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UFC 32: Stark v.s. Stone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Luda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z comes to the cage accompanied by Haters. 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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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Luda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luda avoids the body shot from Z.
Luda throws a lazy uppercut
and Z counters with a crisp one two that drops Luda! Z thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Luda to his feet! Luda is in big trouble!
Luda throws a poor cross that misses
and Z counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luda looks gassed!
Luda moves away from the strike by Z.
Luda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Z throws the left hand but Luda avoids the punch easily.
Z swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luda throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Z to counter with a crisp jab.
Luda is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Z misses with a looping left.
Luda is still on wobbly legs! Can Z finish him?
Z thows a body shot but no joy.
Luda seems to have recovered his senses.
Z looks to land a left hand but Luda moved out of range nicely.
Z throws a lazy right hand but Luda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Z throws a hook but Luda blocks it.
Z drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Luda right on the button. Luda goes down! Z follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Z gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Z!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Hilton throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle takes a swing at Hilton's ribcage but misses.
Hilton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hilton.
Hilton tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luke Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hilton. Hilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle .
Bickle wants to clinch but Hilton slips to the side
and Hilton counters with a left to the body.
Bickle closes the distance but Hilton moves to the side
and Hilton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton misses with a double jab
and Bickle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilton thinking.
Hilton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hilton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilton gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilton moves nicely into side control.
Bickle is not content to let Hilton control the position.
Hilton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hilton 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 Bickle 's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is trying to ground and pound but Bickle uses the momentary lack of control by Hilton to regain half guard.
Bickle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hilton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bickle pushes Hilton off looking to stand but Hilton dives back in and keeps control.
Hilton trying to control from half guard but Bickle is working away.
Hilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bickle 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hilton tries to pass to full mount but Bickle defends it.
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.
Bickle trying to control from the bottom.
Hilton wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hilton trying to pass the guard but Bickle defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bickle pinned against the cage. Bickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hilton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Hilton jabs Bickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle . Hilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle wants to clinch but Hilton slips to the side
and Hilton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilton swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Hilton looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Hilton throws a right hand that Bickle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bickle also avoids with ease.
Hilton loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Luke Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Hilton misses
and Bickle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hilton thinking.
Hilton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilton misses with a left hand
and Bickle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilton shoots for a takedown but Bickle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Hilton is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Bickle . Beautiful body shot.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hilton. Those never looked like landing.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Hilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Hilton misses the shot to the body.
Hilton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bickle is trying to stand back up but Hilton is controlling him
Hilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bickle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hilton trying to mount his opponent but Bickle defends it.
Bickle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hilton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bickle is looking to improve his position.
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.
Hilton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hilton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hilton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bickle !
Hilton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hilton 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. This is the final round!
Bickle misses with a hook
and Hilton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hilton tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hilton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bickle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bickle but Bickle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hilton misses.
The fighters circling - Hilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle .
Hilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilton.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Hilton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bickle on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bickle works Hilton's body with a nice hook.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Hilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilton throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton misses with a body shot.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilton throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Hilton's head.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Luke Hilton has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hilton's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton wants a takedown.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hilton.
Hilton jumps guard but Bickle stands there with Hilton around his waist. Hilton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilton.
Hilton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luke Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bickle works on Hilton's body with a couple of short punches.
Hilton fails to pull guard.
Bickle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hilton tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bickle throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton tries to score a body lock takedown but Bickle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilton is trying to drag Bickle to the mat but Bickle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bickle throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bickle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hilton stops Bickle from standing up.
Hilton trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Hilton 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.
Hilton won't allow Bickle to sweep him here.
Bickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hilton wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hilton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Hilton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ware is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Put on. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Khalid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khalid misses with a hook.
Khalid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khalid wants it to stay on the feet.
Ware throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalid lands with a nice body punch.
Ware is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ware moves in looking to clinch but Khalid pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Khalid.
Khalid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ware manages to avoid it.
Khalid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Demarcus Ware has been cut.
