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EFC 7: Hua vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Entoirita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Storman Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcio Entoirita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entoirita checks a leg kick.
Norman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Entoirita counters with a stiff right hand.
Norman scores a takedown into full mount!
Entoirita squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Norman working for a guillotine from mount but Entoirita is in no mood to give up.
Norman looking to finish with strikes here!
Norman looking to ground and pound but Entoirita is blocking nicely.
Norman misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entoirita tries to hold on but Norman postures up.
Norman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Norman throws some wild stikes that Entoirita manages to avoid easily.
Entoirita is trying desperately to improve position.
Norman unloading with bombs!
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.
Norman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Norman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Entoirita is looking to improve his position but Norman isn't that keen on the idea.
Norman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Entoirita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Norman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Entoirita prevents Norman from moving into mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Norman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Entoirita has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norman misses with the ground and pound.
Entoirita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Entoirita looks gassed!
Norman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman breaks from Entoirita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Norman 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.
Norman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Entoirita that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Entoirita is in a horrible position here. Norman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Entoirita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norman throws some wild stikes that Entoirita manages to avoid easily.
Norman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Storman Norman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Entoirita tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Norman is in Entoirita's guard.
Norman passes Entoirita's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Entoirita taking some punishment here, with Norman in his half guard.
Entoirita avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Norman.
Norman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Norman breaks from Entoirita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Entoirita is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman landing punches.
Norman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Norman lands with some strikes.
Storman Norman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Entoirita can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norman landing strikes from the mount and Entoirita is in trouble!
Norman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Entoirita can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Norman lands with some strikes.
Norman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman working Entoirita over with strikes here.
Norman has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Entoirita's face.
Entoirita is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Entoirita is still in real trouble! Can Norman finish him?
Entoirita is bucking up trying to escape but Norman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Norman unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Entoirita wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Norman celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Storman Norman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kresina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Kresina was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Kresina!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Kresina looking for a takedown.
Kresina goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Kresina ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kresina no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Kresina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kresina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kresina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kresina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kresina is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kresina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balboa!
Kresina wants to control the pace but Balboa is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kresina is working for a guillotine from mount but Balboa frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kresina can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
Kresina is working for a guillotine from mount but Balboa frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kresina looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kresina is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Balboa is surviving well by controlling Kresina's body position as best he can.
Kresina wants to control the pace but Balboa is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Balboa tries to buck Kresina off but he can't manage it.
Balboa is controlling an arm, preventing Kresina from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kresina looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balboa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kresina 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.
Balboa closes the distance but Kresina moves to the side
and Kresina counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa gets tackled into the ropes by Kresina. Kresina maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kresina obliges.
Balboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kresina gets an underhook and turns Balboa into the ropes.
Balboa stops a takedown attempt from Kresina.
Kresina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kresina decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kresina is on top in guard.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kresina is controlling him.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Kresina from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kresina seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Kresina isn't so interested in that idea.
Kresina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balboa's guard.
Kresina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Kresina wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Kresina wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balboa.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Kresina gets a clinch.
Kresina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kresina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Balboa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kresina.
Kresina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kresina moves into the clinch.
Kresina looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kresina is breathing heavily.
Balboa gets through Kresina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kresina tries to pull guard but Balboa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kresina drops back down to his feet.
Kresina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balboa takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kresina is working for takedown but Balboa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kresina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kresina tries to score a body lock takedown but Balboa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kresina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kresina avoids it.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Kresina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the ropes.
A short right from Balboa.
Kresina tries for a takedown but Balboa manages to get underhooks.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Kresina blocks it.
Kresina jumps into guard, dragging Balboa to the mat.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but instead Kresina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kresina stays in close to Balboa's body and controls the position.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kresina manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kresina is pressing down on Balboa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balboa is holding on for now.
Balboa pushes Kresina off looking to stand but Kresina dives back in and keeps control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kresina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kresina gets tackled into the ropes by Balboa. Balboa maintains the clinch.
Kresina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Kresina blocks with his arms.
Balboa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balboa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kresina avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kresina wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kresina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
Kresina dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kresina fails with the takedown.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kresina.
Kresina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balboa defends it nicely.
Kresina doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kresina changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balboa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balboa is trying to control Kresina's posture but Kresina avoids it.
Balboa trying to remain calm as Kresina controls from the top position.
Balboa is trying to buck Kresina off.
The referee asks Kresina politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kresina prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jack Kresina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kresina 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jack Kresina has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kresina shoots in looking for a takedown but Balboa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kresina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kresina fails with the takedown.
Balboa wants to clinch
and Kresina counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Balboa is trying to stall.
Kresina can't get the takedown.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kresina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kresina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Balboa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balboa slowing the pace effectively.
