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WFC-Friday Night Fights 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the ring accompanied by rock star. Thai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deadly Muay Thai Skills kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Batista was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Batista blocks Thai's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Thai wants to try and get back to his feet.
Batista is stalling here but it's allowed Thai to get half guard.
Batista is stalling here. Thai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Batista seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Batista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thai on the ground.
Thai stands up and beckons Batista to his feet.
Thai forces Batista back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai pulls guard effortlessly.
Batista looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thai works over Batista with some ground and pound from guard.
Batista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thai closes the distance and pushes Batista back into the ropes.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dave Batista has been cut.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Batista counters with a single leg into guard. Thai didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but Batista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Thai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thai scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Batista drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Batista has Thai in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batista working for a triangle but Thai defends it easily.
Batista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Thai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai stands and steps away. Batista gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Batista keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai is looking to clinch but Batista is avoiding it.
Thai is looking to clinch but Batista is avoiding it.
Thai tries to clinch up but Batista circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Batista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Batista is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thai sees it coming and defends easily.
Thai is staying active underneath Batista, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista stops Thai from getting back to his feet.
Thai is trying to maintain the position but Batista is very close to passing his half guard.
Thai makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai is looking to clinch but Batista is avoiding it.
Thai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Batista backs up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai pushes Batista up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batista takes an elbow to the temple.
Dave Batista's cut is getting worse.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Batista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Thai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dave Batista's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Batista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batista shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai pinned against the cage. Thai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oooooh!!! Thai has knocked Batista down with a huge combo! Thai steps away and waves a wobbly Batista back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Batista is rocked!
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thai pushes Batista up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Dave Batista's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Batista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Batista's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muay Thai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corbett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... Mcgee has chosen McGee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett thows a leg kick but Mcgee checks it
and Mcgee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corbett!
Mcgee swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Corbett is now in Mcgee's guard. A big mistake from Mcgee there, giving up the dominant position!
Corbett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mcgee trying to control the position here.
Corbett won't allow Mcgee to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcgee wants to stand but Corbett is controlling the position.
Corbett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Corbett throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Corbett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nathan Corbett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgee looks gassed!
Corbett throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett thuds his shin into the meat of Mcgee's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcgee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Corbett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Corbett connects with a jab.
Corbett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Timothy Mcgee has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Corbett as he connects with a hook.
Corbett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corbett.
Corbett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Corbett misses with an uppercut. Mcgee saw that one coming.
Corbett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgee is trying to drag Corbett to the mat but Corbett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Corbett manages to break the clinch.
Corbett lunges at Mcgee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgee's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett lands a nice shot that snaps Mcgee's head back.
Mcgee shoots and misses
enabling Corbett to counter with a crisp jab.
Corbett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgee misses with a takedown attempt
and Corbett scores with a counter punch that sends Mcgee to the canvas! Corbett smells blood - he's punishing Mcgee with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mcgee has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Corbett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes into the arena with Sexion d'Assaut - Desole blaring out of the sound system. Jitsu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jiu Jitsu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu closes the distance and clinches up with Meridius, looking for a takedown. Jitsu pushes Meridius against the ropes but Meridius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meridius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jitsu stops Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura here.
Meridius is trying to stand up here but Jitsu is controlling him well.
Meridius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Meridius is defending well.
Meridius is refusing to be controlled, as Jitsu sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu stops Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Jitsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Meridius is defending well.
Jitsu works his way into side control.
Jitsu wants to take a breather but Meridius manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jitsu.
Jitsu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu trying to control but Meridius is working from the bottom.
Jitsu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Meridius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Meridius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Meridius!
Jitsu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
It looks like Meridius is going to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meridius wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jitsu uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meridius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jitsu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meridius is fending him off so far but Jitsu persists. Nope, Meridius circles away and we're back to standing.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Jitsu. Those never looked like landing.
Jitsu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meridius pinned against the cage. Meridius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jitsu has a takedown stuffed.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Meridius throws a series of punches but Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
Jitsu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meridius.
