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TWL 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Green staying out of range there.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Green throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Green lands a jab.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones slips under a jab from Green.
Green looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green blocks a head kick by Jones.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Jones feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones stalling.
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.
Jones stops Green from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Jones is taking a breather. Green 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.
Green is looking to escape.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Green looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nasir Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones blocks a head kick by Green.
Jones thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones slips a jab from Green.
Green gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nasir Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Green lands with a slapping head kick.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Green's knee but Green avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Green.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Green connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
A cross from Green lands.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Mike Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Green manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones postures up.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Mike Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the top position.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayce has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free bird as his entrance music. Ryu Hoshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Early Grayce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshi checks a leg kick.
Hoshi forces Grayce back against the cage and clinches.
Hoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoshi looking for a takedown.
Grayce fails to pull guard.
Grayce keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grayce lands a takedown into guard.
Hoshi wants to stand but Grayce is controlling the position.
Grayce throws a strike but Hoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grayce trying to control the position here.
Grayce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoshi is controlling him.
Hoshi won't allow Grayce to sweep him here.
Hoshi trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoshi stopping the sweep attempt from Grayce.
Hoshi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grayce manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Grayce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoshi has momentary wrist control but Grayce slips an elbow through the middle.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hoshi is looking to stand up but Grayce isn't so interested in that idea.
Grayce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Hoshi is keeping the position.
Grayce throws a big right hand that misses.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Hoshi's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grayce pushes down on Hoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hoshi taking some punishment here, with Grayce in his half guard.
Hoshi is breathing heavily.
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoshi's head.
Hoshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grayce stops Hoshi from getting back to his feet.
Grayce is thwarting Hoshi's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoshi shoots in for a double leg but Grayce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
Grayce fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grayce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grayce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grayce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grayce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grayce lands with a punch from half guard.
Hoshi is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grayce uses his free foot to push down on Hoshi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hoshi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Grayce and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Kovalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Kovalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchuk throws a body punch but Madden moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madden.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovalchuk blocks a head kick by Madden.
Madden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bill Madden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madden throws a head kick that misses.
Madden throws a push kick but Kovalchuk slaps the foot to one side.
Madden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovalchuk.
Madden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovalchuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Madden throws a head kick but Kovalchuk moves out of range.
Madden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kovalchuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Madden is out of range and Kovalchuk settles back down.
Kovalchuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kovalchuk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kovalchuk misses with a double jab.
Madden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kovalchuk takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovalchuk blocks the leg kick.
Madden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madden motions for Kovalchuk to come forward. Madden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madden throws a head kick that misses.
Madden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madden throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Kovalchuk lands.
It looks like Bill Madden has been cut.
Kovalchuk moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Madden goes down! Can Kovalchuk finish him!?
Madden is rocked!
Madden is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalchuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Madden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalchuk wants to pass the guard but Madden is keeping the position.
Madden seems to have got his legs back now.
Madden can't keep his opponent in guard - Kovalchuk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Madden is staying active underneath Kovalchuk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Madden!
Kovalchuk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kovalchuk with a couple of short strikes.
Madden is squirming around, avoiding Kovalchuk's attempts to control the action.
Kovalchuk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk throwing strikes here but Madden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Madden is trying to stand.
Kovalchuk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bill Madden's cut is getting worse.
Kovalchuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jeez, Bill Madden's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill Madden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ilya Kovalchuk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Lemeiux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Lemeiux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemeiux slips a jab and a cross from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfgang Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemeiux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemeiux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilhelm tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Lemeiux.
Wilhelm throws a body kick that misses.
Lemeiux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lemeiux digs a good hook to Wilhelm's body.
Wilhelm throws a head kick but Lemeiux moves out of range.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lemeiux counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilhelm dips to his left and cracks Lemeiux with an uppercut!
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that Lemeiux avoids nicely.
Wilhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lemeiux counters with a nice body shot.