Khalid moves in looking to clinch but Ware pushes him off.
Ware gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ware manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khalid breaks the clinch.
Khalid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ware throws a lazy head kick
and Khalid counters with a nice uppercut.
Khalid sizes up Ware with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ware counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khalid won't be happy with that.
Ware is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khalid has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware looking to control but instead Khalid has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Khalid is staying active underneath Ware, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khalid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ware seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ware controlling the action here.
Khalid wants to control but Ware is keeping busy.
Ware looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalid won't allow Ware to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalid kicks off Ware and gets to his feet.
Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ware takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Demarcus Ware's cut even more.
Abu Khalid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Ware lands but Khalid takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware tries to move into range but Khalid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ware throws a head kick but Khalid moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Khalid.
Khalid feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ware sprawling to the canvas! Ware rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khalid finish him?!
Ware is rocked!
Ware is looking to chop away at Khalid's legs.
Some wild striking there from Khalid.
Ware wants to clinch but Khalid slips to the side
and Khalid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ware looks gassed!
Ware throws a leg kick but Khalid checks it.
The fighters circling - Khalid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalid misses with a jab to the body
and Ware counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khalid breaks the clinch.
Ware avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalid misses with a hook.
Khalid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ware counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalid wants to get back to full guard.
Ware trying to advance position but Khalid counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Khalid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demarcus Ware's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Khalid does no damage.
Khalid throws a big shot that misses.
Ware looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalid is fending him off so far but Ware persists. Nope, Khalid circles away and we're back to standing.
Ware is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ware throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khalid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ware counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ware trying to control the action but Khalid is working from the bottom.
Khalid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ware trying to control from Khalid's half guard. Khalid has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid wriggles free and stands up.
Ware shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalid sprawls well. He's pushed Ware's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ware is looking to clinch.
Khalid misses with a lunging right hand
and Ware finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Abu Khalid is winning the standup battle so far.
Ware wants to clinch.
Khalid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalid throws a combination that misses
and Ware counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ware counters with a good low kick that Khalid was not able to check.
Ware looking to score a takedown here. Khalid is defending well but Ware drives through and ends up in Khalid's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ware trying to control but Khalid is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ware stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarcus Ware has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khalid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ware under the eye.
The cut above Demarcus Ware's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khalid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ware counters with a shoot takedown. Khalid fights it but they end up in guard.
Khalid keeping moving, preventing Ware from controlling successfully.
Ware stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khalid wants to stand but Ware is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khalid keeping full guard, as Ware tries to pass.
Demarcus Ware has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khalid throws a right hand that misses
and Ware counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ware wants to free his trapped foot but Khalid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khalid gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Ware showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demarcus Ware's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ware lands a leg kick that knocks Khalid off balance momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Khalid.
Ware is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khalid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ware moves into the clinch.
Ware working hard to break the clinch.
Khalid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ware throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Khalid.
Ware tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalid dodges the punch combination from Ware.
A jab from Khalid does it's job there.
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!
Khalid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khalid misses with an uppercut
and Ware counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ware throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalid.
Khalid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ware.
Abu Khalid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalid misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid's corner calls for a 1-2. Khalid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ware takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khalid scores with a jab. Ware acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khalid missing with a left hand there. Ware was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ware shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalid as he jumps to the side.
Ware ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalid misses with a hook to the body
and Ware counters with a shoot takedown. Khalid fights it but they end up in guard.
Ware gets to his feet - Khalid follows without any prompting.
Khalid throws a series of strikes that have Ware backpedaling.
Khalid throws a body punch but Ware moves out of range.
Ware wants to slow Khalid down by chopping away at his legs.
Ware closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ware throws a chopping leg kick but Khalid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khalid loads up on a big right hand but Ware slips the punch.
Ware slips under a jab from Khalid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khalid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ware to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ware trying to move into half guard but instead Khalid has managed to sweep!
Khalid stands up from Ware's guard - Khalid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ware fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abu Khalid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarcus Ware.
Ware throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ware takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalid swinging wildly here.
