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Bedlam 44: Da Hammer vs Stone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Rampage Song blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter manages to get to full guard.
Carter wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Carter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson tries to buck Carter off but he can't manage it.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Carter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carter misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter looks gassed!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Carter off but Carter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carter is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Carter is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl Carter.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carl Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Phil Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Carter up, before dumping him to the ground. Carter manages to land in guard.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
Carter controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Carter looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Carter's temple.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Jackson is taking a breather. Carter 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Phil Jackson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Phil Jackson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Phil Jackson!
Phil Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think the tank might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ready to fight. Jeremy Ritch will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan the tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritch connects with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from the tank enables Ritch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. the tank manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ritch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ritch tries to free his leg and advance position but the tank is retaining full guard.
Ritch chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the tank is looking for a triangle but Ritch pushes his legs off easily.
Ritch scoring with some ground and pound.
the tank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ritch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ritch wants to control from the top but the tank keeps moving.
Ritch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ritch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
the tank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ritch on the ground.
Ritch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ritch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ritch postures up and lands a big shot to the tank's brow.
Ritch distracts the tank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ritch trying to control the position from guard on top but the tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
the tank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ritch is one step ahead there.
Ritch scoring with some ground and pound.
Ritch scoring with some ground and pound.
the tank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
the tank is trying to keep Ritch in close.
the tank has momentary wrist control but Ritch slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of the tank's head.
Ritch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ritch distracts the tank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
the tank is rocked!
the tank is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ritch scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh the tank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch is stalling in the full guard.
the tank has momentary wrist control but Ritch slips an elbow through the middle.
Ritch gets to his feet and stands over the tank, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! the tank felt that one! Ritch unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save the tank from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Ritch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton's entrance music is In Waves. A fine choice. Villar has chosen Kamao as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Villar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlton counters with a head kick. That will keep Villar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlton.
Carlton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlton.
Villar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlton lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Villar crumples to the floor! Carlton milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Carlton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Carlo Labayen enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labayen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson looking to control.
Labayen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Labayen manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson postures up in Labayen's guard and throws a big left but Labayen blocks it.
Labayen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Labayen blocks nicely.
Thompson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Labayen keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson throws a strike but Labayen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thompson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Labayen doesn't defend quickly enough and Thompson has managed to lock this one up! Can Labayen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thompson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Thompson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Vasilevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes into the arena with 115 blaring out of the sound system. Leonid Vasilevsky struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Leonid Vasilevsky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonid Vasilevsky!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vasilevsky blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Vasilevsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong gets caught flat footed, as Vasilevsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasilevsky controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Vasilevsky might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Leonid Vasilevsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
Vasilevsky feints and as Armstrong raises his hands in defense, Vasilevsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vasilevsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonid Vasilevsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasilevsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasilevsky feints and as Armstrong raises his hands in defense, Vasilevsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasilevsky is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Vasilevsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leonid Vasilevsky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Armstrong, right into the meat.
Vasilevsky scores with a nice right hand.
Armstrong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasilevsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vasilevsky is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Armstrong can't fight it off and eventually Vasilevsky manages to take the fight to the floor. Armstrong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasilevsky content to stall in guard here.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasilevsky on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vasilevsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasilevsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonid Vasilevsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vasilevsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Vasilevsky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasilevsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vasilevsky controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasilevsky unloads with some shots from mount but Armstrong bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Vasilevsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vasilevsky lands with a right hand.
Vasilevsky connects with a single shot there.
Vasilevsky scores with a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Vasilevsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonid Vasilevsky.
Vasilevsky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasilevsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilevsky drops back looking for a leg! Armstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armstrong manages to kick Vasilevsky off! Vasilevsky jumps back into Armstrong's guard.
Vasilevsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonid Vasilevsky.
Vasilevsky lands with a right hand.
Vasilevsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vasilevsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Vasilevsky seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilevsky seems to be working for a kimura but Armstrong defends the submission attempt.
Vasilevsky controlling the action here.
Leonid Vasilevsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vasilevsky works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vasilevsky misses with a head shot.
Vasilevsky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasilevsky looking to ground and pound but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Armstrong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vasilevsky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vasilevsky controlling from the full mount.
Vasilevsky moves to take his opponent's back.
Vasilevsky misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky keeps control of the position easily here as Armstrong tries to buck him off.
Vasilevsky looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Armstrong taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonid Vasilevsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rigan Machado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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223 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rigan Machado !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed has his takedown stuffed
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado digs a good hook to Reed's body.
