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TFC 59 - Gatekeeper GP Part 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers has chosen Black Betty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer shoots in for a takedown but Powers shows good takedown defense.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers cracks De Troyer with an open hand slap.
It looks like Olivier De Troyer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Troyer is looking to score with low kicks.
De Troyer throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers misses with the combination.
De Troyer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Powers looks gassed!
De Troyer looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
De Troyer lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Powers can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from De Troyer and Powers drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by De Troyer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier De Troyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teotonio Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Fernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Fernandez!
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, Teotonio Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo.
Fernandez moves into range and clinches up with Azevedo.
Fernandez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azevedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fernandez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azevedo up against the cage.
Azevedo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fernandez has Azevedo pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fernandez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azevedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernandez has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to trip Azevedo. He has hold of a leg but Azevedo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fernandez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Azevedo 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.
Azevedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez clinches up with Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandez.
Fernandez has hold of one of Azevedo's legs. Azevedo is fighting the takedown attempt but Fernandez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Azevedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Azevedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez looking to pass the guard.
Fernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo wants to get back to his feet.
Fernandez is looking for a kimura but Azevedo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fernandez to get the leverage.
Azevedo is looking to improve his position.
Azevedo looks gassed!
Azevedo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fernandez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fernandez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Azevedo wants to stand and escape but Fernandez is having none of it.
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.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Azevedo controls Fernandez momentarily but Fernandez frees himself.
Fernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Azevedo is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandez stuffs the takedown.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Teotonio Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez rushes Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo tries to stall but Fernandez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Azevedo can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Azevedo has Fernandez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fernandez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fernandez prevents Azevedo from breaking the clinch.
Azevedo can't get the takedown.
Freddy Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teotonio Azevedo.
Azevedo tries to score a body lock takedown but Fernandez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is trying to break free.
Azevedo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Azevedo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez wants to pass the guard but Azevedo is keeping the position.
Fernandez works over Azevedo with some ground and pound from guard.
Fernandez passes into half guard.
Fernandez blocks the strikes from Azevedo.
Fernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Azevedo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Azevedo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fernandez is working away from the top position though.
Fernandez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Azevedo?
Fernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
Fernandez landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Azevedo frees his head quite easily.
Azevedo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Azevedo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Azevedo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fernandez's guard.
Azevedo preventing the sweep.
Azevedo throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez blocks nicely.
Azevedo wants to stand but Fernandez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fernandez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo tries to stand but Fernandez is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Azevedo scores with a takedown into Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azevedo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo working a defensive guard here.
Azevedo wants to stand but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Fernandez forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Azevedo is looking to improve his position.
Fernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Azevedo won't allow Fernandez to pass to mount.
Fernandez working over Azevedo with some ground and pound. Azevedo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Azevedo is trying to control but can't.
Azevedo is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fernandez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fernandez moves into the clinch.
Azevedo looking to slow down the pace here.
Azevedo is pressed up against the cage. Fernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Azevedo down to the mat. Azevedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azevedo pinned against the cage. Azevedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.
Freddy Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernandez is in trouble now - Azevedo has advanced to mount!
Azevedo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fernandez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fernandez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Azevedo lands a heavy elbow.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Azevedo's attempts to control the action.
Fernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fernandez wants to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.
Azevedo lands a nice shot to the head.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Azevedo's attempts to control the action.
Azevedo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fernandez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fernandez is in a horrible position here. Azevedo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Azevedo with a couple of short strikes.
Fernandez tries to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.
Fernandez regains half guard.
Fernandez is trying to control but can't.
Azevedo wants to take a breather but Fernandez is having none of it.
Fernandez wants to get back to full guard.
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandez keeps working.
Fernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Freddy Fernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo 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.
Fernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo stands and throws Fernandez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Fernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Azevedo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Azevedo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fernandez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Teotonio Azevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azevedo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Azevedo trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Azevedo 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.
Fernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Azevedo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Azevedo 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.
Fernandez trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teotonio Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fernandez 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Fernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Pulp Fiction theme song. Kimbo Slice has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toney as he jumps to the side.
Slice gets a takedown into half guard.