Meridius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meridius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jitsu is trying for a kimura here. Meridius looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jitsu wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jiu Jitsu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleeding Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nate Dogg - Keep it G.A.N.G.S.T.A. Peter Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleeding Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Crack! A monster head kick from Murphy and Gracie falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bleeding Murphy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
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156 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from ORielly misses.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORielly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but ORielly sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by ORielly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ORielly counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Black.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and ORielly counters with a straight right hand.
Black is rocked!
ORielly connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Black right on the button. Black goes down! ORielly follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! ORielly gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden ORielly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, back in black - ACDC. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rutledge Vanderhorst enters the ring!
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210 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
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203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Natural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Natural misses with a shot to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a good low kick that Natural was not able to check.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natural.
Vanderhorst goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Natural misses with a shot to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice body kick.
Vanderhorst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanderhorst throws a leg kick
and Natural counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Natural misses
and Vanderhorst finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Natural is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderhorst tries to land a front kick but Natural steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Natural tries to clinch there but Vanderhorst circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vanderhorst is defended easily by Natural.
Natural shoots in for a takedown but Vanderhorst shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Natural has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vanderhorst.
Good leg kick by Vanderhorst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Natural misses with a hook to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a body kick that stops Natural in his tracks momentarily.
Vanderhorst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vanderhorst throws a push kick but Natural slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Natural counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Natural tries for a takedown but Vanderhorst manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Natural. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderhorst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanderhorst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Natural's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vanderhorst's efforts to push away.
Natural lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderhorst wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanderhorst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natural missing with a left hand there. Vanderhorst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natural tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanderhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Natural.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderhorst manages to avoid it.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natural shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vanderhorst napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Natural with the ground and pound but Vanderhorst regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vanderhorst makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst kicks Natural off and gets to his feet.
Natural dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natural sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural lands with a hook. Vanderhorst tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Natural misses with a hook to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice low kick that buckles Natural's knee momentarily.
Vanderhorst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanderhorst counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Natural lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderhorst misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natural swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vanderhorst counters with a body kick.
Vanderhorst looks for the body kick but Natural saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutledge Vanderhorst dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick from Vanderhorst.
Randy Natural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderhorst takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Natural slips a straight right by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Natural counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanderhorst.
Natural misses with a leg kick
and Vanderhorst counters with a left to the body.
Natural moves to clinch but Vanderhorst breaks away
and Vanderhorst counters with a leg kick.
Natural throws a hook but Vanderhorst avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst walks into a straight right hand from Natural.
Vanderhorst thumps Natural with a low kick.
Natural throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natural takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Natural is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Natural gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Natural prevents Vanderhorst from breaking the clinch.
Vanderhorst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natural misses the body punch
and Vanderhorst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanderhorst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderhorst moves out of range as Natural strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural misses with a jab to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a body kick.
Vanderhorst takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderhorst dives in and grabs Natural's left leg, looking for a takedown. Natural pushes down on Vanderhorst's head and hops out.
Natural moves out of range of the body kick.
Natural with a nice cross.
Vanderhorst moves out of range as Natural strikes.
Natural ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderhorst moves away.
Natural swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural tries to clinch up.
Natural avoids the head kick by Vanderhorst.
Natural with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vanderhorst counters with a good, hard body kick but Natural shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Natural will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vanderhorst misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vanderhorst.
Natural throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vanderhorst counters with a solid body kick.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Natural tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderhorst is looking to land body kicks.
Natural takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Natural counters with a nice uppercut.
Natural moves out of range of the body kick from Vanderhorst.
A low kick from Natural misses
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice uppercut.
Natural misses with an uppercut
and Natural takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natural throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice low kick that buckles Natural's knee momentarily.
Natural swings for the body but Vanderhorst moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutledge Vanderhorst 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Natural takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vanderhorst staying out of range there.
Natural swings widly with a right hand
and Vanderhorst counters with a leg kick.
Natural throws a body punch but Vanderhorst moves out of range.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vanderhorst tries to land a body kick
and Natural counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhorst scores with a sloppy right hand. Natural should have avoided that one.
Natural waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanderhorst.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderhorst manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vanderhorst throws the kick towards the body but Natural avoids it.
Natural thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vanderhorst counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst stopping the sweep attempt from Natural.