Wilhelm looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemeiux misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Lemeiux.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lemeiux and sends Wilhelm crashing to the mat! Lemeiux follows him down to the mat - Wilhelm regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Wilhelm is rocked!
It looks like Wolfgang Wilhelm has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemeiux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilhelm is looking for a sweep. Lemeiux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemeiux wants to pass the guard but Wilhelm is defending well.
Lemeiux seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lemeiux decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemeiux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemeiux counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemeiux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilhelm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lemeiux.
Lemeiux lands with a nice combination. Wilhelm backs away looking to recover.
Wilhelm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemeiux finish him?
Wilhelm seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lemeiux shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Wilhelm is backing up but Lemeiux catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Wilhelm covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lemeiux Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Lemeiux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Swearingen (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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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Swearingen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cho.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swearingen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swearingen.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Swearingen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swearingen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jerry Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swearingen looks gassed!
Cho throws a right hand that Swearingen ducks under and follows up with a left that Swearingen also avoids with ease.
Cho lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Charlie Swearingen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swearingen moves out of range as Cho throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swearingen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cho's guard.
Cho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swearingen is controlling him.
Swearingen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swearingen is controlling him.
Swearingen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cho tries to get out of the position.
Cho wants to stand up but Swearingen is controlling him.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Swearingen from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swearingen dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Cho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swearingen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cho's waist but Cho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swearingen off to one side.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho misses with a looping left.
Cho digs a good hook to Swearingen's body.
Cho fails to land with a series of punches.
Swearingen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Swearingen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho drops Swearingen with a left right combo! Cho follows him down to the ground into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cho lands a few punches from side control.
Swearingen sneaks back into half guard.
Cho stands up from half guard.
Cho lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Swearingen sprawling to the canvas. Cho follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Swearingen hang on?
Swearingen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swearingen moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swearingen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cho avoids it really well and circles away.
Swearingen blocks a head kick by Cho.
Cho throws a right hand that Swearingen ducks under and follows up with a left that Swearingen also avoids with ease.
Cho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho misses the jab.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swearingen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Swearingen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swearingen.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cho sends Swearingen down but not out. Cho dives into side control looking to finish.
Swearingen is still in real trouble! Can Cho finish him?
That has opened up Charlie Swearingen's cut even more.
Cho decides to stand back up. Cho steps back and let's Swearingen get back to his feet.
Swearingen seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Swearingen or perhaps it was just good defense by Cho which made him look bad.
Cho tries to bum rush Swearingen with a series of wild strikes but Swearingen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swearingen is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Cho as Swearingen shoots in.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Swearingen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho connects with a looping right hand.
Cho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cho swings for the body but Swearingen moves out of range.
Jerry Cho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Swearingen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho tries to work over Swearingen's front leg with a kick but Swearingen checks it.
Cho misses with a double jab.
No luck for Swearingen with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho swings for the body but Swearingen moves out of range.
Cho is looking to wear down Swearingen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Cho lands a nice hook to Swearingen's body. Swearingen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swearingen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cho throws a leg kick which misses Swearingen's front leg but catches the back leg as Swearingen tries to avoid it.
Jerry Cho is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Charlie Swearingen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Cho tries to bum rush Swearingen with a series of wild strikes but Swearingen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cho.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Cho misses with the combination.
Cho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho catches Swearingen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charlie Swearingen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Swearingen shoots for a double leg takedown but Cho sprawls well. He's pushed Swearingen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swearingen can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cho.
Swearingen shoots in and drives through. Cho sprawls well.
Cho scores with a nice head shot.
Cho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Swearingen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerry Cho!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Escobar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mitchell!
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar works his way to his opponent's back.
Escobar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Escobar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Escobar looking for the choke but no joy.
Escobar looks gassed!
Mitchell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Escobar's guard. Nice work there by Mitchell.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Escobar's guard.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura here.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
Mitchell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Escobar looking to secure an arm triangle but Mitchell defends it well.
Mitchell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mitchell regains half guard.
Mitchell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position but Escobar isn't that keen on the idea.