Reed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Machado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Machado looking to pass the guard.
Reed controls Machado momentarily but Machado frees himself.
Reed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Machado looking to pass the guard.
Reed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is pushing down on Reed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reed is fighting to maintain full guard but Machado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Machado tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Machado seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Machado seems to be looking for submissions.
Reed throws a strike from the bottom but Machado passes into side control!
Reed tries to buck Machado off but Machado is having none of it.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Machado tries to move to mount but Reed blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Machado 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reed actively working from the bottom here.
Reed missing with punches from the bottom.
Machado prevents Reed from improving his position.
Machado trying to control from half guard but Reed is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is holding on to half guard well.
Machado is looking to advance position but Reed won't allow it.
Reed trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Machado manages to pass to mount!
Reed tries to hold on but Machado postures up.
Reed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Machado wants to control the pace but Reed is squirming around nicely.
Machado is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Reed has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Reed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Machado has wrist control.
Reed wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Machado 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machado 's half guard.
Reed with the ground and pound but Machado uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado , not yet.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Machado working a defensive guard here.
Reed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Machado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Machado goes for an armbar but Reed turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reed passes into half guard.
Reed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Reed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reed throwing shots but Machado is blocking nicely.
Reed looks to land a strike but Machado avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Reed slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reed goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Machado rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Reed's guard! Nice work there by Machado !
Reed punching to the body, from the bottom.
Reed tries to strike from the bottom.
Reed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machado !
Reed jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Machado is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Machado and Reed has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reed tries for a kimura but Machado is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings around for an armbar but Machado sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Reed's guard.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Reed looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Machado puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reed is staying active underneath Machado , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machado wants to free his trapped foot but Reed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Machado is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
Reed striking off his back but it's not causing Machado any problems.
Machado passes Reed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machado is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Reed wants to hold on but Machado pushes him away.
Machado moves to take his opponent's back.
Machado is persistently looking for the submission but Reed is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rigan Machado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Machado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reed pinned against the cage. Reed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machado tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machado to the ground. Machado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reed dives in and grabs Machado 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes down on Reed's head and hops out.
Machado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machado gets caught napping as Reed dives in and scores a takedown. Machado manages to retain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machado holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rigan Machado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Machado is hanging on to Reed's back as he tries to escape.
Reed preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Machado .
Machado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed turns into Machado and is now in his guard.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machado controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
Reed throwing strikes but missing.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Machado managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado controlling the position.
Reed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reed works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed forces his way into half guard.
Machado keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed slips a nice elbow through Machado 's hands, connecting with Machado 's forehead.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machado is trying to stand up here but Reed is controlling him well.
Machado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reed.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado 's head.
Reed wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
Machado regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Rigan Machado !
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rigan Machado !
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rigan Machado !
Rigan Machado wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hnery Cejedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Clay Guida struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Clay Guida looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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141 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hnery Cejedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida darts in trying to clinch
and Cejedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guida won't be happy with that.
Guida is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cejedo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guida dodges the ground and pound from Cejedo.
Guida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cejedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cejedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cejedo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cejedo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cejedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guida!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejedo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cejedo lands a nice shot to the head.
Cejedo content just to control the position here.
Guida looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cejedo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cejedo controlling from the full mount.
Guida taking shots to the head.
Cejedo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo controlling the pace for now.
Cejedo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cejedo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cejedo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guida?
Cejedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cejedo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cejedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cejedo with the ground and pound from mount.
Cejedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cejedo lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo content just to control the position here.
Cejedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cejedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejedo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Guida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Guida shrugs it off.
Cejedo looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hnery Cejedo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cejedo.
Hnery Cejedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cejedo pushes Guida up against the cage in a clinch.
Guida is trying to maintain a safe position but Cejedo gets an underhook and turns Guida into the cage.
Cejedo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guida can't fight it off and eventually Cejedo manages to take the fight to the floor. Guida looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cejedo passes Guida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cejedo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Guida is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejedo trying to mount his opponent but Guida defends it.
Cejedo working the head and body with strikes.
Cejedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guida defending well though.
Guida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cejedo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cejedo works his way into side control.
Cejedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cejedo controls the position from side control.
Cejedo advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejedo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Guida is surviving well by controlling Cejedo's body position as best he can.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cejedo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cejedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!
