dominating with strikes here.
Solih landing shots from mount.
Solih lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Solih prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Solih landing strikes, looking to finish!
Solih scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solih breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Solih postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Solih cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solih lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Solih cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Solih raining down shots from the mount!
Solih wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Solih.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Solih's attempts to control the action.
Solih lands a big elbow.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solih is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Solih is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson won't allow Solih to pass to mount.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Solih is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Solih is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to hold on but Solih postures up.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigyu Solih dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solih tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solih throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solih tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Solih's corner calls for a 1-2. Solih obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Solih throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solih fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Solih persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Solih looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Solih.
Solih working Johnson over with strikes.
Solih scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson wants to control but Solih is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solih decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solih drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Solih trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Solih working Johnson over with strikes.
Solih thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Solih is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Solih working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solih winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solih lands with a punch from half guard.
Solih working the head and body with strikes.
Solih is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Solih missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solih counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solih trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solih doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Solih has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Solih reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Solih taps out! nice BJJ there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halibut Halibut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halibut might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peter You Suck. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halibut Halibut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halibut getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonidas shoots in but Halibut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halibut misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halibut moves away.
Leonidas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leonidas shoots for a takedown but Halibut saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halibut Halibut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Leonidas.
Halibut lands a slapping body shot.
Halibut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonidas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halibut is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Leonidas there.
Halibut is looking to improve his position.
Halibut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halibut gets full guard.
Halibut working for a triangle but Leonidas defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throwing strikes from guard but Halibut blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leonidas working some strikes from top position.
Halibut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halibut is working hard here to advance position.
Leonidas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halibut is proving hard to escape from.
Leonidas won't allow Halibut to sweep him here.
Halibut throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halibut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halibut is breathing heavily.
Leonidas advances to half guard.
Leonidas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leonidas wants to pass the guard but Halibut is defending well.
Leonidas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halibut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leonidas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Leonidas connects with a nice short shot to Halibut's temple.
Leonidas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halibut looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Halibut finds it's way through Leonidas's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halibut throws a nice looking combination but Leonidas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halibut throws a series of punches but Leonidas avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halibut.
Leonidas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halibut throws a nice looking combination but Leonidas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halibut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonidas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halibut's waist but Halibut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leonidas off to one side.
Leonidas dodges the punch combination from Halibut.
Halibut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Halibut moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leonidas is rocked!
Halibut lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Leonidas can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Halibut and Leonidas drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Halibut.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halibut Halibut!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between CrankY PantZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Trea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think PantZ might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beware!. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CrankY PantZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Trea!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trea misses with a body shot.
PantZ gets a clinch.
PantZ tightens his grip and picks Trea up, before dumping him to the ground. Trea manages to land in guard.
Trea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. PantZ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trea will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
PantZ passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trea is looking for a sweep.
PantZ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trea is trying to improve his position.
PantZ will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
PantZ moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trea working to try and regain half guard.
PantZ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! PantZ connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trea is squirming around, avoiding PantZ's attempts to control the action.
Trea is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
PantZ controlling his opponent.
Trea has given up his back here. Will PantZ look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trea tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
A nice elbow there by PantZ.
Trea flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Trea is trying to escape the mount.
PantZ sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
PantZ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
PantZ manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trea to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trea is in bad spot here.
Trea covers up after that shot from PantZ.
Trea tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trea looks gassed!
PantZ working for a choke but Trea is defending well.
PantZ has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Trea.
PantZ tries to get the hooks in deep but Trea pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trea is really stuck here.
Trea rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Trea punching from the bottom.
PantZ wants to take a breather but Trea is having none of it.
PantZ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
PantZ is keen to just control but Trea is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
PantZ shoots in but no luck this time.
PantZ will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
PantZ throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trea's waist but Trea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing PantZ off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CrankY PantZ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trea throws a big shot that misses.
Trea throws a hook but PantZ blocks it.
Trea throws a right and a left that PantZ avoids nicely.
Trea throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CrankY PantZ dominated that round.
That's time! PantZ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
PantZ fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trea throws a hook but PantZ avoids it easily.
Trea scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trea lands with some strikes.
PantZ taking shots to the head.
PantZ is looking to improve his position but Trea isn't that keen on the idea.
