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5th RD/Hollywood Collision PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Syndicate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Sims!
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, Roland Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndicate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sims's waist but Sims gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Syndicate off to one side.
Sims darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sims.
Syndicate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syndicate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sims clinches with his opponent.
Syndicate presses Sims against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Syndicate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Syndicate shoots in for a takedown but Sims shows good takedown defense.
Sims throws a series of punches but Syndicate avoids them all with ease.
Sims closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sims has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Syndicate!
A nice elbow there by Sims.
It looks like Roland Syndicate has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims cracks Syndicate with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sims!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Sarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is T.I. - What Up, What's Happenin. Gamburyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Element Band - Anoush Hayrenik. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Sarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gamburyan circles away.
Sarus misses with a series of wild punches.
Sarus with a hook.
Gamburyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarus's waist but Sarus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gamburyan off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sarus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gamburyan.
No joy there for Gamburyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gamburyan scores with a takedown into Sarus's guard.
Gamburyan stays in close to Sarus's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gamburyan is controlling him.
Gamburyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gamburyan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gamburyan trying to control but Sarus is working from the bottom.
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.
Sarus wants to get back to his feet but Gamburyan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sarus keeping moving, preventing Gamburyan from controlling successfully.
Gamburyan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sarus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the head but Gamburyan blocks with his arms.
Gamburyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gamburyan wants a takedown but no success here.
Gamburyan looks gassed!
Sarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gamburyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Gamburyan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarus prevents it.
Anton Sarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Sarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.
Sarus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gamburyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarus looking to throw knees to the head but Gamburyan is blocking nicely.
Gamburyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gamburyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarus pulls his leg out and moves away.
A solid body kick from Sarus.
Sarus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gamburyan circles away.
Gamburyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarus tries to clinch there but Gamburyan circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamburyan closes the distance and clinches up with Sarus, looking for a takedown. Gamburyan pushes Sarus against the cage but Sarus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gamburyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gamburyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarus is fending him off so far but Gamburyan persists. Nope, Sarus circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton Sarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarus lands with a kick to the temple. Gamburyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gamburyan closes the distance and clinches up with Sarus, looking for a takedown. Gamburyan pushes Sarus against the cage but Sarus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarus tries to clinch there but Gamburyan circles away.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sarus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan 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.
A nice combination there by Sarus.
Gamburyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarus is fending him off so far but Gamburyan persists. Nope, Sarus circles away and we're back to standing.
Gamburyan tries to keep at a distance but Sarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gamburyan is trying to break free.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the head but Gamburyan blocks with his arms.
Sarus connects with a knee to the head.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gamburyan goes for a takedown attempt but Sarus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gamburyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarus's waist but Sarus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gamburyan off to one side.
Anton Sarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sarus duly obliges.
Sarus lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Sarus as Gamburyan shoots in.
Gamburyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sarus tries to clinch up but Gamburyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarus clinches up against the cage.
Gamburyan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarus prevents it.
Gamburyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sarus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sarus misses with a knee strike.
Gamburyan tries to break the clinch but Sarus is controlling the position.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.
Sarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
Sarus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gamburyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Gamburyan goes for a takedown attempt but Sarus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sarus moves into the clinch.
Sarus stops a takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
Sarus lands a knee to the head.
Sarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan has Sarus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gamburyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.
Sarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gamburyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gamburyan wants a takedown.
Gamburyan tries to break the clinch but Sarus is controlling the position.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.
Sarus looking to throw knees to the head but Gamburyan is blocking nicely.
Sarus misses with a knee to the head.
Sarus looking to throw knees to the head but Gamburyan is blocking nicely.
Gamburyan is trying to break free.
Gamburyan looking for a takedown.
Gamburyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gamburyan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamburyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gamburyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Gamburyan has a closed guard, preventing Sarus from standing up.
Gamburyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamburyan on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan is pulling down on Sarus's head to control his posture.
Sarus postures up.
Gamburyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sarus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gamburyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sarus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sarus.
Anton Sarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamburyan shoots in and bounces Sarus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan trying to control but Sarus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Sarus dominated that second round.
That's time! Sarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sarus lands a head kick. Gamburyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sarus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sarus wants to clinch.
Sarus lands with a right hand.
Gamburyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarus connects with a high kick.
Gamburyan shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamburyan is looking to chop away at Sarus's legs.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sarus but Sarus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarus scores with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Sarus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarus dodges the punch combination from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Sarus.
Sarus stalks Gamburyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gamburyan's face. Gamburyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Gamburyan looks for a takedown but Sarus sprawls well.
Anton Sarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Sarus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gamburyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Gamburyan wants to break free but Sarus has control.
Gamburyan can't get the takedown.
Sarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gamburyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the head but Gamburyan blocks with his arms.
Sarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gamburyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sarus landing knees to the head.
Sarus tries a knee to the head but Gamburyan blocks it.
Gamburyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gamburyan tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan has hold of one of Sarus's legs. Sarus is fighting the takedown attempt but Gamburyan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gamburyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sarus keeping moving, preventing Gamburyan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan controlling from the top position.
Gamburyan trying to control but Sarus is working from the bottom.
Sarus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gamburyan wants to control from the top but Sarus keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sarus scores with a spinning back kick!
Gamburyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarus is fending him off so far but Gamburyan persists. Nope, Sarus circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarus is looking to clinch but Gamburyan is avoiding it.
Sarus lands a jab-cross combination.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gamburyan circles away.
Sarus lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Sarus. No joy for Gamburyan on that attempt.
Gamburyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarus is fending him off so far but Gamburyan persists. Nope, Sarus circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarus throws a one two combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburyan.
Sarus clinches up against the cage.
Gamburyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sarus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Sarus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sarus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Sarus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benji Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virote Nantakarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Benji Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virote Nantakarn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slice lands in his opponent's guard.
Slice gets to his feet. Nantakarn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big left from Slice misses.
Slice throws a series of punches but Nantakarn moves out of range.
Slice stalks Nantakarn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nantakarn's face. Nantakarn staggers backwards, shaken.
Slice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nantakarn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Slice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nantakarn looking for submissions off his back.
Nantakarn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice stands up out of the half guard.
Nantakarn shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nantakarn momentarily.
Slice lands a hook that stumbles Nantakarn back into the cage. Slice follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nantakarn to the canvas! Slice pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nantakarn has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benji Slice!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smalls Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smalls Stanley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko scores with a punch to the head.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Klitschko finds it's target.
Stanley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitschko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko drops Stanley with a right and a left! Klitschko comes rushing in but Stanley regains his composure and manages to keep Klitschko in guard.
Stanley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klitschko wants to get up but he can't break Stanley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stanley working for a triangle but Klitschko defends it easily.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klitschko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klitschko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanley is working an open guard so Klitschko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko misses with a body kick.
Klitschko lands a with a good body shot.
Stanley looks gassed!
Klitschko drops Stanley with a right and a left! Klitschko comes rushing in but Stanley regains his composure and manages to keep Klitschko in guard.
Stanley is rocked!
Klitschko stands and steps away. Stanley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stanley is still on wobbly legs! Can Klitschko finish him?
Stanley avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Stanley seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Stanley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Stanley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klitschko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Stanley avoids nicely.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Klitschko and Stanley goes tumbling to the canvas! Klitschko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Klitschko gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Klitschko lands with a big right hook that stumbles Stanley - he's out on his feet here! Klitschko follows up with another monster hook that separates Stanley from consciousness! Stanley falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Klitschko stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Klitschko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, roger nottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Chrome!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrome misses with the combination.
nottingham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chrome is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nottingham advances to full mount.
nottingham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
nottingham is trying to take his opponent's back.
nottingham looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome has left one of his arms exposed and nottingham doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chrome screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). roger nottingham!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trampas Woolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacCallum comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave. MacCallum has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Angus MacCallum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trampas Woolley's chin.
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255 lbs
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264 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trampas Woolley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCallum scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Trampas Woolley has been cut.
MacCallum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woolley circles away quickly and effectively.
MacCallum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woolley's head.
A combination from MacCallum does no damage.
Woolley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacCallum pinned against the cage. MacCallum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacCallum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacCallum lands with a hook. Woolley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woolley drives through with a takedown into guard.
MacCallum is breathing heavily.
Woolley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woolley drops back, looking for a kneebar! MacCallum looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. MacCallum looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from MacCallum!
Woolley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Woolley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Woolley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woolley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Woolley pushes a forearm under MacCallum's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, MacCallum is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trampas Woolley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouston Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Maurice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jouston Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Maurice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Maurice as Alexander shoots in.
Maurice misses with a hook.
Alexander shoots in and drives through. Maurice sprawls well.
Maurice tries to clinch up.
Maurice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maurice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouston Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurice stuffs the takedown.
Maurice is looking to clinch.
Alexander shoots in and drives through. Maurice sprawls well.
Alexander drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander stops Maurice from standing up.
Alexander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alexander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alexander drops back looking for a leg! Maurice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maurice manages to kick Alexander off! Alexander jumps back into Maurice's guard.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Maurice scores with a punch to the head.
Maurice has managed to clinch.
Maurice should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Maurice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Maurice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maurice manages to break the clinch.
Jouston Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurice clinches with his opponent.
Alexander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maurice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander shoots in but Maurice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maurice drives through and clinches with Alexander against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurice tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maurice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maurice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maurice has picked Alexander up - he's going for a ride! Maurice dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maurice tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Alexander.
Alexander wants to improve his position but Maurice is controlling well.
Maurice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maurice tries to stand and escape but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maurice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maurice moves into the clinch successfully.