Escobar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mitchell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Escobar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mitchell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Escobar keeps control of the position as Mitchell tries to break free.
Mitchell turns into Escobar and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar pushes a forearm under Mitchell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mitchell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Escobar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kin Ring Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atticus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kin Ring Sackett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Atticus Johnson's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kin Ring Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sackett defends it nicely.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sackett as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sackett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kin Ring Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett wants a takedown but no success here.
Sackett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sackett.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Sackett.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sackett which made him look bad.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sackett jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson looks gassed!
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Sackett counters with a right hand that sends Johnson tumbling to the canvas! Can Sackett finish him? He dives into Johnson's guard looking to do just that!
Johnson is rocked!
Sackett postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Johnson covers up, he's hurt! Sackett keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sackett and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sackett can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kin Ring Sackett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Perkules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Perkules!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio da Costa!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules checks a low kick from da Costa.
da Costa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
da Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
da Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perkules's head.
da Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
da Costa throwing shots but Perkules is blocking nicely.
da Costa prevents Perkules from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkules wants to improve his position but da Costa is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
da Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
da Costa misses with a leg kick
and Perkules moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Perkules won't allow it.
Perkules scores a nice knee to the body.
da Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Perkules.
da Costa avoids a wild elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules lands an elbow just above da Costa 's eye.
da Costa blocks the elbow strike.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Costa is defending well for now.
Perkules wants to break free but da Costa has control.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Costa avoids it.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
da Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Costa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
da Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Perkules moves out of range easily.
da Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa dodges the punch combination from Perkules.
da Costa lands a nice looking body shot.
da Costa lands a head kick. Perkules smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
da Costa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well.
Perkules throws a sloppy head kick and da Costa moves out of range easily.
Perkules tries to land a leg kick but da Costa saw it coming and moves away.
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
da Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perkules is looking to chop away at da Costa's legs.
Antonio da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules throws a sloppy head kick
and da Costa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perkules is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. da Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paavo Perkules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Costa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from da Costa lands but Perkules takes it in his stride.
da Costa scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules moves into the clinch.
Perkules lands an elbow that stopped da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
da Costa manages to break the clinch.
Perkules takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
da Costa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and da Costa counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkules closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkules looks for the body kick but da Costa saw that one coming.
da Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkules wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from da Costa.
Perkules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
da Costa keeps Perkules at a distance using the push kick.
da Costa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
da Costa avoids the head kick by Perkules.
da Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Costa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perkules's calf.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Costa manages to avoid it.
da Costa lands with a right hand.
da Costa feints and then cracks Perkules's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkules down.
Perkules gets caught flat footed, as da Costa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perkules utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perkules might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
da Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkules is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and da Costa defends well.
da Costa wants to control from the top but Perkules keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio da Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkules doesn't manage to clinch there - da Costa circles away.
Perkules moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkules lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perkules.
Perkules takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
da Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkules takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but da Costa moved away.
Paavo Perkules is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Perkules.
da Costa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkules counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Perkules scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkules counters with a lovely straight right hand!
da Costa is rocked!
da Costa dives in and grabs Perkules's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perkules pushes down on da Costa's head and hops out.
da Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkules finish him?
da Costa sizes up Perkules with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
da Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
da Costa is breathing heavily.
da Costa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkules. Perkules obviously looking to wear him down.
da Costa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
da Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules throws a leg kick
and da Costa counters with a good low kick that Perkules was not able to check.
A low kick from Perkules misses
and da Costa counters with a slapping leg kick.
da Costa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perkules is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perkules wants to stand but da Costa is controlling the position.
da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkules is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkules is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst da Costa is controlling him.
da Costa wants to control from the top but Perkules keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkules is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perkules misses with a combination
and da Costa counters with a head kick.
Perkules lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perkules.
It looks like Antonio da Costa has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkules. da Costa shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Costa thows a leg kick but Perkules checks it
and Perkules counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules closes the distance and pushes da Costa back into the cage.
Perkules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkules lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perkules just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Costa's brow.