Kresina goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balboa instigates a clinch.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Balboa stalling in the clinch but Kresina improves position.
Kresina drags the fight down to the ground.
Kresina has his hands on Balboa's head, controlling the position.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kresina's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kresina trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kresina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kresina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kresina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonathan Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Renton controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Renton has a good base and remains in mount.
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Renton controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Renton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Renton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Renton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black trying to control the position.
Renton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Renton slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Renton is keeping busy.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Renton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Renton is looking to reverse the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Renton tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black misses with a takedown
and Renton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Black can't keep his opponent in guard - Renton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Renton trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Renton postures up.
Black is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Renton jumps into side control!
Renton controls the position.
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.
Black is trying to control Renton's posture but Renton avoids it.
Renton taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black tries to clinch up
and Renton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Renton.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Renton clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the ropes.
Renton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Renton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Renton 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Renton.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Renton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Renton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Renton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mark Renton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Renton in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Renton.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Renton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Renton controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black struggling a bit here.
Renton slows the pace down.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Renton.
Renton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mark Renton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Black tries to buck Renton off but Renton is having none of it.
Renton staying calm.
Black is trying to buck Renton off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton slows the pace down.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black tries to bench press Renton off him but Renton keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Renton stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Renton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Renton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Renton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Riley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Riley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riley kicks off Lilke and gets to his feet.
Justin Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke shoots in and bounces Riley off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Riley wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lilke manages to pass to side control.
Lilke is pressing down on Riley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Riley is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Lilke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lilke is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lilke.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley is looking to control Lilke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
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.
Lilke wants to stand up but Riley manages to regain full guard.
Riley wants to stand but Lilke is controlling the position.
Lilke looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riley is looking to stand up but Lilke won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley working some strikes from top position.
Lilke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lilke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riley is working Lilke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lilke 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.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Lilke blocks nicely.
Riley throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lilke looking for a sweep. Not yet Lilke, not yet.
Riley looking to pass the guard.
Riley is looking to stand up but Lilke won't let him.
Riley trying to control but Lilke is working from the bottom.
Lilke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lilke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Riley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lilke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lilke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lilke darts in and clinches Riley up against the ropes.
Riley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lilke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lilke gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Riley regains guard.
Riley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley wants to stand and escape but Lilke is having none of it.
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riley dives on top into guard.
Lilke keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke has momentary wrist control but Riley slips an elbow through the middle.
Lilke looking for a sweep. Not yet Lilke, not yet.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilke is retaining full guard.
Lilke wants to sweep but no luck.
Lilke controlling Riley's posture.
Lilke wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Lilke blocks nicely.
Riley stands and throws Lilke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riley is working Lilke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Justin Lilke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lilke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lilke parries the strikes from Riley easily there. Riley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lilke to escape.
Riley trying to control the position but Lilke is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley in side control, throwing shots but Lilke defends.
The strikes coming from Riley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Riley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lilke can't do much from the bottom here.
Lilke wants to get back to his feet.
Riley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lilke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Riley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riley throwing strikes but Lilke manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lilke advances nicely into full mount.
Lilke tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
Riley can't escape the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Lilke will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Riley feints and as Lilke raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lilke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley postures up.
Lilke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Riley won't allow Lilke to get back to his feet.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lilke working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Lilke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lilke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Lilke is proving a slippery customer.
Lilke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lilke is one step ahead there.
Lilke wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Lilke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Justin Lilke.
Lilke misses with a combination
and Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lilke's guard.
Riley pushes down on Lilke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lilke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lilke is trying to stand up here but Riley is controlling him well.
Lilke has hold of Riley's hands but Riley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lilke defending well though.
Lilke tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
Lilke is controlling Riley's trapped leg to prevent Riley from advancing to side control.
Riley lands strikes from half guard.
Lilke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riley.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilke is retaining full guard.
Riley wants to control from the top but Lilke keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Lilke wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Riley landing with the ground and pound.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lilke working a defensive guard here.
Riley won't allow Lilke to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justin Lilke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Preuss Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Hrymajlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrymajlo has chosen Chada-Nie Jestem Tu Od Wczoraj as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preuss Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dorian Hrymajlo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Hrymajlo moves away and avoids it.
Hrymajlo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hrymajlo throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort cracks Hrymajlo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belfort has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hrymajlo to stand back up!
It looks like Dorian Hrymajlo has been cut.
Hrymajlo looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrymajlo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Belfort gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hrymajlo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Preuss Belfort!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Sunfields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunfields has chosen Hostil Groove - Fly RoutineHostil Groove - Fly Routine as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Sunfields!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer misses with a combination
and Killer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Killer misses with a left hand
and Sunfields counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sunfields misses with a takedown
and Killer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sunfields thinking.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick
and Sunfields counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Killer's guard now.