Maurice wants to break free but Alexander has control.
Alexander goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maurice prevents it.
Maurice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maurice gets a clinch.
Alexander looking for a takedown.
Maurice breaks the clinch.
Alexander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurice swivels and escapes.
Maurice wants to clinch.
Maurice scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurice doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Maurice tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Maurice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexander jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maurice walks away with a smile on his face. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maurice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maurice tries to clinch up.
Maurice misses with a looping left.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexander shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown. Maurice tries to sprawl out of it but Alexander keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maurice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maurice clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Maurice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maurice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maurice doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Maurice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maurice tries to avoid it but Alexander manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maurice to the ground. Maurice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maurice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexander.
Alexander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maurice is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexander asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alexander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alexander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alexander is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maurice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice is trying to get back to his feet.
Alexander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alexander prevents Maurice from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maurice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexander shoots in but Maurice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouston Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurice is looking to clinch.
Maurice lands a jab to the head.
Maurice rushes Alexander and presses him up against the cage.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maurice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maurice can't get the takedown.
Maurice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alexander can't get the takedown.
Maurice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander is trying to drag Maurice to the mat but Maurice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander tries for a takedown but Maurice manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maurice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maurice doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maurice as he jumps to the side.
Maurice tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Maurice as Alexander shoots in.
Maurice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maurice is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Maurice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maurice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander is working for takedown but Maurice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maurice tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
Maurice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurice clobbers Alexander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maurice scores with a jab.
Maurice wants to clinch.
No luck for Alexander with that takedown attempt.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurice.
Maurice clinches up with Alexander and pushes him back against the cage.
Maurice manages to break the clinch.
Alexander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maurice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Maurice as Alexander shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Maurice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maurice's waist but Maurice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alexander off to one side.
Alexander shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maurice pinned against the cage. Maurice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurice.
Maurice tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouston Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maurice has closed the distance and engaged Alexander in a clinch.
Maurice is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Maurice can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander keeps control of Maurice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maurice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander has Maurice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maurice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maurice manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maurice wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurice tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
Maurice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maurice tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt - Maurice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maurice tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Maurice wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Maurice tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maurice has his feet on Alexander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Maurice fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurice tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maurice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maurice tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Maurice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maurice swivels and escapes.
Maurice clinches up against the cage.
Alexander goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maurice prevents it.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maurice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maurice wants to break free but Alexander has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maurice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maurice.
Alexander fails with the takedown.
Jouston Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maurice moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alexander tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maurice has Alexander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodney Maurice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexander jumps guard but Maurice stands there with Alexander around his waist. Alexander gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alexander keeps control of Maurice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maurice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Maurice there.
Maurice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alexander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexander is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maurice is just riding it out for now. Alexander eventually gives up the hold.
Maurice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alexander passes to side control.
Maurice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alexander is controlling him well.
Jouston Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jouston Alexander.
I think Maurice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Maurice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ravencroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Ravencroft 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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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Ravencroft!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ravencroft's calf.
Ravencroft fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ravencroft changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Ravencroft manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ravencroft shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Ryan Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ravencroft.
Ravencroft shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Ravencroft should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Ravencroft shoots in.
Ravencroft looks gassed!
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravencroft shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Ravencroft keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark drops Ravencroft with a right and a left! Clark comes rushing in but Ravencroft regains his composure and manages to keep Clark in guard.
Ravencroft is rocked!
It looks like Michael Ravencroft has been cut.
Clark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clark lands with a big left! Ravencroft is wobbled badly! Clark comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ravencroft to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Clark!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gaeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaeta has chosen B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Paul Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Gaeta!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Gaeta moved out of range.
Gaeta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Gaeta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaeta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
A jab-cross combination lands for Williams and sends Gaeta crashing to the mat! Williams follows him down to the mat - Gaeta regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Gaeta is rocked!
Gaeta tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Gaeta is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Gaeta seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaeta moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams steps into range and cracks Gaeta with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gaeta flops backwards and Williams dives into his guard looking to finish!
Williams wants to stand but Gaeta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaeta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaeta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gaeta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Gaeta is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gaeta to get the leverage.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaeta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Gaeta saw it coming and moves away.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaeta.
Gaeta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Gaeta.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Gaeta's defenses.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaeta slips a straight right by Williams.
Gaeta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaeta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Gaeta fails to land the takedown.
Williams lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gaeta checks a low kick from Williams.
Gaeta looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Gaeta tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaeta's hands.
Gaeta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gaeta.
Gaeta takes one to the side of the head.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Gaeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaeta's calf.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Gaeta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaeta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaeta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaeta's head.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaeta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams sizes up Gaeta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paul Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaeta looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Gaeta walks into a left hand.
Williams walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gaeta drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Williams swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gaeta's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Williams!
Paul Williams retains his bantamweight title!
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