Trea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trea raining down shots from the mount!
PantZ is rocked!
Trea avoids the attempt from PantZ to control.
Trea lands a big elbow.
Oh PantZ is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
PantZ is desperately trying to improve his position but Trea has a good base and remains in mount.
PantZ seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
PantZ is working hard here to advance position.
Trea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trea with good strikes from the mount here!
PantZ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trea cracks PantZ with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
PantZ is working to get back to half guard.
Trea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trea drops a big elbow. That's hurt PantZ! More shots from Trea and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Trea!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Abbate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Abbate has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bank Shamrock's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Abbate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shamrock.
Abbate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abbate off to one side.
Abbate shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock lands with a nice body kick.
Abbate misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shamrock gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Abbate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shamrock to the mat. Shamrock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abbate looks gassed!
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!
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock wriggles free and stands up.
Bank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock decides to stand and escape the position.
Shamrock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abbate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Abbate.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Abbate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbate successfully pulls guard.
Abbate is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abbate clinches.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Abbate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbate is retaining full guard.
Abbate 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.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbate is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abbate's head.
Shamrock stands and steps away. Abbate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Abbate pushes him off.
Abbate tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate pulls guard.
Abbate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock gets to his feet - Abbate follows without any prompting.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Abbate avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Abbate circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Abbate against the cage.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbate or not.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Abbate breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Abbate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shamrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Abbate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Abbate blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding Shamrock's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate tries to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.
Abbate can't escape the position.
The referee warns Abbate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shamrock looking for a guillotine from mount but Abbate is having none of it.
Shamrock is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abbate's brow.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Abbate blocks with his arms.
Abbate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Abbate avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Abbate ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbate also avoids with ease.
Shamrock clinches up with Abbate and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
Abbate misses with a knee to the head.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbate circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Abbate in a clinch.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Abbate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Abbate in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock works on Abbate's body with a couple of short punches.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike.
Abbate is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Abbate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbate or not.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Abbate manages to end up in side control.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abbate decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Abbate tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes. Abbate will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock 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.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Abbate shrugs off.
Abbate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Abbate manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Abbate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Abbate shrugs off.
Abbate takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Abbate's takedown attempt.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Abbate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shamrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock stops a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Abbate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shamrock prevents it.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Abbate is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Bank Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate decides to pull guard.
Shamrock wants to stand but Abbate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abbate is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abbate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate manages to pull guard.
Shamrock passes Abbate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shamrock tries to stand but can't do so whilst Abbate controls his leg.
Abbate wants to improve his position but Shamrock is controlling well.
Shamrock is stalling here. Abbate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Abbate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shamrock is not content to let Abbate control the position.
Shamrock tries to escape but Abbate is in control.
Shamrock is not content to let Abbate control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abbate throws a body kick the misses
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abbate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shamrock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abbate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Abbate's head.
Abbate decides to pull guard.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
Shamrock stands up from Abbate's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Abbate moves away
and Abbate counters with a single leg into guard. Shamrock didn't expect that.
Shamrock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Abbate breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Abbate pushes him off.
Abbate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbate backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Abbate goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Abbate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bank Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Shamrock.
Jab from Shamrock.
Abbate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Abbate against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abbate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Abbate's head.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abbate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Abbate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abbate's gas tank.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Abbate in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Abbate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shamrock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Abbate pulls guard.
Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock had his way with Nick Abbate in 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. This is the final round!
Shamrock throws a right hand that Abbate ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbate also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Abbate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Abbate up against the cage.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbate has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbate can do to turn this around?
Abbate has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Shamrock cracks Abbate with a nice body shot.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock gets through Abbate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Abbate is trying to break free.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbate goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Abbate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abbate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock gets to his feet - Abbate follows without any prompting.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shamrock. Abbate shrugs it off though.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shamrock passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abbate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abbate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Abbate persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abbate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abbate, up you get!
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Abbate keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock darts in trying to clinch
and Abbate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abbate.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
Abbate is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nick Abbate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Abbate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bank Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bank Shamrock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Decapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decapovic comes into the arena with You Want Blood (You Got It) - AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Decapovic!
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, Paul Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Decapovic.
Peterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decapovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decapovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Decapovic coming out on top.
