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EOD - Manifest Destiny PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Levesque!
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, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Levesque's waist but Levesque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Levesque tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Levesque as he jumps to the side.
Jason Levesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Levesque.
Levesque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coleman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Levesque.
Levesque misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque lands with an uppercut that bounces Coleman off the cage and back into rage.
Levesque tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Levesque has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Levesque is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Coleman is tapping! Great win for Levesque!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Levesque!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Creepy Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Nash !
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, Creepy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastard shoots in looking for a takedown. Nash tries to sprawl out of it but Bastard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nash - that will leave a mark!
Nash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nash .
Nash throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bastard stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Nash follows into mount!
Bastard is rocked!
Nash forces the positional change into back control.
Bastard is still in real trouble! Can Nash finish him?
Nash has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bastard is defending well but eventually Nash manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bastard has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cliff Nash !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's entrance music is What a Rush. A fine choice. Dubonet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dubonet swivels and escapes.
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dubonet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dubonet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with a big right hand but Dubonet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hawk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk prevents Dubonet from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Dubonet is trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk working the head with strikes.
Hawk landing strikes.
Dubonet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Dubonet defends.
Hawk working the ground and pound from side control.
Hawk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Dubonet defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hawk throws a strike aimed at the side of Dubonet's head but Dubonet avoids it well.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Hawk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawk wants to control but Dubonet is keeping him busy.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Hawk crashes against the mat.
Hawk 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.
Dubonet taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hawk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hawk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dubonet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dubonet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawk working the body and head with strikes.
Hawk throws an elbow but Dubonet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hawk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hawk working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dubonet sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dubonet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Dubonet dodges it nicely.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk working Dubonet over with strikes.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawk.
Dubonet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dubonet parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubonet to escape.
Hawk cracks Dubonet with a big elbow.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk wants to control but Dubonet is keeping him busy.
Hawk tries to score with some ground and pound. Dubonet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Dubonet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dubonet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hawk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dubonet looks a forlorn figure.
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Hawk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubonet hang on?
Hawk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dubonet's face.
You get the feeling that Dubonet really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dubonet is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dubonet is trying to stand up.
Dubonet is breathing heavily.
Hawk breaks from Dubonet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dubonet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hawk won't let Dubonet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hawk lands a big shot there that rocks Dubonet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Dubonet is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Hawk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Hawk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Hawk looking to finish Dubonet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubonet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubonet taking shots to the head.
Hawk lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Dubonet that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Hawk.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Dubonet is staying in there.
Hawk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dubonet looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hawk dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hawk gets the takedown into side control.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Hawk is trying to ground and pound but Dubonet uses the momentary lack of control by Hawk to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dubonet pushes Hawk off looking to stand but Hawk dives back in and keeps control.
Dubonet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet has hold of Hawk's hands but Hawk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dubonet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to Dubonet's temple.
Hawk works his way into side control.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dubonet is avoiding damage well.
Hawk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Dubonet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working the ground and pound but Dubonet is defending the strikes.
Dubonet dodges the ground and pound from Hawk.
Dubonet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawk.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dubonet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dubonet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hawk with shots to the head and body - Dubonet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawk won't let Dubonet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk working Dubonet over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Dubonet really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control the pace but Dubonet is squirming around nicely.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dubonet taking shots to the head.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Dubonet is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Francois Dubonet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Hawk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mais nao bate. This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in but The Razors Edge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Bruno Santos has been cut.
Santos tries for a takedown but The Razors Edge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Razors Edge tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Razors Edge to the ground. The Razors Edge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Razors Edge, as that shot connected.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Razors Edge circles away.
The Razors Edge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Razors Edge scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but The Razors Edge has wrist control.
The Razors Edge controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
The Razors Edge throws a couple of heel strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Razors Edge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Razors Edge is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Razors Edge lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Santos! The Razors Edge sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Santos and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tank The Razors Edge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by With the Punches - Keep It Going. Rich Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soegaard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corleone cracks Soegaard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corleone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Soegaard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Corleone trying to control the position but Soegaard is working away.
What's Soegaard going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Corleone stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corleone!
Soegaard checks a low kick from Corleone.
Corleone fails with the takedown.