Vanderhorst wants to control from the top but Natural keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst throws and elbow that misses. Natural uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanderhorst's guard. Nice move by Natural!
Vanderhorst lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Natural!
Poor strikes thrown by Vanderhorst there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Natural is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Natural is squirming around, avoiding Vanderhorst's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vanderhorst controlling the position easily from mount.
Randy Natural has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderhorst lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Natural hang on?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanderhorst trying to control but Natural is having none of it.
Vanderhorst lands a big elbow.
Vanderhorst takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Natural can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vanderhorst cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vanderhorst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natural is squirming around, avoiding Vanderhorst's attempts to control the action.
Natural taking shots to the head.
Vanderhorst trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vanderhorst has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Natural wants to control but Vanderhorst is having none of it.
Natural tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rutledge Vanderhorst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanderhorst tries to control but Natural wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanderhorst might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Natural kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutledge Vanderhorst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vanderhorst 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutledge Vanderhorst!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Satur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satur throws a solid leg kick but Dinozzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satur.
Satur misses with a head kick.
Dinozzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Satur throws a combination that misses
and Dinozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dinozzo thows a big elbow that misses.
Dinozzo won't allow Satur to sweep him here.
Satur wants to stand up but Dinozzo is controlling him.
Dinozzo throwing strikes from guard but Satur blocks nicely.
Dinozzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satur wants to stand and escape but Dinozzo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anthony Dinozzo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Satur keeps the fight on the outside.
Satur tries to clinch
enabling Dinozzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Juan Satur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinozzo misses the target.
Dinozzo tries for a takedown but Satur circles away easily
and Satur counters by moving into the clinch.
Dinozzo has Satur pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Satur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinozzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satur smiles and moves away.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Satur scoring well with a low kick there.
A right-left combo lands from Dinozzo.
Juan Satur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dinozzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Satur is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dinozzo is defended easily by Satur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dinozzo.
Satur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Satur. No joy for Dinozzo on that attempt.
Dinozzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinozzo fails to land the takedown.
Satur misses with a head kick.
Dinozzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Satur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dinozzo clinches with his opponent.
Dinozzo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dinozzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dinozzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Satur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Satur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dinozzo feints and as Satur raises his hands in defense, Dinozzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Satur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Satur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dinozzo on the ground.
Satur seems keen to control Dinozzo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Dinozzo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Satur looks to clinch
and Dinozzo counters by moving into the clinch.
Satur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo manages to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satur trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinozzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satur gets to his feet - Dinozzo follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dinozzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dinozzo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Satur's half guard.
Satur is not content to let Dinozzo control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dinozzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dinozzo throwing shots but Satur is blocking nicely.
Dinozzo is looking for submissions but instead, Satur has regained full guard.
Dinozzo stands up from Satur's guard - Dinozzo perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Satur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinozzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Satur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satur throws a nice looking combination but Dinozzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Satur as Dinozzo shoots in.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinozzo looks to land a combination but Satur avoids it well.
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.
Dinozzo gets tackled into the ropes by Satur. Satur maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dinozzo as Satur tries to tie him up.
Dinozzo prevents Satur from breaking the clinch.
Dinozzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Satur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Satur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dinozzo managing to block the knees to the body from Satur.
Dinozzo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Satur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satur.
Dinozzo is breathing heavily.
Dinozzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Satur prevents the takedown attempt.
Satur manages to break the clinch.
Dinozzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Satur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur avoids the head kick by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo shoots in but Satur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Satur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Satur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dinozzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satur throws out the jab.
Satur tries to clinch up but Dinozzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinozzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dinozzo misses with a straight left.
Satur tries a head kick but it misses.
Satur closes the distance but Dinozzo moves to the side
and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown. Satur fights it but they end up in guard.
Satur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dinozzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dinozzo is controlling him.
Dinozzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dinozzo landing some decent shots from guard.
Satur has his feet on Dinozzo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Juan Satur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satur avoids the head kick by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 Juan Satur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Satur tries to sprawl out of it but Dinozzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Satur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Dinozzo. Those never looked like landing.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown but Satur shows good takedown defense.
Dinozzo clinches with his opponent.
Satur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Dinozzo blocks with his arms.