Ware walks into a stiff left hand from Khalid.
Khalid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ware counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalid misses with an uppercut.
Ware rushes Khalid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ware missing with knees to the body.
Ware is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khalid is defending well for now.
Ware tries to stall but Khalid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khalid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ware has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khalid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ware tries to clinch but Khalid moves out of range.
Ware is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khalid.
Demarcus Ware's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khalid throws a combination that misses
and Ware counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ware stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid wants to control but Ware is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khalid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khalid.
Khalid wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khalid.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demarcus Ware.
I think Ware 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Demarcus Ware!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dexter Morgan enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Morgan instigates a clinch.
Bennett is trying to trip Morgan. He has hold of a leg but Morgan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bennett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
Bennett throws a strike but Morgan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bennett is trying to keep Morgan in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Bennett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bennett is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Bennett keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bennett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bennett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bennett is looking for submissions but instead, Morgan has regained full guard.
Bennett throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Bennett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bennett pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Morgan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bennett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Bennett has control of Morgan's left arm, preventing Morgan from doing any damage.
Bennett trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
Bennett throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bennett's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morgan trying to advance position but Bennett counters by regaining guard.
Bennett can't keep his opponent in guard - Morgan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Bennett wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
Bennett is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett has his feet on Morgan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Bennett getting side control.
Bennett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan won't allow Bennett to pass to mount.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan moves into full guard.
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 Matt Bennett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bennett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bennett.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bennett is trying is best to control the position here.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bennett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Bennett won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dexter Morgan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bennett lands the left hand.
Bennett cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Bennett.
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.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bennett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Matt Bennett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
Bennett is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bennett is trying to reverse the position but instead Morgan has taken his back - oops!
Bennett is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morgan has good solid back control here.
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.
Bennett trying to control the hands but Morgan breaks the grip.
Good control from Morgan.
Bennett covering up well and avoiding damage.
Will Morgan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Matt Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Bennett wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Bennett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uasay Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Vater Unser. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uasay Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Werdum was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Werdum's head.
Werdum closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Werdum pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Werdum avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Almeida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Werdum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werdum prevents Almeida from getting back to his feet.
Werdum wanted to stand there but Almeida had control of the position.
Werdum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Werdum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Werdum drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Werdum off! Werdum jumps back into Almeida's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wants to stand up but Werdum is controlling him.
Werdum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Werdum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Werdum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Werdum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Werdum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Werdum drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Werdum off! Werdum jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Werdum drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Werdum off! Werdum jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Werdum drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Werdum off! Werdum jumps back into Almeida's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Werdum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Werdum has gone for a leg lock! Almeida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Werdum's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Almeida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Werdum looking for a sweep. Not yet Werdum, not yet.
Werdum controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Werdum wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida wanted to stand there but Werdum had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uasay Almeida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Almeida.
Almeida connects with a right hand. Werdum shakes it off.
Almeida throws a sloppy body shot
and Werdum moves into the clinch.
Werdum jumps guard but Almeida stands there with Werdum around his waist. Werdum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Werdum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uasay Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Werdum.
Almeida tries to circle away but Werdum has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida prevents a takedown attempt there.
Werdum is trying to trip Almeida. He has hold of a leg but Almeida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Werdum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wants to stand up but Werdum is controlling him.
Werdum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Werdum drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Werdum as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Almeida screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Werdum! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Renato Werdum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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154 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zoolander misses with a leg kick
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Zoolander can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zoolander's efforts to push away.
Zoolander is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Zoolander misses with a punch to the body.
Zoolander is trying to stall.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Zoolander's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Zoolander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoolander dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Zoolander misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Zoolander misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoolander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zoolander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoolander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson clinches up with Zoolander and pushes him back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Zoolander throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander misses with a hook
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoolander throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defending well as Zoolander loads up on a big left hand.
Zoolander shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Zoolander circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoolander clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zoolander clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Zoolander misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoolander manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Zoolander's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson tries to stand but Zoolander is controlling from the bottom.