Killer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sunfields.
Sunfields wants to pass the guard but Killer is keeping the position.
Sunfields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Killer's guard.
Sunfields works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sunfields misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunfields throws some wild stikes that Killer manages to avoid easily.
Killer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Killer blocking the ground and pound.
Sunfields looking to ground and pound but Killer is blocking nicely.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Sunfields lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Sunfields there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sunfields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sunfields scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Killer?
Sunfields looking to finish with strikes here!
Sunfields in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sunfields misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sunfields tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sunfields throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Killer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Killer tries to get out of the position.
Killer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunfields with good strikes from the mount here!
Sunfields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sunfields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Killer is desperately trying to improve his position but Sunfields has a good base and remains in mount.
Sunfields with a couple of short strikes.
Sunfields lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunfields avoids the attempt from Killer to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount and Killer is in trouble!
Sunfields unloads with some shots from mount but Killer bucks and avoids them well.
Sunfields lands a nice shot to the head.
Sunfields lands a nice shot to the head.
Sunfields cracks Killer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sunfields punching from mount but Killer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunfields cracks Killer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sunfields cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sunfields throwing strikes here but Killer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Killer is in a horrible position here. Sunfields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Killer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunfields on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount and Killer is in trouble!
Killer wants to hold on but Sunfields pushes him away.
Sunfields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Killer hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Sunfields there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sunfields misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sunfields with shots to the head and body - Killer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Killer is in a horrible position here. Sunfields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunfields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sunfields has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Killer's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Sunfields dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sunfields circles away.
Killer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sunfields defends it nicely.
The Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunfields closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sunfields lands in his opponent's guard.
Sunfields pushing down on Killer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sunfields passes to side control.
Sunfields working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunfields works to advance to full mount. Killer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sunfields breaks from Killer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Killer taking shots to the head.
Killer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount and Killer is in trouble!
Sunfields scores with a couple of good head shots there.
David Sunfields has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sunfields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Killer is trying to escape the mount.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount and Killer is in trouble!
Killer is bucking up trying to escape but Sunfields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is looking to get to half guard.
Killer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sunfields working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Killer taking some punishment here, with Sunfields in his half guard.
Sunfields wants to pass the guard but Killer is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields thows a huge punch but Killer dodges it nicely.
Sunfields passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sunfields thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sunfields. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sunfields putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sunfields connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Killer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sunfields.
Sunfields throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Killer can't escape the position.
Killer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sunfields sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sunfields throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Killer tries to lock up and control but Sunfields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sunfields misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sunfields looking to finish with strikes here!
Sunfields raining down shots from the mount!
Sunfields scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Killer?
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Sunfields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Nice shot lands for Killer.
Sunfields fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Killer misses with a double jab
so Sunfields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sunfields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Killer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sunfields advances to half guard.
Killer wants to get back to his feet.
Sunfields is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Killer!
Sunfields has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Killer's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunfields has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Killer's face.
Sunfields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sunfields working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sunfields has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sunfields throwing strikes here but Killer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sunfields throws some wild stikes that Killer manages to avoid easily.
Sunfields breaks from Killer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Killer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Killer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sunfields landing strikes from the mount.
Sunfields thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sunfields landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunfields misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sunfields throws some wild stikes that Killer manages to avoid easily.
Sunfields looking to finish Killer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Killer!
A nice elbow there by Sunfields.
Sunfields raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sunfields throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sunfields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Killer hang on?
Sunfields thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sunfields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Killer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Killer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sunfields throws some wild stikes that Killer manages to avoid easily.
Sunfields is landing with some decent strikes but Killer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sunfields with a couple of short strikes.
Sunfields is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Killer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sunfields lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Killer blocking the ground and pound.
The Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Killer is in a horrible position here. Sunfields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Killer because Sunfields loaded up on that one.
Sunfields thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sunfields lands a big shot there that rocks Killer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sunfields throws some wild stikes that Killer manages to avoid easily.
Sunfields raining down shots from the mount!
Sunfields throwing strikes here but Killer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
David Sunfields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sunfields in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Sunfields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sunfields 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Sunfields!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mathew Davidson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Davidson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeAngelo White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson scores with a nice body kick.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
White is nestled in close to Davidson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davidson trying to control from the bottom.
White is stalling here. Davidson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! White seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Davidson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
White gets back to half guard.
Davidson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
White is trying to maintain the position but Davidson is very close to passing his half guard.
Davidson stops White from getting back to his feet.
Davidson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
Davidson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davidson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davidson wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White is trying to maintain the position but Davidson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
White trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Davidson manages to pass to mount!