Soegaard misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soegaard won't be happy with that.
What's Soegaard going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Corleone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard pushes Corleone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Corleone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Corleone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soegaard pushes Corleone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Corleone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soegaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corleone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soegaard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corleone in side control, throwing shots but Soegaard defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soegaard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corleone.
Corleone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soegaard.
Corleone throws a right and a left that Soegaard avoids nicely.
Corleone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Corleone both land. Nice combination.
Corleone throws a nice looking combination but Soegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runar Soegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soegaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corleone!
Soegaard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corleone.
Corleone lands a jab to the head.
Corleone is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soegaard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soegaard looks gassed!
Corleone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soegaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone throws a series of punches but Soegaard avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Corleone.
Soegaard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard throws and low kick but Corleone moves out of range easily.
Corleone throws a series of strikes that have Soegaard backpedaling.
Corleone tests Soegaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soegaard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soegaard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corleone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corleone throws a right hand that Soegaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Soegaard also avoids with ease.
Corleone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corleone digs a good hook to Soegaard's body.
Corleone misses with a double jab.
Corleone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soegaard throws a combination that misses
and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Corleone decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Corleone scores with a four punch combination!
Corleone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Corleone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body punch from Corleone.
Soegaard gets caught flat footed, as Corleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corleone stands up and waves to Soegaard to follow him.
Corleone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corleone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soegaard circles away.
Soegaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soegaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soegaard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corleone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard motions for Corleone to come forward. Soegaard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone lands a two punch combo.
Corleone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soegaard wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soegaard can do to turn this around?
Corleone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Corleone.
Soegaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corleone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but Soegaard is out of range.
Soegaard misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a three punch combo that has Soegaard backing up. Soegaard nods at Corleone to acknowledge the strikes.
Soegaard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Soegaard saw it coming and moves away.
Corleone scores with a body shot.
Corleone jabs at Soegaard's body.
Corleone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soegaard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soegaard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corleone lands a two punch combo.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Soegaard blocks the body kick.
Corleone scores with a hook to the body. Soegaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corleone scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Corleone scores with a four punch combination!
Corleone is looking to wear down Soegaard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corleone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soegaard throws a leg kick
and Corleone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corleone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Soegaard has wrist control.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corleone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Corleone lands with a nice combination. Soegaard backs away looking to recover.
Corleone lunges at Soegaard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soegaard's hand.
Corleone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soegaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rich Corleone is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soegaard backs up against the cage.
Corleone scores a takedown into full mount!
Soegaard is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a big elbow.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Soegaard is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Corleone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soegaard misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Corleone.
Corleone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corleone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Soegaard blocks the low kick.
Corleone lands a head kick!
Soegaard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Corleone lands a nice looking body shot.
Soegaard throws a sloppy body shot
and Corleone counters with a left to the body.
Corleone misses with a series of wild punches.
Corleone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corleone feints and then cracks Soegaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soegaard down.
Soegaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corleone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corleone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone scores a takedown into full mount!
Corleone tries to control but Soegaard wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Corleone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soegaard's face.
Poor strikes thrown by Corleone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Corleone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soegaard is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Corleone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone punching from mount but Soegaard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Corleone throws some wild stikes that Soegaard manages to avoid easily.
Corleone wants to control the pace but Soegaard is squirming around nicely.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Soegaard is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Corleone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Corleone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Runar Soegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Corleone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soegaard?
Corleone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soegaard looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corleone 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Corleone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madsen has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Kings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
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, Mats Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madsen throws a right hand that Visa ducks under and follows up with a left that Visa also avoids with ease.
Visa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madsen lunges at Visa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Visa's hand.
It looks like Billy Visa has been cut.
Billy Visa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visa slips a jab and a cross from Madsen.
Madsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Madsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Visa shoots in for a takedown but Madsen shows good takedown defense.
Visa fails with the takedown.
Madsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Visa at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madsen misses with a few strikes there.
Visa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Visa ducks under a wild hook from Madsen.
Madsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Visa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Visa crashes against the mat.
Madsen defending against the ground and pound.
Visa working the ground and pound.
Visa advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madsen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Visa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Visa 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.
Visa keeping moving, preventing Madsen from controlling successfully.
Madsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Visa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Madsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Madsen trying to control but Visa is working from the bottom.
Visa working for a triangle but Madsen defends it easily.
Visa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madsen is one step ahead there.
Visa looking for a guillotine here but Madsen defends easily.
Madsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Madsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Visa is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Visa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Madsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Visa.
Visa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madsen moves into full guard.
Visa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Madsen wants to stand and escape but Visa is having none of it.
Visa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madsen wants to get back to his feet but Visa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Visa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Madsen is looking to stand up but Visa isn't so interested in that idea.
Visa stands up over Madsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Visa stands up over Madsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Madsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visa postures up in Madsen's guard and throws a big left but Madsen blocks it.
Visa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Madsen dives on top into guard.
Visa wants to sweep here but Madsen controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Madsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Madsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice sprawl there from Madsen as Visa shoots in.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madsen pinned against the cage. Madsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Madsen lands a slapping body shot.
Madsen lands a head shot.
Madsen misses with a few strikes there.
Visa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Madsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madsen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Madsen is taking a breather. Visa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Visa tries to get to full guard but Madsen has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Madsen moves into full mount! Visa won't be happy about that!
Madsen controlling from the full mount.
Visa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Visa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visa stops Madsen from standing up.
Madsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Visa throwing strikes from guard but Madsen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa distracts Madsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Visa is controlling him.
Visa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Madsen's guard.
Visa uses his free foot to push down on Madsen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Madsen.
Visa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Visa lands a heavy elbow.
Visa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa is going olschool here, as he tries to force Madsen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Madsen shrugs it off.
Visa throws some wild stikes that Madsen manages to avoid easily.
Visa thowing shots but they're missing.
Madsen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Visa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Madsen really wants to buck Visa off and get back to his feet.
Visa with the ground and pound from mount.
Visa lands a heavy elbow.
Madsen is looking to improve his position but Visa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Visa unloading with bombs!
Visa landing shots from mount.
Billy Visa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Visa cracks Madsen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Visa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Visa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Madsen wants to control but Visa is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visa scoring with strikes but Madsen is staying in there.
Visa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Visa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Madsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
No joy there for Madsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Visa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madsen counters with a nice body shot.
Mats Madsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Visa shoots in but Madsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Madsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madsen.
Visa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Visa shoots in and drives through. Madsen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Madsen.
Madsen lands a two punch combo.
Visa looks for a takedown but Madsen sprawls well.
Madsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Visa should have avoided that one.
Madsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Madsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Visa has his takedown stuffed
and Madsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Visa fails with the takedown
and Madsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Visa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madsen throws a right and a left that Visa avoids nicely.
Madsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Visa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Madsen circles away.
Visa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Visa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Visa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Visa throws a strike but Madsen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Visa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Visa looking to pass the guard.
Madsen has Visa pulled in close to control his posture.
Visa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madsen's head.
Visa scoring with some ground and pound.
Madsen keeping full guard, as Visa tries to pass.
Visa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa is looking to work some ground and pound but Madsen has wrist control.
Visa throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Madsen throws a combination. Visa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Madsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Visa circles away quickly and effectively.
Madsen misses with a double jab.
Madsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Visa shoots in for a double leg but Madsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Madsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Visa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Visa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Visa seems to be working for a kimura but Madsen defends the submission attempt.
Visa works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Madsen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Visa is controlling him well.
Billy Visa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Visa looks up at the clock and then as Madsen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Visa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mats Madsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Visa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Madsen to see if he's OK.
Madsen struggling a bit here.
Visa is putting a hurting on Madsen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Madsen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Visa.
Madsen regains half guard, as Visa was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Madsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Madsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristof Velez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Velez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Velasquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velasquez prevents Velez from improving his position.
Velasquez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Velez is trying to get back to full guard.
Velasquez thows a huge punch but Velez dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Velasquez there.
Velez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Velasquez in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velasquez.
Velez wants to improve his position but Velasquez is controlling well.
Velez trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez is working for a kimura but Velez is defending it quite comfortably.
Velasquez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Velez trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez trying to control the pace.
Velasquez is pressing down on Velez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velez is holding on for now.