Dinozzo goes for a takedown attempt but Satur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo blocks a head kick by Satur.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satur throws a head kick but Dinozzo moves out of range.
Dinozzo moves into range and clinches up with Satur.
Dinozzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Satur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Satur holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dinozzo drops back down to his feet.
Dinozzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satur smiles and moves away.
Satur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dinozzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Satur's guard now.
Dinozzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dinozzo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Satur is proving hard to escape from.
Dinozzo won't allow Satur to get back to his feet.
Satur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Satur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Satur tries to get out of the position.
Dinozzo trying to control but Satur is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anthony Dinozzo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dinozzo misses with a low kick as Satur jumps back.
Satur closes the distance and clinches.
Satur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinozzo avoids it.
Dinozzo has Satur pressed against the ropes, preventing Satur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinozzo jumps guard but Satur stands there with Dinozzo around his waist. Dinozzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dinozzo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Satur can't fight it off and eventually Dinozzo manages to take the fight to the floor. Satur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dinozzo stands up and waves to Satur to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Satur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satur looks to throw a body kick
and Dinozzo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Satur!
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.
Dinozzo looking to finish Satur with some ground and pound. This is bad for Satur!
Dinozzo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Satur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dinozzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dinozzo dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Satur is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Satur and Dinozzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satur looks to move to half guard but instead Dinozzo has passed into mount! Damn!
Dinozzo controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinozzo has control of Satur's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Satur regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dinozzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dinozzo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dinozzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salazar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyquil Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess throws a leg kick
and Salazar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burgess is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No joy there for Burgess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burgess throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burgess looks to land a right hand but Salazar moved out of range.
Burgess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Burgess jabs Salazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgess.
Burgess throws a lazy right hand but Salazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgess lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a leg kick
and Salazar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salazar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burgess misses with an uppercut
and Salazar counters with a good low kick that Burgess was not able to check.
Salazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgess misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Salazar walks into a straight right hand from Burgess.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burgess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anthony Burgess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries to clinch
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar wants to clinch but Burgess slips to the side
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burgess throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salazar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess dips to his left and cracks Salazar with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Salazar.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burgess counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burgess counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burgess falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salazar counters with a big head kick but Burgess shrugs it off.
Burgess has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salazar walks into a jab.
Anthony Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar tries to clinch but Burgess moves away
and Burgess counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Burgess is predictable there
and Salazar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyquil Salazar 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.
Burgess throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salazar counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar tries to clinch up
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Salazar looks to clinch
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salazar checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar tries to clinch
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazar takes one to the side of the head.
Salazar dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar moves to clinch but Burgess breaks away
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burgess throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salazar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salazar on the side of the head.
Salazar tries to clinch
and Burgess makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burgess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salazar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burgess.
Salazar looks to clinch
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar moves into the clinch.
Burgess tries to circle away but Salazar has him pinned against the ropes.
Burgess wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgess digs a right hand into Salazar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salazar's gas tank.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burgess walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burgess counters with a low kick, right behind Salazar 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar moves to clinch but Burgess breaks away
and Burgess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar gets a clinch.
Burgess lands a body punch.
Salazar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burgess lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burgess lands an uppercut.
Salazar is trying to stall.
Salazar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burgess is working Salazar over against the ropes.
Burgess tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Burgess gets through Salazar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burgess lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgess throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burgess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salazar or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess lands a shot to the body.
Burgess lands with a left to the head.
Burgess digs a right hand underneath Salazar's ribcage. Salazar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burgess - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burgess lands a shot to the body.
Burgess working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burgess lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess looking to slow down the pace here.
Burgess blocks an elbow strike from Salazar.
Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Salazar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burgess throws a jab but it's blocked by Salazar.
Burgess dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgess lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar wants to clinch but Burgess slips to the side
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazar off the ropes and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Burgess 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Salazar checks a leg kick nicely.
Burgess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salazar throws a head kick that half lands.
Burgess does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salazar takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salazar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burgess counters with an outside leg kick.
Salazar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burgess blocks it with crossed arms.
Burgess prevents the takedown attempt.
Burgess lands a body punch.
Burgess avoids a wild elbow strike from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a knee strike.