Davidson trying to control but White is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White is squirming around, avoiding Davidson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davidson landing strikes, looking to finish!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davidson trying to control but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davidson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davidson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White tries to reverse the position but Davidson maintains control.
Davidson blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Davidson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Davidson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davidson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. White can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Davidson landing strikes, looking to finish!
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Davidson has a good base and remains in mount.
Davidson looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Davidson is having none of it.
Davidson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can White hang on?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
White wants to control but Davidson is having none of it.
Davidson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson with a couple of short strikes.
White can't escape the position.
Davidson cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davidson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson working White over with strikes here.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson with a couple of short strikes.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Davidson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson counters with a two punch combo.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathew Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a leg kick
and Davidson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidson tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davidson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davidson is controlling him.
White keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
White wants to get back to his feet but Davidson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davidson trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Mathew Davidson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davidson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davidson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davidson's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Davidson 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.
White has momentary wrist control but Davidson slips an elbow through the middle.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathew Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White wants to get back to his feet but Davidson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davidson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White is trying to keep Davidson in close.
White has momentary wrist control but Davidson slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is trying to hold Davidson in close to prevent damage but Davidson has managed to pass into half guard.
Davidson winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davidson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mathew Davidson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White fails to land the takedown.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davidson enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davidson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
White is pushing down on Davidson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davidson is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White trying to control from half guard but Davidson is working away.
Davidson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
White throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. White is in Davidson's guard.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davidson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davidson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Davidson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
White keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davidson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davidson kicks White off and gets to his feet.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davidson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control. Davidson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White trying to control from Davidson's half guard. Davidson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White throws and elbow that misses. Davidson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Davidson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
White pulls Davidson in close to his closed guard and prevents Davidson from doing any damage or advancing position.
White wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard.
White throws and elbow that misses. Davidson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Davidson!
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davidson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from White.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo White really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davidson lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davidson throws a lazy head kick
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davidson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
Davidson blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
White tries to hold on but Davidson pushes him away.
White is squirming around, avoiding Davidson's attempts to control the action.
Davidson lands with some strikes.
White working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davidson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But White has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from White!
Davidson looking for a sweep. Not yet Davidson, not yet.
White wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White trying to control the position.
Davidson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davidson postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White wants to stand up but Davidson is controlling him.
White trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by DeAngelo White.
Davidson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White distracts Davidson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. DeAngelo White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davidson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davidson kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
White decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White thows a huge punch but Davidson dodges it nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo White dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
White misses with a leg kick.
Davidson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davidson fails with an attempt to clinch.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davidson tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Davidson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
White wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by DeAngelo White.
Davidson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davidson's guard now.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White tries to stand but Davidson is controlling from the bottom.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davidson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
DeAngelo White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from White.
Davidson tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White trying to mount his opponent but Davidson defends it.
White wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. DeAngelo White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White trying to control from half guard but Davidson is working away.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White trying to control from half guard but Davidson is working away.
Davidson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo White!
DeAngelo White is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nihua Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nihua Hua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mercury Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hua misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hua counters with a takedown into side control.
Hua throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hua misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Hua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hua prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hua tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Hua taking a breather here.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua working the ground and pound.
Hua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hua is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Hua trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Hua.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihua Hua 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.
Hua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Hua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hua wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has one foot on Hua's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Hua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hua is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihua Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hua drags him back down.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Hua is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Hua missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua punches Johnson on the ear.
Hua trying to control momentarily.
Hua looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Johnson prevents Hua from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hua is trying to control but Johnson is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihua Hua dominated that second 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.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hua shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hua's guard now.
Hua wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Hua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Hua!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hua from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nihua Hua.
Hua with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihua Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Hua avoids it well.
Hua shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hua throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson tries to escape but Hua is in control.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hua lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hua trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hua working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Hua working the ground and pound.
Nihua Hua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihua Hua clearly takes 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.
Hua fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Hua backing up. Hua nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Hua shoots in and bounces Johnson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hua is controlling the position.
Hua has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Hua gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hua prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Hua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson wants to stand up but Hua is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Hua working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Hua decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nihua Hua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hua shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Hua does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hua looking to pass the guard.
Hua trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihua Hua had his way with Mercury Johnson in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hua gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hua remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing Hua's head away, looking to escape. Hua manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hua working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like Mercury Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Hua is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Hua is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hua gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hua gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hua apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hua misses with a takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihua Hua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Hua backpedaling.
Hua feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Hua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hua tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Nihua Hua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hua tries to pass.
Mercury Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hua passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nihua Hua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nihua Hua!
Nihua Hua is the new heavyweight champion!
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