Cejedo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cejedo working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Cejedo grinds an elbow into Guida's temple.
Cejedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guida!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hnery Cejedo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cejedo moves into the clinch.
Guida tries to break the clinch but Cejedo is controlling the position.
Cejedo has Guida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cejedo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cejedo advances position into side control!
Cejedo controlling the position.
Cejedo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Guida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee asks Cejedo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cejedo prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cejedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is in a horrible position here. Cejedo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cejedo.
Cejedo lands a big elbow.
Cejedo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hnery Cejedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cejedo unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cejedo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cejedo controlling from mount.
Cejedo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guida's face.
Cejedo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Cejedo but it's paid off an Guida is forced to tap! Nice work by Cejedo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hnery Cejedo!
Hnery Cejedo retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nammer Da Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nammer Da Hammer!
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, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Da Hammer with that takedown attempt.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Hammer.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Hammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Da Hammer moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Da Hammer is blocking nicely.
Da Hammer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stone kicks Da Hammer off and gets back to his feet.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Da Hammer counter with a right hand.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Hammer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to lock up and control but Da Hammer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Da Hammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Da Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Hammer not doing much here.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Da Hammer has control of the leg.
Da Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stone.
Stone is controlling Da Hammer's posture.
Da Hammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Stone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stone's guard.
Da Hammer won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
Da Hammer being controlled here momentarily.
Stone wants to sweep here but Da Hammer controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling the position.
Da Hammer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Da Hammer from controlling successfully.
Da Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Da Hammer lands the left hand.
Da Hammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Da Hammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stone is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stone wants to improve his position but Da Hammer is controlling well.
Da Hammer working the head and body with strikes.
Da Hammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Hammer is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone trying to control from the bottom.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nammer Da Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Da Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Hammer's head backwards.
Da Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Hammer.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Hammer.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Hammer fails to pull guard.
Da Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Hammer is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nammer Da Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Hammer avoids it.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Da Hammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Da Hammer is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone just leaning against Da Hammer, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Hammer's face.
Da Hammer is working for takedown but Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Da Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Hammer is defending well for now.
Stone prevents Da Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Hammer as Stone tries to tie him up.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Hammer is defending well for now.
Da Hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone darts in and clinches Da Hammer up against the cage.
Da Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Hammer goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Da Hammer takes one to the side of the head.
Da Hammer takes one to the chin there.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Da Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Hammer misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Da Hammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stone seems keen to control Da Hammer's posture.
Da Hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stone is trying to keep Da Hammer in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Da Hammer tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Da Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Hammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Da Hammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Da Hammer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone misses with a hook.
Da Hammer misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Hammer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nammer Da Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone works Da Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Da Hammer dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Da Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Hammer cracks Stone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Hammer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Da Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a head kick. That will keep Da Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Stone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Da Hammer really felt that one!
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Hammer throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Da Hammer.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Da Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Da Hammer moved out of range.
Da Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Da Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Da Hammer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Hammer misses with a jab to the body
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Da Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Da Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Da Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone misses with a body punch
and Da Hammer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Hammer is working away from the top position though.
Da Hammer throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone moves into full guard.
Da Hammer won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Da Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Hammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Da Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Da Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stone's guard.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Da Hammer from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone wants to sweep here but Da Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Stone is controlling Da Hammer's posture.
Let's hope that Stone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Stone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Da Hammer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Da Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone slips under a jab.
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.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of Da Hammer's side.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Hammer, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Hammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nammer Da Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Hammer misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a head kick.
Da Hammer tries for a takedown but Stone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Da Hammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stone misses with a hook
and Da Hammer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stone's guard now.
Da Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Da Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stone controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nammer Da Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nammer Da Hammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Da Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Stone tries to clinch but Da Hammer moves out of range.
Da Hammer misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Da Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has Da Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone is stalling here.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. Da Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Hammer misses with a hook
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Hammer misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Hammer misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a big head kick but Da Hammer shrugs it off.
Da Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Da Hammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Hammer.
Da Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Da Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nammer Da Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Hammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone pushes Da Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Hammer tries to pull guard but Stone won't allow it.
Stone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
Stone with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Stone to work.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Hammer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone working Da Hammer over with knees to the body.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Da Hammer's ribcage.
The referee calls for Stone to work.
Da Hammer jumps guard but Stone stands there with Da Hammer around his waist. Da Hammer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Da Hammer blocks it.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Da Hammer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Hammer's face.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Hammer's face.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Da Hammer.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Ben Stone wins by unanimous decision!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
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