Burgess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salazar or not.
Salazar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Burgess.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salazar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burgess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.
Burgess lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Burgess.
Burgess bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salazar's head backwards.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Burgess.
Burgess lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
and Salazar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess is trying to stand.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salazar is trying to control the action in half guard but Burgess is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burgess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salazar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burgess defending well though.
Salazar is thwarting Burgess's attempts to control the position.
Burgess really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgess is looking to improve his position.
Burgess wants to get back to his feet.
Salazar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burgess has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burgess keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burgess tries to kick Salazar off but Salazar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burgess wants to improve his position but Salazar is controlling well.
Salazar seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burgess has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salazar is working away from the top position though.
Salazar trying to mount his opponent but Burgess defends it.
Burgess is looking to control Salazar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burgess avoid being mounted?
Burgess wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgess is looking to control Salazar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burgess avoid being mounted?
Salazar is trying to work for a kimura but Burgess is defending well.
Salazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Burgess is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burgess 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Burgess!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Christina Milian - When you look at me. Suvorov has chosen World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jules Verne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvorov misses with a hook. Verne ducked under it nicely.
Verne throws a wild body kick that Suvorov sees coming a mile off.
Verne misses with a takedown
and Suvorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Verne or perhaps it was just good defense by Suvorov which made him look bad.
Verne throws a head kick that misses
and Suvorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Suvorov throws a strike aimed at the side of Verne's head but Verne avoids it well.
Suvorov is looking to take a break and control but Verne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suvorov controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne tries to bench press Suvorov off him but Suvorov keeps the position.
Suvorov landing strikes.
It looks like Jules Verne has been cut.
Suvorov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Suvorov lands a few punches from side control.
Verne is looking for a sweep.
Verne can't do much from the bottom here.
Suvorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verne regains half guard there - taking advantage of Suvorov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Suvorov is thwarting Verne's attempts to control the position.
Verne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verne wants to sweep but Suvorov has passed to side control!
Verne tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Suvorov keeps control of the position as Verne tries to break free.
Suvorov misses with a punch to the head.
Suvorov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Verne.
Suvorov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Verne manages to reverse the position and now he's in Suvorov's guard. Nice work there by Verne.
Suvorov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Verne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Verne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Verne thows a big elbow that misses.
Verne is looking to advance position but Suvorov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Suvorov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jules Verne's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verne is looking to get to half guard.
Suvorov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeez, Jules Verne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Verne is working to get back to half guard.
Suvorov won't let Verne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Suvorov wants to control the pace but Verne is squirming around nicely.
Suvorov with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jules Verne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexandr Suvorov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Mesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Jamess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Mesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeBron Jamess!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesnar dodges the punch combination from Jamess.
Jamess throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mesnar's head.
Jamess lands with a nice combination. Mesnar backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
Mesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamess lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jamess misses with a double jab.
Jamess takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jamess counters with a straight right hand.
Jamess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mesnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jamess finds it's way round the side to connect with Mesnar's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamess. Mesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamess scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mesnar in his tracks.
Jamess lands a jab.
Jamess misses with a combination
and Mesnar counters with a two punch combo.
Jamess avoids the body shot from Mesnar.
Jamess misses with a double jab
and Mesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Jamess regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mesnar.
Jamess wants to sweep here but Mesnar controlling him for the moment.
Mesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jamess works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jamess is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesnar is controlling him.
Jamess looking to control.
Jamess wants to get back to his feet but Mesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Mesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jamess is looking to stand up but Mesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Jamess uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Jamess fails to land with a series of punches.
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jamess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamess throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LeBron Jamess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamess.
Jamess loads up on a big right hand but Mesnar slips the punch.
Mesnar throws a combination that misses
enabling Jamess to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamess scores with a nice right hand.
Jamess has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess slips a jab from Mesnar.
Jamess connects with a looping right hand.
Jamess throws a right and a left that Mesnar avoids nicely.
Jamess fails to land with a series of punches.
Jamess throws a hook but Mesnar blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Mesnar scores with a four punch combination!
Mesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jamess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jamess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jamess throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mesnar is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
Jamess scores with a head kick. Mesnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jamess throws a right hand that Mesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesnar also avoids with ease.