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Decapovic moves out of range easily.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Decapovic finish him?
Decapovic fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Peterson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Filip Decapovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mills Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zornach comes to the cage accompanied by When you f***ed grandpa. Perry has chosen The Way I Am by Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Quandu Zornach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mills Perry!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zornach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zornach lands with a big left! Perry is wobbled badly! Zornach comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Perry to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quandu Zornach!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slone's choice of entrance music: In The Air Tonight. Chad Slone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frodo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baggins circles away.
Slone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baggins but Baggins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baggins moves into the clinch.
Baggins works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Baggins passes Slone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slone is in trouble now - Baggins has advanced to mount!
Baggins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slone?
Baggins looking to finish Slone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slone!
Baggins with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Baggins.
Baggins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slone is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggins raining down shots from the mount!
Slone is still in real trouble! Can Baggins finish him?
Baggins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins dominating with strikes here.
Baggins quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Baggins but it's paid off an Slone is forced to tap! Nice work by Baggins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frodo Baggins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Monsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charyak comes into the arena with Guns and Roses- Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. Monsson has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Charyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Monsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Charyak throws a big shot that misses.
Charyak ducks under a wild hook from Monsson.
Charyak scores with a sloppy right hand. Monsson should have avoided that one.
Monsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooh a lovely combination from Charyak sends Monsson down but not out. Charyak dives into side control looking to finish.
Monsson is rocked!
Monsson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Monsson is still in real trouble! Can Charyak finish him?
Charyak stands up.
Monsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice straight punches there by Charyak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charyak.
Monsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monsson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Charyak stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Monsson follows into mount!
Charyak is rocked!
It looks like Craig Charyak has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Charyak tries to lock up and control but Monsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Charyak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charyak can't escape the position.
Charyak seems to have got his legs back now.
Charyak is trying to stand.
Monsson get's back to his feet.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charyak as he avoids it easily.
Charyak misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak misses with a few strikes there.
Charyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monsson tries to clinch but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charyak punishes Monsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Monsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Monsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monsson misses with a leg kick
and Charyak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monsson is looking to clinch but Charyak is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Charyak both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monsson throws a lazy head kick
and Charyak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monsson's knee momentarily.
Charyak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charyak lands with an uppercut that bounces Monsson off the cage and back into rage.
Monsson throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsson tries to clinch but Charyak moves out of range.
Monsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charyak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monsson looks gassed!
Monsson shoots for a takedown but Charyak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Charyak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Monsson.
Charyak connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charyak circles away.
Charyak lands a lovely overhand right.
Charyak scores with a three punch combo!
Charyak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monsson on the side of the head.
Charyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charyak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monsson's head.
Charyak cracks Monsson with a good jab.
Monsson misses with a looping left.
Charyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charyak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charyak thuds a left hand into Monsson's body.
Monsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Charyak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charyak punishes Monsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Monsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charyak is looking to chop away at Monsson's legs.
Charyak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charyak lands with a straight right. Monsson didn't see that one coming.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak thuds his shin into the meat of Monsson's side.
Monsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Charyak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charyak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charyak cracks Monsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monsson looks to clinch
and Charyak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charyak misses with a few strikes there.
Charyak lands with a shot to the body.
Monsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Charyak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsson moves out of range as Charyak strikes.
Charyak throws a head kick that misses.
Craig Charyak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charyak slips under a jab from Monsson.
Charyak misses with an uppercut. Monsson saw that one coming.
Monsson closes the distance but Charyak moves to the side
and Monsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charyak.
Charyak scores with a spinning back kick!
Charyak works over Monsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Monsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charyak is working the combinations to good effect here.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson tries to clinch but Charyak moves out of range.
Monsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monsson throws a sloppy head kick and Charyak moves out of range easily.
Monsson clinches but Charyak breaks the clinch
and Charyak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Charyak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Charyak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monsson avoids a kick to the body.
Charyak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monsson on the side of the head.
Monsson clinches but Charyak breaks the clinch
and Charyak counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Monsson down! Charyak is looking to finish but Monsson is intelligently defending himself.
Monsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Charyak controls the pace.
Charyak stands up from Monsson's guard - Charyak perhaps looking for a knockout.
Craig Charyak is winning the standup battle so far.
Monsson slips a jab and a cross from Charyak.