Slice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toney keeps working.
Toney gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slice is controlling him.
Toney has a closed guard, preventing Slice from standing up.
Slice gets to his feet - Toney follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney lands a jab to Slice's midsection.
Duke Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice looks gassed!
Toney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toney's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Toney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Toney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slice being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Toney striking from his own guard.
Toney looking to control.
Toney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Slice wants to control from the top but Toney keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toney has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice defending well as Toney loads up on a big left hand.
Slice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Toney wants to control but Slice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toney lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Toney moves into full guard.
Slice postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Toney looking for a guillotine here but Slice defends easily.
Toney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toney will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Toney pushes Slice off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toney.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney wants to land a leg kick but Slice is out of range.
Toney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duke Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Toney lands a head shot.
Slice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toney to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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. Toney connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Slice to get to his feet.
Toney shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Toney dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Toney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toney counters with a good low kick that Slice was not able to check.
Toney jabs Slice right on the nose. Slice blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Toney.
Toney shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toney stops Slice from getting back to his feet.
Toney is trying to control. Slice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Toney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slice's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toney not doing much here.
Toney moves into full mount! Slice won't be happy about that!
Toney controlling the pace for now.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
Slice gets back to half guard.
Toney decides to stand up.
Slice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toney postures up in Slice's guard and throws a big left but Slice blocks it.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Toney from controlling successfully.
Toney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slice is looking for a triangle here but Toney uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Toney decides to stand back up.
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.
Toney dips to his left and cracks Slice with an uppercut!
Slice checks a leg kick nicely.
Slice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slice's head.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slice is rocked!
Toney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slice sprawls well initially but Toney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slice is still in real trouble! Can Toney finish him?
Toney escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slice seems to have recovered his senses.
Slice tries for a takedown but Toney circles away easily
and Toney counters with a left and a right that stings Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Toney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Toney connects with a looping right hand.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slice needs to keep his hands up - Toney had a free shot at his head there.
Toney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slice.
Toney wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Toney working for submissions but it's allowed Slice to get to half guard.
Slice decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Slice slips a straight right by Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toney wants to hit a switch here but Slice passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Toney there!
Toney really wants to buck Slice off and get back to his feet.
Toney tries to hold on but Slice pushes him away.
Toney trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slice looking to finish Toney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toney!
Slice tries to control but Toney wriggling away.
Toney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Slice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slice tries to control but Toney wriggling away.
Slice throws some wild stikes that Toney manages to avoid easily.
Slice goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Toney is on top in guard.
Toney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slice's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Toney from controlling successfully.
Slice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slice has momentary wrist control but Toney slips an elbow through the middle.
Toney throwing strikes from guard but Slice blocks nicely.
Toney has gone for a leg lock! Slice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Toney's guard.
Toney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toney keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Slice puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Toney is refusing to be controlled, as Slice sits in half guard.
Slice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toney's head.
Toney makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toney.
Duke Toney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Toney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davy Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Bane struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Davy Bauwens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Bane's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davy Bauwens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Bane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane tries for a takedown but Bauwens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bauwens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bauwens showed some decent athleticism there.
Bauwens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bauwens is looking to take a break and control but Bane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bauwens controlling the action here.
Bauwens tries to pass to full mount but Bane defends it.
Bauwens is looking to pass Bane's guard but actually Bane recovers to full guard.
Bauwens is looking to stand up but Bane won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauwens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bane manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bauwens has Bane in his guard.
Bane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bauwens is keeping the position for now.
Bane preventing the sweep.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauwens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauwens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bane manages to get himself to full guard.
Bane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bauwens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bauwens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bane working for a triangle but Bauwens defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bane looks gassed!
Bauwens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bane keeping moving, preventing Bauwens from controlling successfully.
Bauwens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens 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.
Bane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bauwens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bauwens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bauwens looking to sit in guard and control but Bane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bauwens is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bane rolls with it to try and escape but Bauwens cranks on the arm and Bane is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davy Bauwens!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has chosen Converge - No Heroes as his entrance music. Billy The Iron Hand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ward!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward drops The Iron Hand with a beautiful combination! The Iron Hand stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ward is looking for the KO!