Mesnar needs to keep his hands up - Jamess had a free shot at his head there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jamess.
Jamess takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jamess moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess throws a combination that misses
enabling Mesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamess swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mesnar.
Jamess lands with a right hand.
LeBron Jamess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jamess darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mesnar walks into a jab.
Jamess leaves Mesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
Jamess throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mesnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesnar shoots in for a takedown but Jamess shows good takedown defense.
Jamess throws a sloppy head kick and Mesnar moves out of range easily.
Jamess is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jamess connects with a right hand. Mesnar shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron Jamess dominated that round.
That's time! Mesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jamess lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamess throws a combination. Mesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jamess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jamess throws a head kick that half lands.
Jamess lands a front kick.
Jamess connects with the punch.
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jamess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamess.
Jamess lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamess misses with the combination.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Mesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mesnar fails to land the takedown.
Mesnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jamess shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mesnar eats them both and turns towards Jamess to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamess fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock Mesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mesnar.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Jamess pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mesnar back to the ropes. Jamess follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mesnar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jamess lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesnar at a distance.
Jamess throws a series of punches but Mesnar moves out of range.
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesnar's head.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Jamess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jamess throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Jamess both land. Nice combination.
Jamess bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesnar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jamess. Jamess obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamess throws a nice outside leg kick.
LeBron Jamess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jamess cracks Mesnar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jamess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jamess lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Jamess.
Jamess dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mesnar tries to move into range but Jamess moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mesnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jamess.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
Jamess connects with a body shot.
Mesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamess.
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
Jamess lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
Jamess pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mesnar back to the ropes. Jamess follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jamess lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Jamess. Those never looked like landing.
Jamess has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Jamess tenderised Mesnar's leg. Mesnar is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamess throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Jamess smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jamess. That's going to slow Mesnar down.
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mesnar dodges the punch combination from Jamess.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess misses with a combination
and Mesnar counters with a right hand to the body.
Mesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Mesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamess lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jamess lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamess misses with a double jab
and Mesnar counters with a one-two to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jamess. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jamess sizes up Mesnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamess throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
A nice combination there by Jamess.
Jamess misses with a double jab.
Jamess scores with a three punch combo!
Jamess looks to land a combination. Mesnar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamess throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jamess is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Jamess.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron Jamess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jamess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mesnar swings widly with a right hand
and Jamess counters with a series of strikes. Mesnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamess fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jamess throws a right and a left that Mesnar avoids nicely.
Mesnar misses with the combination.
Jamess throws a series of strikes that have Mesnar backpedaling.
Jamess delivers a nice body kick.
Jamess works over Mesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Mesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamess misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Jamess lands with a good body shot.
Jamess looks to land a combination but Mesnar avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jamess throws a series of punches but Mesnar avoids them all with ease.
Jamess misses with a few strikes there.
Jamess throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mesnar.
Mesnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
Jamess is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jamess fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mesnar.
Jamess with a hook.
Jamess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mesnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Mesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamess scores with a hook.
Mesnar blocks the body kick.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
Mesnar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mesnar.
Mesnar slips a jab and a cross from Jamess.
Jamess falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamess.
Jamess misses with a double jab.
Mesnar misses with a combination
and Jamess counters with a one-two to the body.
Jamess feints a jab promting Mesnar to slip. Jamess then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mesnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jamess moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jamess.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess throws a right and a left that Mesnar avoids nicely.
Jamess lands a two punch combo.
Jamess throws a series of punches but Mesnar moves out of range.
Jamess misses with a leg kick.
Jamess feints a jab promting Mesnar to slip. Jamess then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mesnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jamess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
Jamess swinging wildly here.
Jamess tries to bum rush Mesnar with a series of wild strikes but Mesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mesnar dodges the punch combination from Jamess.
Jamess swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jamess. Those never looked like landing.
Jamess shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mesnar eats them both and turns towards Jamess to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jamess misses with the combination.
Mesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mesnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jamess counters with a series of strikes. Mesnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
Mesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamess ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamess scores with a jab to the body.
Rock Mesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBron Jamess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Jamess. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron Jamess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jamess 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeBron Jamess!
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