Velez tries to get to full guard but Velasquez has control of the leg.
Velasquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Velasquez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez prevents Velez from improving his position.
Velez is trying to stand.
Velasquez prevents Velez from improving his position.
Velasquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Velez wants to get back to full guard.
Velez is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Velez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velez throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Velez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velez tries for a takedown but Velasquez circles away easily
and Velasquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Velez's guard now.
Velasquez stands and throws Velez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Velasquez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Velez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez scores with a takedown into Velez's guard.
Velasquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Velasquez trying to control but Velez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velez keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velez keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Velasquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez stands up over Velez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velasquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kain Velasquez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Velasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Velasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Velasquez seems content to control.
Velez wants to get back to full guard.
Velasquez controlling the action here.
Velasquez throwing shots but Velez is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Velasquez unloading with bombs!
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
Velasquez content just to control the position here.
Velez tries to lock up and control but Velasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Velez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Velasquez controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez unloading with bombs!
Velasquez has hold of Velez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Velez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Velasquez trying to control but Velez is having none of it.
Velasquez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Velez because Velasquez loaded up on that one.
Velez wants to hold on but Velasquez pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Velasquez dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Velez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Velasquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Velez's guard.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Velez keeps moving.
Velasquez content to stall in guard here.
Velez working a defensive guard here.
Velasquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velez, not yet.
Velez is trying to control the position but Velasquez postures up.
Velasquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Velasquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Velez misses the jab.
Velasquez feints and as Velez raises his hands in defense, Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Velez trying to keep a closed guard but Velasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Velasquez trying to control but Velez is working from the bottom.
Velez can't keep his opponent in guard - Velasquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Velasquez passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Velasquez content just to control the position here.
Velez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Velasquez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Velez's face.
Velasquez working for a guillotine from mount but Velez is in no mood to give up.
Velasquez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Velasquez thowing shots but they're missing.
Velez tries to lock up and control but Velasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Velasquez landing strikes from the mount and Velez is in trouble!
Velasquez working Velez over with strikes here.
Velasquez controlling the position easily from mount.
Velez tries to hold on but Velasquez postures up.
Kain Velasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Velasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Velasquez controlling the pace for now.
Kristof Velez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velez tries to hold on but Velasquez postures up.
Velasquez controlling from the full mount.
Velez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kain Velasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velasquez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Velasquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Subz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with Too Cold blaring out of the sound system. Subz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Speak - Stop The War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
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, Jonny Subz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subz misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Subz misses with a hook.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Subz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Subz takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Subz throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell scores with the left hand. Subz knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subz.
Subz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Subz showed some decent athleticism there.
Subz passes to full mount!
Subz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Subz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Liddell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Subz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Smith shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Smith misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into rage.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez slips a jab from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Sanchez thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carmelo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan Smith's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez lands a with a good body shot.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez lands a high kick to the side of Smith's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sanchez dives into guard, looking to finish.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryan Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee that drops Smith!
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Ryan Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanchez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carmelo Sanchez! Carmelo Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dwayne Perry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perry walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Dwayne Perry has been cut.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perry passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Perry looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Perry drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Perry off! Perry jumps back into Williams's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perry throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Perry.
Williams drops Perry with a nice combination! Williams dives into Perry's guard, looking to finish!
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
Williams 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry working some strikes from top position.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Perry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Perry 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.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Perry or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Perry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perry off to one side.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rob Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Williams tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rob Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Perry.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Perry.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Dwayne Perry's cut even more.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams cracks Perry with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Perry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Perry moves nicely into side control.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Perry.
Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Perry cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams regains half guard, as Perry was trying to land strikes.
Perry prevents Williams from standing back up.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perry looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Perry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
Perry throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Perry slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Williams!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
Perry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Perry unloads with some shots from mount but Williams bucks and avoids them well.
Perry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Perry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dwayne Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Perry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand.
Perry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perry is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perry tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Perry.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perry shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Perry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perry is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams tries a low kick but Perry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rob Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Perry.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Rob Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Perry.
Dwayne Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams staying out of range there.
Perry tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Perry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perry off to one side.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perry drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Williams!
Rob Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
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