Perkules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Costa can't break the clinch.
Perkules lands an elbow inside.
Perkules lands an elbow inside.
Perkules lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
da Costa avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of da Costa's head.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Costa backwards.
da Costa dodges an elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules lands an elbow inside that da Costa shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa blocks an elbow strike.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
Perkules throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Costa misses with a wild body shot.
da Costa moves out of range of the body kick.
da Costa scores with a nice body kick.
da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkules showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Costa.
da Costa tries to keep at a distance but Perkules has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Perkules as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Perkules dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio da Costa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkules connects with a single shot there.
da Costa tries to land a body kick
and Perkules counters with a good, hard body kick but da Costa shrugs it off.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkules throws a series of punches but da Costa avoids them all with ease.
Perkules knocks da Costa to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Perkules tries to advance to mount but can't.
da Costa is trying to work for a sweep but Perkules has mounted him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules controlling from the full mount.
da Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa prevents Perkules from taking his back.
Perkules stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Perkules tries to clinch there but da Costa circles away.
Perkules throws a lazy head kick
and da Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Perkules 's knee.
da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
da Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Perkules
and da Costa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkules tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
da Costa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkules checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws a sloppy head kick and da Costa moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Perkules finds it's target.
Perkules moves into the clinch.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Perkules.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules lands an elbow that stopped da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
da Costa is working for takedown but Perkules is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Perkules as the two fighters clinch.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules keeps control of da Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Costa avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perkules throws an elbow that misses.
Perkules prevents da Costa from breaking the clinch.
da Costa is trying to stall.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Costa.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
da Costa dodges an elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
da Costa tries to break the clinch but Perkules is controlling the position.
Perkules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkules.
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.
Perkules lands a nice elbow.
Perkules managing to block the knees to the body from da Costa.
Perkules misses with an elbow over the top.
da Costa avoids the elbow strike from Perkules, against the cage.
Perkules misses with an elbow over the top.
da Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perkules is working da Costa over against the cage.
Perkules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkules lands an elbow inside that da Costa shrugs off.
da Costa avoids the elbow strike from Perkules, against the cage.
Perkules lands an elbow that stopped da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through da Costa's defenses.
da Costa looking to slow down the pace here.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules forces da Costa back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Perkules clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio da Costa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
da Costa throws a solid leg kick but Perkules takes the impact on his shin and smiles at da Costa.
A solid body kick from Perkules.
Perkules lands a nice looking kick to the body. da Costa takes a step back to recover.
Perkules closes the distance and clinches.
da Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
da Costa blocks an elbow strike from Perkules.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
Perkules lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
da Costa takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Costa blocks the elbow strike.
Perkules creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
da Costa blocks an elbow strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Perkules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkules trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkules.
Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules throws a head kick but da Costa moves out of range.
Perkules throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkules.
Perkules darts in and clinches da Costa up against the cage.
Perkules lands an elbow that stopped da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Perkules throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Costa is trying to force a seperation but Perkules has the dominant position.
Perkules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Costa.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from da Costa.
da Costa misses with a low kick.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Perkules, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from da Costa misses
and Perkules counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkules misses with a double jab.
Perkules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by da Costa. da Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
da Costa lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkules off the cage and back into rage.
Perkules misses with a wild combination.
da Costa shoots in for a takedown but Perkules shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Perkules tries to close the distance and clinch up but da Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkules clinches.
da Costa breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from da Costa 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 Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa 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.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Costa.
da Costa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Perkules misses
and da Costa counters with a good low kick that Perkules was not able to check.
Perkules bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps da Costa's head backwards.
Perkules has closed the distance and engaged da Costa in a clinch.
Perkules lands a left hand.
Perkules has da Costa pressed against the cage, preventing da Costa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkules throws an elbow but misses.
da Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
Perkules prevents da Costa from breaking the clinch.
da Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on da Costa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Costa takes an elbow to the temple.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Costa avoids it.