Zoolander is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson postures up.
Zoolander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Zoolander looking for a sweep. Not yet Zoolander, not yet.
Zoolander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zoolander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson stands and steps away. Zoolander gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson wants to clinch but Zoolander slips to the side
and Zoolander counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Zoolander is having none of it.
Anderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zoolander off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anderson slips a jab from Zoolander.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoolander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoolander looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson closes the distance but Zoolander moves to the side
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Zoolander moves away
and Zoolander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zoolander keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a hook but Zoolander blocks it.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Zoolander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zoolander's efforts to push away.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Zoolander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Zoolander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoolander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson prevents Zoolander from breaking the clinch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Zoolander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Zoolander is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is staying active underneath Zoolander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zoolander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Zoolander wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zoolander misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Zoolander is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is pushing Zoolander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zoolander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoolander wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zoolander or not.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Zoolander is trying to stall.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Zoolander gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Zoolander's ribcage. Zoolander let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Zoolander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoolander's gas tank.
Zoolander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Zoolander working hard to break the clinch.
Zoolander is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zoolander fails to land.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Zoolander.
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 Derek Zoolander will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Zoolander misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Zoolander taking a breather.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zoolander takes a shot to the head.
Zoolander can't break the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Zoolander with a nice body shot.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoolander backwards.
A body shot lands from Zoolander.
Zoolander can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Zoolander is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zoolander has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Zoolander.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson is working Zoolander over against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Zoolander counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zoolander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson tries to clinch but Zoolander moves away
and Zoolander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Zoolander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zoolander misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zoolander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zoolander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zoolander digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Zoolander swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zoolander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has Zoolander up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson digs a right hand into Zoolander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoolander's gas tank.
Anderson just leaning against Zoolander, taking a breather.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Anderson gets through Zoolander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson prevents Zoolander from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zoolander.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Zoolander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zoolander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoolander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Zoolander keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zoolander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Anderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Woods!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods has his takedown stuffed
and Castle counters with a leg kick.
Woods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods fails with the takedown
enabling Castle to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Woods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries for a takedown but Castle circles away easily
and Castle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Woods drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Woods's ribcage. Woods let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castle lands a body shot.
Woods looks gassed!
Castle digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle presses Woods against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
Castle lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castle.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Castle.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Woods won't want to take too many of those.
Castle pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Castle.
Castle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Castle digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
Castle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle working Woods over with knees to the body.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Woods is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle lands an elbow that stopped Woods in his tracks for a moment.
Castle looking to throw knees to the head but Woods is blocking nicely.
Woods goes for a takedown attempt but Castle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods has his takedown stuffed
and Castle counters with a good, hard body kick but Woods shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
That's time! Castle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woods tries for a takedown but Castle circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castle with a hook.
Woods has his takedown stuffed
and Castle counters with a nice leg kick.
James Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frank Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Woods.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods with a poor takedown
and Castle counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
James Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods fails with the takedown
and Castle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woods's knee momentarily.
Woods is breathing heavily.
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.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castle.
Woods fails with the takedown
and Castle counters with an outside leg kick.
Woods with a poor takedown
and Castle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Woods really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries for a takedown but Castle circles away easily
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Castle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Woods misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castle counters by clinching up.
Castle works on Woods's body with a couple of short punches.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woods is rocked!
Castle lands a big knee to the head and Woods goes down! Castle pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unbreakable comes to the cage accompanied by Nine Inch Nails : Gave Up. Grenadier has chosen Esaka '96 as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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166 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable misses with a combination
and Grenadier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Grenadier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Unbreakable doesn't seem phased though.
Grenadier throws a combination that misses
and Grenadier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Unbreakable swats away the attempt to clinch by Grenadier.
Grenadier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Unbreakable scores with a body shot.
Unbreakable staying out of range there.
Unbreakable swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grenadier counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbreakable throws a sloppy head kick
and Grenadier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unbreakable misses with a hook
and Grenadier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grenadier throws a leg kick
and Unbreakable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Unbreakable tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grenadier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbreakable is looking to take a break and control but Grenadier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grenadier tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Unbreakable manages to move to mount!