The Iron Hand is rocked!
It looks like Billy The Iron Hand has been cut.
Ward tries to clinch but The Iron Hand moves out of range.
Oh The Iron Hand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Iron Hand tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ward swivels and escapes.
The Iron Hand seems to have got his legs back now.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ward is looking to clinch but The Iron Hand is avoiding it.
The Iron Hand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
The Iron Hand misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by The Iron Hand which made him look bad.
The Iron Hand slips under a jab.
The Iron Hand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward misses with a combination
and The Iron Hand counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward digs a good body shot into The Iron Hand's ribs.
Ward throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Iron Hand counters with an outside leg kick.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward takes a swing at The Iron Hand's ribcage but misses.
Ward shoots and misses
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ward's knee momentarily.
The Iron Hand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
The Iron Hand darts in and clinches Ward up against the cage.
Ward blocks the elbow strike.
Ward drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Iron Hand pulls his leg out and moves away.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ward.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but The Iron Hand slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Iron Hand is breathing heavily.
The Iron Hand gets to his feet - Ward follows without any prompting.
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!
Ward throws a nice looking combination but The Iron Hand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Iron Hand moves away from the strike by Ward.
Ward fails with the takedown
and The Iron Hand counters with a left to the body.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ward takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ward tries to clinch but The Iron Hand is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward shoots in and bounces The Iron Hand off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Iron Hand wants to get back to his feet but Ward passes into half guard.
Ward moves into full mount! The Iron Hand won't be happy about that!
The Iron Hand is working to get back to half guard.
Ward working for a guillotine from mount but The Iron Hand is in no mood to give up.
Ward is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Iron Hand is surviving well by controlling Ward's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward working for a submission but The Iron Hand is keeping him at bay.
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Iron Hand can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Iron Hand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward misses with an uppercut. The Iron Hand saw that one coming.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Iron Hand moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Iron Hand, pushing him back against the cage.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but The Iron Hand won't allow it.
The Iron Hand fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but The Iron Hand has double underhooks.
The Iron Hand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
The Iron Hand tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
The Iron Hand manages to break the clinch.
Ward lands a body shot.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Ward. No joy for The Iron Hand on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy The Iron Hand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Iron Hand can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Iron Hand throwing strikes but missing.
Ward is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ward gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and The Iron Hand counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Iron Hand.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Iron Hand's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Iron Hand looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Iron Hand looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Iron Hand!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Iron Hand working away.
The Iron Hand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ward is looking to regain half guard here but The Iron Hand keeps moving and retains side control.
The Iron Hand working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ward is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Iron Hand off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ward is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Iron Hand defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ward wants to control the position but The Iron Hand frees himself and scrambles - Ward manages to regain control in side control.
The Iron Hand is looking for a sweep.
Ward landing a few strikes.
The Iron Hand is letting Ward control him for a moment.
Ward decides to stand back up. Ward steps back and let's The Iron Hand get back to his feet.
Jack Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Iron Hand's waist but The Iron Hand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ward off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a hook. The Iron Hand ducked under it nicely.
The Iron Hand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ward cracks The Iron Hand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Iron Hand circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Iron Hand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Iron Hand looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron Hand wants to free his trapped foot but Ward is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Ward will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Iron Hand avoids the body shot from Ward.
Ward misses with the body kick
and The Iron Hand decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ward's guard.
The Iron Hand is looking to stand up but Ward won't let him.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Iron Hand doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Iron Hand manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jack Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ward trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ward pushes The Iron Hand off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
and The Iron Hand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Iron Hand cracks the inside of Ward's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward darts in trying to clinch
and The Iron Hand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Ward wants to clinch up but The Iron Hand keeps it at a distance.
Ward wants to clinch but The Iron Hand slips to the side
and The Iron Hand counters with a big head kick but Ward shrugs it off.
The Iron Hand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ward.
The Iron Hand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward with a poor takedown
and The Iron Hand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick
and The Iron Hand counters with a head kick. That will keep Ward thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Iron Hand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ward.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
Ward tries to clinch
and The Iron Hand counters with a solid body kick.