Perkules misses with an elbow strike.
da Costa can't break the clinch.
da Costa wants to stall.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Costa avoids it.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
da Costa blocks an elbow strike.
da Costa looking to stall.
Paavo Perkules has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. da Costa is defending well for now.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
da Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Perkules had his way with Antonio da Costa in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio da Costa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkules is looking to clinch.
Perkules blocks a low kick nicely.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkules.
A slapping body kick lands there for da Costa.
da Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perkules counters with a body kick.
Perkules is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules wants to clinch.
da Costa throws a lazy head kick
and Perkules counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Perkules.
da Costa lands with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkules looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa throws and low kick but Perkules moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Perkules as da Costa shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Perkules scores with a four punch combination!
Perkules closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perkules lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but da Costa avoids the damage to the body.
da Costa blocks the elbow strike.
da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkules lands an elbow just above da Costa 's eye.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
Perkules managing to block the knees to the body from da Costa.
da Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Costa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perkules has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by da Costa.
Perkules avoids the head kick by da Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws a low kick, looking for da Costa's leg but da Costa calmly moves out of range.
Perkules doesn't manage to clinch there - da Costa circles away.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Perkules misses
and da Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paavo Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
da Costa lands a head kick!
da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
da Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkules.
da Costa throws a front kick that sends Perkules stumbling back into the cage.
Perkules lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
da Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules avoids the head kick by da Costa.
Perkules blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa tried to score with a low kick but Perkules checks it.
A clash of legs there as Perkules blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Costa.
da Costa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkules checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkules takes a kick to the side of the head.
da Costa loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Perkules throws a low kick but it's checked well by da Costa.
da Costa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perkules.
Perkules blocks a head kick by da Costa.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Antonio da Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkules swings for the body but da Costa moves out of range.
da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
da Costa dodges the punch combination from Perkules.
da Costa motions for Perkules to come forward. da Costa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Perkules ducks down to avoid it.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perkules missing with a left hand there. da Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules throws a right and a left that both miss.
da Costa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkules on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Perkules.
Perkules ducks right into an uppercut from da Costa.
Perkules takes a swing at da Costa's ribcage but misses.
Perkules lands with a shot to the body.
Perkules throws a hook but da Costa blocks it.
Perkules slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
da Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Perkules feints and then cracks da Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow da Costa down.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses da Costa's front leg but catches the back leg as da Costa tries to avoid it.
Perkules forces da Costa back against the cage and clinches.
Perkules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkules is working da Costa over against the cage.
da Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paavo Perkules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Perkules.
da Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Perkules showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkules 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Perkules!
Paavo Perkules retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Wicliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom Wicliffe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Wicliffe moves out of range easily.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wicliffe to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Wicliffe misses.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wicliffe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wicliffe's guard now.
Wicliffe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wicliffe is working away from the top position though.
Wicliffe is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wicliffe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicliffe prevents Knox from improving his position.
Wicliffe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wicliffe.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knox throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wicliffe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wicliffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox throws and low kick but Wicliffe moves out of range easily.
Wicliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wicliffe scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Wicliffe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Wicliffe throws a left that rocks Knox and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wicliffe dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Knox regain composure!
Wicliffe decides to stand back up.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wicliffe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Wicliffe. That snapped Knox's head back.
Wicliffe scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Wicliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wicliffe, as that shot connected.
Wicliffe thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Wicliffe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dom Wicliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wicliffe lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Wicliffe. That snapped Knox's head back.
Wicliffe lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Wicliffe coming out on top.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wicliffe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wicliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wicliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wicliffe digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Wicliffe lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wicliffe lands a jab to the head.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wicliffe tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wicliffe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wicliffe lands a slapping body shot.
Wicliffe tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe lands a with a good body shot.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Wicliffe both land. Nice combination.
Wicliffe throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Wicliffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wicliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Wicliffe is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Wicliffe down.
Knox thumps Wicliffe with a low kick.
Wicliffe tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Wicliffe throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Wicliffe throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Wicliffe misses.