Grenadier wants to hold on but Unbreakable pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Unbreakable looking to control but Grenadier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grenadier holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Unbreakable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Unbreakable jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grenadier is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grenadier and Unbreakable has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Unbreakable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grenadier keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier is trying to control Unbreakable's posture but Unbreakable avoids it.
Grenadier stops Unbreakable from passing to mount.
Grenadier tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Unbreakable is staying tight to Grenadier's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Unbreakable lands a nice forearm strike.
Grenadier tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Unbreakable presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Unbreakable looking to control but Grenadier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grenadier can't escape the position.
Unbreakable controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable 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.
Grenadier misses the body punch
and Unbreakable counters with a straight right hand.
Unbreakable rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grenadier counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Unbreakable.
Grenadier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grenadier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unbreakable.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grenadier misses with a left hand
and Unbreakable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grenadier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Unbreakable counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unbreakable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with a punch on the inside.
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Unbreakable.
Grenadier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unbreakable backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Grenadier fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbreakable.
Grenadier being controlled against the cage.
Unbreakable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grenadier has a couple of punches blocked by Unbreakable.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbreakable.
Unbreakable blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grenadier.
Unbreakable has Grenadier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grenadier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grenadier misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Grenadier.
Unbreakable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grenadier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grenadier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unbreakable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable swings wildly with an uppercut but Grenadier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grenadier fails to land.
Unbreakable tries a body shot but Grenadier blocks it.
Grenadier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unbreakable blocking some punches.
Grenadier lands a shot to the body.
Come on Grenadier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grenadier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grenadier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grenadier lands with a light punch inside.
Grenadier tries to circle away but Unbreakable has him pinned against the cage.
Unbreakable is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Unbreakable wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Unbreakable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unbreakable pushes Grenadier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grenadier tries to break the clinch but Unbreakable is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grenadier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unbreakable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbreakable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grenadier misses with a straight right.
Unbreakable dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unbreakable gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grenadier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Unbreakable thinking.
Grenadier needs to keep his hands up - Unbreakable had a free shot at his head there.
Unbreakable's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grenadier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Unbreakable scrambles back to his feet.
Grenadier misses the jab.
Grenadier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unbreakable moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unbreakable.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Unbreakable pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unbreakable blocks a head kick by Grenadier.
Grenadier checks a low kick from Unbreakable.
Grenadier misses with a wild combination.
Grenadier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unbreakable blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Panzer Grenadier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grenadier throws a lazy uppercut
and Unbreakable counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unbreakable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grenadier.
Grenadier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Unbreakable counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grenadier's knee momentarily.
Grenadier throws an off balance right hand
and Unbreakable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unbreakable tries to clinch
and Grenadier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Unbreakable throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grenadier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grenadier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unbreakable circles away quickly and effectively.
Unbreakable cracks a nice hook into Grenadier's ribs.
Unbreakable misses with a right hand
and Grenadier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier misses with a jab to the body
and Unbreakable counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Grenadier misses.
Unbreakable throws a leg kick
and Grenadier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Unbreakable misses its intended target.
Grenadier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable throws out a loose jab but Grenadier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unbreakable misses with a double jab
and Grenadier counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grenadier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Unbreakable counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Unbreakable misses with a body punch
and Grenadier counters with a leg kick.
Grenadier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grenadier throws a body kick that misses.
Unbreakable connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grenadier's hands.
Unbreakable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grenadier tries to avoid it but Unbreakable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grenadier to the ground. Grenadier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jon Unbreakable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier misses with a combination
and Grenadier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jon Unbreakable is winning the standup battle so far.
Unbreakable takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Unbreakable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grenadier throws an off balance right hand
and Unbreakable counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grenadier misses with an uppercut
and Unbreakable counters by clinching up.
Unbreakable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unbreakable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unbreakable is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grenadier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unbreakable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grenadier misses with a lunging right hand
and Unbreakable counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unbreakable.