Ward scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Iron Hand in his tracks.
Ward fails with the takedown
and The Iron Hand counters with a shoot takedown. Ward fights it but they end up in guard.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ward manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Iron Hand manages to get himself to full guard.
Ward's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ward stands and steps away. The Iron Hand gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Iron Hand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Iron Hand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch up
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ward won't be happy with that.
Ward sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Ward is looking to escape.
Ward wants to improve his position but The Iron Hand is controlling well.
The Iron Hand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
The Iron Hand looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ward manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ward misses with a double jab
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Billy The Iron Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron Hand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Iron Hand showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ward 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tooley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Tooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Todd!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tooley looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Tooley misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
A jab from Todd misses.
Todd cracks Tooley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tooley misses with a double jab.
Tooley is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Todd misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Tooley misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Tooley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tooley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Tooley misses with a straight right.
Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Tooley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tooley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Todd waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tooley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
A jab-cross combination lands for Todd and sends Tooley crashing to the mat! Todd follows him down to the mat - Tooley regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Tooley is rocked!
Tooley is looking to escape.
Oh Tooley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Todd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tooley seems to have got his legs back now.
Todd prevents Tooley from standing back up.
Todd tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tooley.
Tooley is concentrating on defense, preventing Todd from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooley is trying to stand.
Tooley pushes Todd off and gets back to his feet.
Tooley moves into the clinch.
Todd is looking to break free of the clinch but Tooley has double underhooks.
Todd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tooley looking to slow down the pace here.
Tooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tooley looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tooley throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Tooley missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tooley closes the distance but Todd moves to the side
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Todd misses.
Todd swinging wilding here.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tooley.
Tooley wants to clinch but Todd slips to the side
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Todd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tooley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd catches Tooley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Todd counters with a three punch combo that has Tooley backing up. Tooley nods at Todd to acknowledge the strikes.
Tooley misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tooley.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Tooley moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Tooley misses
and Todd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tooley wants to clinch
and Todd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tooley thinking.
Tooley is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tooley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Tooley throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tooley throws a head kick that misses.
Todd connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Tooley! He's out on his feet! Todd rushes in and drops Tooley with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mac Todd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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235 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This misses with a two punch combination.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers wants to clinch.
This misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
This looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Matt Powers has been cut.
This avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! This throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Powers is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conquer This!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Biffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biffman has chosen Bike as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Biffman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson moves away from the strike by Biffman.
Biffman throws a sloppy head kick and Robertson moves out of range easily.
Biffman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a nice strike.
Robertson catches Biffman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robertson cracks Biffman with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Biffman looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Robertson finish him?
Biffman is rocked!
A slow jab from Robertson misses its intended target.
Biffman is still on wobbly legs! Can Robertson finish him?
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Biffman moved out of range.
Biffman seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biffman staying out of range there.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Biffman.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Biffman moves out of range easily.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Biffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biffman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Biffman misses with a wild combination.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Biffman throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biffman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biffman swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Biffman looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Robertson takes one on the button.
Biffman throws a big shot that misses.
Biffman looks to land a body kick but Robertson moved away.
Robertson throws a low kick but Biffman avoids it.
Robertson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biffman looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Nice shot by Robertson.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Biffman.
Robertson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Biffman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Biffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Biffman drops Robertson with a right and a left! Biffman comes rushing in but Robertson regains his composure and manages to keep Biffman in guard.
Robertson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Oh Robertson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biffman wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Robertson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to control but Biffman passes easily into half guard.
Biffman passes to side control.
Robertson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biffman working the body and head with strikes.
Robertson tries to escape but Biffman is in control.
Biffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robertson tries to buck Biffman off but Biffman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biffman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Robertson to his feet.
Biffman missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biffman, as that shot connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Biffman with a jab.
Biffman blocks a jab.
Biffman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robertson.
Biffman scores with a hook.
Biffman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Robertson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Biffman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Biffman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Siro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakson comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller. Pekka Siro 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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jakson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Siro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siro knocks Jakson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Jakson is rocked!