Knox tries to bum rush Wicliffe with a series of wild strikes but Wicliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wicliffe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wicliffe blocks a jab.
Wicliffe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wicliffe misses the jab.
Wicliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wicliffe throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Wicliffe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wicliffe.
Wicliffe misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wicliffe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dom Wicliffe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wicliffe.
Knox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dom Wicliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox misses with a low kick as Wicliffe jumps back.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wicliffe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicliffe throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wicliffe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wicliffe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Wicliffe struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
An elbow from Knox crashes against the mat.
Wicliffe tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wicliffe tries to lock up and control but Knox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wicliffe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wicliffe blocking the ground and pound.
Knox prevents Wicliffe from getting the reversal.
Wicliffe tries to hold on but Knox pushes him away.
Wicliffe is looking to get to half guard.
Wicliffe avoids a strike by Knox and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Knox's guard! Fantastic escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wicliffe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wicliffe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Wicliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wicliffe's head.
Wicliffe with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knox.
Knox defending well as Wicliffe loads up on a big left hand.
Dom Wicliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wicliffe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Wicliffe was not able to check.
Wicliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox fails with the takedown.
Wicliffe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wicliffe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wicliffe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Wicliffe throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Wicliffe scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Wicliffe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wicliffe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wicliffe tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wicliffe scores with a punch to the head.
Wicliffe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wicliffe steps into range and cracks Knox with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Knox flops backwards and Wicliffe dives into his guard looking to finish!
Knox is rocked!
Wicliffe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Wicliffe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wicliffe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wicliffe!
A shot to de liver by Wicliffe. Beautiful body shot.
Wicliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Wicliffe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Wicliffe lands a two punch combo.
Wicliffe throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wicliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wicliffe.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Wicliffe lands.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
Wicliffe digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox throws a leg kick but Wicliffe moved away.
Wicliffe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wicliffe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wicliffe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Wicliffe looks to land a combination. Knox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wicliffe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wicliffe connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Wicliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wicliffe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Wicliffe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wicliffe misses with a body punch
and Knox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knox.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wicliffe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wicliffe lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
Wicliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Wicliffe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wicliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wicliffe scores with a three punch combo!
Wicliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wicliffe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Wicliffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wicliffe scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wicliffe stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wicliffe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicliffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wicliffe throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Wicliffe misses with a wild combination.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wicliffe misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wicliffe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe connects with a body shot.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wicliffe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wicliffe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A right-left combo lands from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wicliffe looks to land a combination. Knox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wicliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wicliffe scores with a nice strike.
Wicliffe scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wicliffe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Wicliffe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wicliffe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wicliffe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wicliffe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Wicliffe as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Wicliffe coming out on top.
Wicliffe takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Wicliffe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wicliffe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wicliffe's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Wicliffe as Knox shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wicliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wicliffe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicliffe thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wicliffe digs a good hook to Knox's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wicliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wicliffe. That did some damage!
Wicliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up with Wicliffe, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes Wicliffe against the cage but Wicliffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Wicliffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wicliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wicliffe scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wicliffe lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Wicliffe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wicliffe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox tries to clinch but Wicliffe is having none of it.
Wicliffe lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Wicliffe. Beautiful body shot.
Wicliffe lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wicliffe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wicliffe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wicliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wicliffe connects with a jab.
Wicliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wicliffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wicliffe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wicliffe.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wicliffe scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wicliffe scores with a body shot.
Wicliffe catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wicliffe is out of range.
Wicliffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Wicliffe.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wicliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wicliffe throws a shot to the body.
Wicliffe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wicliffe cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wicliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wicliffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Wicliffe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
Wicliffe swinging wilding here.
Wicliffe scores with a body shot.
Wicliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Wicliffe lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Wicliffe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wicliffe lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicliffe with a jab.
Wicliffe works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Chris Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dom Wicliffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wicliffe lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Wicliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wicliffe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 41:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 41:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Wicliffe!
Dom Wicliffe is the new middleweight champion!
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