Grenadier gets underhooks to prevent Unbreakable's takedown attempt.
Grenadier blocks an elbow strike from Unbreakable.
Unbreakable manages to break the clinch.
Grenadier misses the shot to the body.
Grenadier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Unbreakable counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grenadier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Unbreakable counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Unbreakable throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Grenadier to counter with a crisp jab.
Grenadier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Unbreakable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unbreakable has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Unbreakable!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tyson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Steve Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with tyson Griffin's chin.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rogers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rogers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griffin.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Griffin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is pressing down on Griffin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Griffin scoring with some ground and pound.
Griffin trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers controlling the position.
Griffin trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
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.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because tyson Griffin just wasn't active enough.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyson Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
tyson Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a big head kick but Griffin shrugs it off.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
Rogers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rogers regains half guard.
Griffin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rogers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Griffin.
Rogers controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is pressing down on Griffin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffin trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers controlling the position.
Griffin trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
Griffin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rogers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rogers has escaped and now he's on top!
Griffin is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Griffin is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin 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.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Rogers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rogers wants to stand but Griffin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 tyson Griffin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffin throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Rogers avoids the body shot from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Rogers wants to get up but he can't break Griffin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griffin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rogers!
Griffin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rogers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rogers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Griffin avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Griffin lands a big elbow.
Griffin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rogers because Griffin loaded up on that one.
Rogers tries to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
Griffin unloads with some shots from mount but Rogers bucks and avoids them well.
Griffin is working for a guillotine from mount but Rogers frees his head quite easily.
Griffin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rogers is now in Griffin's guard. A big mistake from Griffin there, giving up the dominant position!
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin trying to control the position.
Rogers stands up from Griffin's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Griffin misses with a left hand
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin checks a low kick from Rogers.
Griffin looking to score a takedown here. Rogers is defending well but Griffin drives through and ends up in Rogers's guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Rogers.
I think Rogers 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Man-Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone misses with a combination
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stone on his heels. He'll look to pass Stone's guard now, I'm sure.
Stark passes into half guard.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Stone wants to control but Stark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stark is working for a kimura but Stone is defending it quite comfortably.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to control Stark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Stark is controlling him well.
Stone gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone 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.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Stark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
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.
Stark dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Stone cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stark connects with a body shot.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Stark is controlling him well.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stone tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone wants to clinch but Stark slips to the side
and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark prevents Stone from getting back to his feet.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone wriggles free and stands up.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to sprawl but Stark drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stone trying to control from the bottom.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Stone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stark stops Stone from standing up.
Stone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stone scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
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.
Good exchange - Stone coming out on top.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Stone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stone throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stone won't be happy with that.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stone!
Stone is trying to reverse the position but instead Stark has taken his back - oops!
Stone staying busy and making it hard for Stark to control.
Stone trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stone defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stone holding both Stark 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark working for the choke.
Stark is persistently looking for the submission but Stone is defending it well.
Stark is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Stone controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stone fending off the submission attempt from Stark.
Anthony Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stone defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stark looking to break Stone's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stone remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stark will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stark trying to control.
Stone is trying to get back to his feet but Stark has full control of the position and if anything, Stone has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stone just trying to survive but Stark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stark working for a choke but Stone is defending well.
Stark working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stone knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stone for a finish.
Stone turns into Stark and is now in his guard.
Stone won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stone defends it easily.
Stark is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark really 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.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stark is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!
Stone pushes down on Stark's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stone defends it easily.
Stark is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stone advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Stone throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
Stark is trying to escape the position but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone wants to stand but Stark has his arm trapped.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
Stone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stark looking to score a takedown here. Stone is defending well but Stark drives through and ends up in Stone's guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stark off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stone thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stone tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters with a takedown into side control.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone prevents Stark from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stark is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stone is controlling Stark's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stark is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone has one foot on Stark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stark showed some decent athleticism there.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Stark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Stark! Anthony Stark retains his welterweight title!
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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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