It looks like Michael Jakson has been cut.
Siro slows the pace down.
Jakson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jakson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Siro pulls his head out easily.
Siro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jakson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jakson tries to roll over but Siro keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakson trying to hold on to Siro's head to control him but Siro postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakson is staying active underneath Siro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jakson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jakson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jakson throws a hook but Siro avoids it easily.
Siro misses with a wild combination.
Jakson throws the left hand but Siro avoids the punch easily.
Siro throws a chopping leg kick but Jakson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jakson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jakson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Siro - the referee stops the clock and Jakson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Siro. Jakson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jakson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siro counters with a good low kick that Jakson was not able to check.
Siro ducks under a wild hook from Jakson.
Siro takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Siro finds it's way through Jakson's defenses.
Jakson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jakson is breathing heavily.
Siro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jakson's sensitive parts.
Siro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Jakson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Siro.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Siro! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pekka Siro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Ballantine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Magus Arbenson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magus Arbenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballantine.
Ballantine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballantine throws out a loose jab but Arbenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arbenson tries to clinch up but Ballantine circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantine looks for the body kick but Arbenson saw that one coming.
Ballantine misses with the combination.
Ballantine looks to land a left hand but Arbenson moved out of range nicely.
Ballantine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballantine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A good leg kick by Arbenson.
Ballantine misses with a double jab.
Ballantine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arbenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ballantine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Ballantine does no damage.
Arbenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantine. That did some damage!
Arbenson ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Wayne Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arbenson to the mat! Arbenson manages to get full guard.
Ballantine being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ballantine content to stall in guard here.
Arbenson looking for a sweep. Not yet Arbenson, not yet.
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.
Ballantine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arbenson keeping full guard, as Ballantine tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballantine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magus Arbenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Ballantine both land. Nice combination.
Ballantine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballantine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ballantine duly obliges.
Ballantine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arbenson tries to bench press Ballantine off him but Ballantine keeps the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine taking a breather here.
Ballantine is looking to take a break and control but Arbenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballantine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arbenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ballantine stands up and beckons Arbenson to his feet.
Ballantine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Arbenson sprawls well initially but Ballantine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arbenson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Ballantine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballantine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arbenson.
No luck for Ballantine with that takedown attempt.
Ballantine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Arbenson.
Ballantine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arbenson clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ballantine.
Ballantine is trying to break free.
Ballantine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballantine tries for a takedown but Arbenson manages to get underhooks.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Ballantine.
Arbenson lands a knee to the head.
Ballantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arbenson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballantine tries a body shot but Arbenson blocks it.
Ballantine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballantine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arbenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arbenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballantines head.
Arbenson missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Arbenson.
Arbenson presses Ballantine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arbenson trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arbenson blocks an uppercut.
Ballantine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arbenson is keeping busy.
Arbenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Arbenson.
Arbenson trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantine lands a takedown into guard.
Ballantine is breathing heavily.
Arbenson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ballantine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arbenson tries to control but Ballantine wriggling away.
Ballantine is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ballantine is looking to escape.
Ballantine is looking to get to half guard.
Arbenson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballantine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arbenson trying to control but Ballantine is having none of it.
Arbenson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arbenson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arbenson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magus Arbenson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arbenson looks to land a left hand but Ballantine moved out of range nicely.
Ballantine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arbenson's head.
Wayne Ballantine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arbenson misses with a low kick as Ballantine jumps back.
Ballantine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Arbenson.
Ballantine misses with a body shot.
Arbenson thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Ballantine lands with a shot to the body.
Arbenson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballantine counters with a takedown into side control.
Arbenson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arbenson being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ballantine working away.
Arbenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ballantine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Arbenson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ballantine connects with a decent elbow.
Arbenson is trying to improve his position.
Arbenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Arbenson is not content to let Ballantine control the position.
Arbenson tries to bench press Ballantine off him but Ballantine keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine just content to control the position.
Arbenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Arbenson looking for a sweep but Ballantine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ballantine with shots to the head and body - Arbenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arbenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ballantine wants to control the pace but Arbenson is squirming around nicely.
Ballantine controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Ballantine really dominated that round.