A shot to de liver by Charyak. Beautiful body shot.
Monsson tries for a takedown but Charyak circles away easily
and Charyak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charyak lands with a cross.
Craig Charyak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charyak lands a jab to the nose.
Charyak tries to work over Monsson's front leg with a kick but Monsson checks it.
Monsson clinches but Charyak breaks the clinch
and Charyak counters with a three punch combo that has Monsson backing up. Monsson nods at Charyak to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monsson fails with the takedown
and Charyak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Charyak throws and low kick but Monsson moves out of range easily.
Charyak lands a glancing blow to the side of Monsson's head.
Monsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Charyak checks it well.
Charyak lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Charyak.
Monsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Charyak is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Monsson.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Charyak to counter with a crisp jab.
Charyak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charyak lands with a slapping head kick.
Charyak just misses with a punch to the body.
Monsson wants to clinch up but Charyak keeps it at a distance.
Charyak lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsson misses with a head kick.
Monsson tries to clinch up
and Charyak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monsson avoids the head kick by Charyak.
Monsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charyak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monsson darts in trying to clinch
and Charyak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charyak throws a right and a left that Monsson avoids nicely.
Monsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charyak is fending him off so far but Monsson persists. Nope, Charyak circles away and we're back to standing.
Craig Charyak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Monsson.
Charyak lands with an overhand left.
Charyak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charyak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Charyak scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak tries to score with a low kick but Monsson moves his leg out of the way.
Monsson shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charyak. That's going to slow Monsson down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charyak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charyak lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Monsson blocks the low kick.
Monsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Charyak counters with a stiff right hand.
Charyak lands with a kick to the temple. Monsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Charyak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charyak avoids the head kick by Monsson.
Monsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charyak misses with a body kick.
Monsson tries to clinch but Charyak moves away
and Charyak counters with a series of strikes. Monsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Monsson missing with a left hand there. Charyak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monsson with a poor takedown
and Charyak counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands a jab to the head.
Charyak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monsson moves in looking to clinch but Charyak pushes him off.
Monsson throws a head kick but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak looks to land a body kick but Monsson moved away.
Monsson wants to clinch but Charyak slips to the side
and Charyak counters with a nice body shot.
Charyak lands a head kick. Monsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charyak.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses.
Monsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charyak.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charyak lands a nice shot that snaps Monsson's head back.
Charyak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Monsson tries to clinch
and Charyak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charyak throws a body punch but Monsson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Charyak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Charyak's cut.
That's time! Charyak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charyak throws a series of punches but Monsson moves out of range.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown but Charyak shows good takedown defense.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses.
Charyak looks to land a combination but Monsson avoids it well.
Monsson gets a clinch.
Monsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charyak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Monsson.
Monsson takes one to the side of the head.
Monsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Charyak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monsson's knee momentarily.
Charyak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charyak is looking to slow Monsson down with leg kicks.
Charyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charyak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Charyak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monsson darts in trying to clinch
and Charyak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Charyak. Beautiful body shot.
Monsson misses with a low kick as Charyak jumps back.
Charyak stuns Monsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Charyak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Charyak.
Charyak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson misses with a takedown
and Charyak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Charyak.
Monsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monsson darts in trying to clinch
and Charyak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charyak swats away the attempt to clinch by Monsson.
Monsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Craig Charyak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Monsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak misses with a leg kick.
Monsson tries for a takedown but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charyak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to de liver by Charyak. Beautiful body shot.
Monsson walks into a straight right hand from Charyak.
Monsson tries for a takedown but Charyak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monsson drops his hands momentarily and Charyak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Charyak there.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Charyak throws a hook but Monsson blocks it.
Monsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Monsson moves in looking to clinch but Charyak pushes him off.
Charyak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Charyak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monsson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands a nice shot that snaps Monsson's head back.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson looks for a takedown but Charyak sprawls well.
Charyak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Charyak.
Charyak lands with an uppercut that bounces Monsson off the cage and back into rage.
Charyak misses with the combination.
Monsson tries to clinch
and Charyak counters with a one-two to the body.
Monsson throws a sloppy head kick and Charyak moves out of range easily.
Charyak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monsson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Monsson.
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.
Monsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monsson walks into a jab.
Charyak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charyak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charyak misses with a body shot.
Monsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charyak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson throws a series of punches but Charyak moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Charyak.
Monsson clinches but Charyak breaks the clinch
and Charyak counters with a three punch combo that has Monsson backing up. Monsson nods at Charyak to acknowledge the strikes.
Monsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charyak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Charyak clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Charyak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charyak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charyak lands with a cross.
Charyak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Monsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charyak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charyak misses with a double jab.
Charyak throws a right hand that Monsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monsson also avoids with ease.
Charyak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Charyak.
A swing and a miss from Charyak.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Charyak circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Charyak to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Charyak misses the target.
Charyak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak fails to land with a series of punches.
Charyak avoids the head kick by Monsson.
Monsson wants to clinch but Charyak slips to the side
and Charyak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charyak blocks a low kick nicely.
Monsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charyak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Charyak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charyak lands a with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Charyak.
Charyak throws a low kick but Monsson avoids it.
Charyak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monsson's sensitive parts.
Monsson shoots in for a double leg but Charyak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charyak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monsson.
Charyak connects with a body shot.
Charyak throws a good cross that connects.
Charyak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charyak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charyak throws a sloppy head kick and Monsson moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Monsson blocks the leg kick.
Monsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charyak.
Monsson moves into range and clinches up with Charyak.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Monsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charyak misses the shot to the body.
Monsson shoots for a takedown but Charyak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig Charyak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Monsson.
Monsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monsson takes one on the button.
Charyak misses with a two punch combination.
Monsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Charyak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charyak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson misses with a takedown attempt - Charyak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charyak.
Charyak connects with a crisp jab.
Monsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monsson closes the distance and clinches up with Charyak, looking for a takedown. Monsson pushes Charyak against the cage but Charyak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charyak with a jab.
Charyak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monsson throws a sloppy head kick and Charyak moves out of range easily.
Charyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Charyak both land. Nice combination.
Monsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charyak throws out the jab.
Monsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charyak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monsson's knee momentarily.
Monsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Monsson closes the distance but Charyak moves to the side
and Charyak counters with a straight right hand.
Monsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charyak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsson misses with a head kick.
Charyak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Charyak jabs Monsson right on the nose. Monsson blinks but takes it well.
Charyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monsson tries to clinch but Charyak moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monsson is looking to clinch but Charyak is avoiding it.
Monsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charyak is fending him off so far but Monsson persists. Nope, Charyak circles away and we're back to standing.
Charyak lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Charyak.
Nice straight punches there by Charyak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charyak.
Charyak connects with a body shot.
Charyak misses with an uppercut. Monsson saw that one coming.
Monsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Charyak had his way with Sebastian Monsson in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Charyak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Charyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Charyak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Charyak.
Charyak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charyak misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Charyak.
Monsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Monsson wants to clinch.
Monsson wants to clinch
and Monsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monsson is looking to clinch but Charyak is avoiding it.
Monsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Charyak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charyak is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak working some strikes from top position.
Charyak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Monsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charyak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Charyak wants to pass the guard but Monsson is keeping the position.
Charyak is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Monsson has his feet on Charyak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Monsson ducks right into an uppercut from Charyak.
Monsson tries to clinch up
and Charyak counters with a nice uppercut.
Charyak misses with a straight right.
Monsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monsson walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Charyak.
Charyak misses with a head kick.
Charyak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monsson throws out a leg kick but Charyak moves out of range and Monsson only half commits.
Charyak misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak defending well as Monsson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Charyak.
Charyak throws out a loose jab but Monsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charyak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monsson misses with a head kick.
Monsson clinches but Charyak breaks the clinch
and Charyak counters with a right hand to the body.
Monsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses.
Monsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monsson walks into a straight right hand from Charyak.
Monsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charyak counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Charyak does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charyak tries to bum rush Monsson with a series of wild strikes but Monsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charyak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charyak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charyak throws a hook to the side of Monsson's head but Monsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monsson misses with a takedown
and Charyak counters with a body kick.
Sebastian Monsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monsson lands with a kick to the temple. Charyak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice shot lands for Charyak.
Charyak misses with a few strikes there.
Monsson throws a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Charyak.
Monsson throws a head kick but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak sizes up Monsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charyak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monsson backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Charyak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charyak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:44
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Charyak!
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