That's time! Arbenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arbenson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ballantine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballantine connects with a looping right hand.
Ballantine throws a jab when Arbenson was well out of range.
Ballantine clobbers Arbenson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ballantine digs a good hook to Arbenson's body.
Arbenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballantine throws a jab but it's blocked by Arbenson.
Arbenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballantine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arbenson.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Ballantine shoots for a takedown but Arbenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Arbenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantine moves out of range of the leg kick from Arbenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Ballantine misses with a series of wild punches.
Arbenson throws a leg kick but Ballantine moved away.
Ballantine connects with a crisp jab.
Ballantine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballantine moves out of range of the body kick.
Arbenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballantine is out of range.
Ballantine throws a jab but it's blocked by Arbenson.
Arbenson tries to clinch but Ballantine moves away
and Ballantine counters with a left and a right that stings Arbenson.
Ballantine misses with a straight right.
Arbenson misses with a low kick.
Arbenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantine.
A punch combination from Ballantine misses.
Arbenson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ballantine checks it well.
Ballantine wants to clinch but Arbenson slips to the side
and Arbenson counters with a low kick, right behind Ballantine 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arbenson counters with a low kick, right behind Ballantine 's knee.
Ballantine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballantine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arbenson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arbenson.
Ballantine is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arbenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Arbenson pushes him off.
Ballantine misses with a looping right.
Ballantine misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Arbenson.
Arbenson feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Arbenson is looking to slow Ballantine down with leg kicks.
Arbenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballantine moves out of range as Arbenson strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arbenson.
Arbenson throws a front kick aimed at Ballantine's knee but Ballantine avoids it well.
Arbenson misses with a straight right.
Arbenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ballantine's sensitive parts.
Ballantine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arbenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arbenson.
Ballantine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arbenson.
Arbenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ballantine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arbenson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballantine's calf.
Arbenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballantine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballantine misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ballantine.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arbenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arbenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arbenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Arbenson tries to clinch but Ballantine moves out of range.
Ballantine throws a body punch but Arbenson moves out of range.
Arbenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arbenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantine is just out of range.
Ballantine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arbenson on the side of the head.
A low kick from Ballantine is predictable there
and Arbenson counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Ballantine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arbenson.
Nice uppercut lands for Arbenson. That snapped Ballantine's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbenson throws a push kick but Ballantine slaps the foot to one side.
Arbenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arbenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magus Arbenson had his way with Wayne Ballantine in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arbenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballantine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arbenson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ballantine moves out of range of the strikes.
Arbenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arbenson misses with an uppercut. Ballantine saw that one coming.
Arbenson lands a head kick!
Arbenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballantine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arbenson has time to react.
Arbenson tries to clinch up but Ballantine circles away and keeps his distance.
Arbenson dodges the punch combination from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arbenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arbenson tries to score with a low kick but Ballantine moves his leg out of the way.
Ballantine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arbenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballantine throws a hook to the side of Arbenson's head but Arbenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arbenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ballantine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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.
Arbenson walks into a jab.
Arbenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arbenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Arbenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballantine.
Ballantine connects with the punch.
Arbenson scores with a nice body kick.
Ballantine misses with the combination.
Ballantine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arbenson.
Ballantine misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arbenson digs a good body shot into Ballantine's ribs.
Arbenson throws the kick towards the body but Ballantine avoids it.
Ballantine thuds his right hand into Arbenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arbenson wants to clinch up but Ballantine keeps it at a distance.
Ballantine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ballantine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arbenson. Arbenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballantine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arbenson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantine prevents Arbenson from getting the reversal.
Ballantine landing strikes from the mount and Arbenson is in trouble!
Ballantine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson wants to hold on but Ballantine pushes him away.
Arbenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arbenson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Arbenson wants to hold on but Ballantine pushes him away.
Arbenson tries to reverse the position but Ballantine maintains control.
Ballantine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arbenson is squirming around, avoiding Ballantine's attempts to control the action.
Arbenson wants to control but Ballantine is having none of it.
Arbenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arbenson wants to hold on but Ballantine pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Ballantine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ballantine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Ballantine! Wayne Ballantine retains his welterweight title!
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