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MIFC Contenders 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Chavez has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chavez throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Chavez. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chavez eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chavez works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson misses with a combination
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonio Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
Johnson is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Johnson jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Chavez scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chavez eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chavez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chavez tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson slips under a jab from Chavez.
Roger Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson punishes Chavez's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Chavez backs away looking to recover.
Chavez walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Chavez off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Chavez is rocked!
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Chavez stumbling backwards into the cage! Chavez bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sosnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin gets the takedown into side control.
Austin taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosnowski tries to improve position but can't.
Sosnowski is trying to control Austin's posture but Austin avoids it.
Sosnowski is looking to reverse the position.
Austin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sosnowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Andrei Sosnowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sosnowski fails with the takedown
and Austin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sosnowski's guard.
Sosnowski is wriggling around but Austin manages to pass to half guard.
Austin controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin blocks the strikes from Sosnowski.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sosnowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin content to control rather than advance.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sosnowski trying to get back to full guard but Austin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Austin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin controlling from the full mount.
Sosnowski tries to lock up and control but Austin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Austin controlling his opponent.
Austin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sosnowski!
Austin gets a double leg takedown into Sosnowski's guard.
Austin advances to half guard.
Sosnowski is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Austin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sosnowski is trying to stand.
Austin stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Austin feints and as Sosnowski raises his hands in defense, Austin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sosnowski's head.
Austin stays in close to Sosnowski's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Austin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steve Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin stands up over Sosnowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin prevents Sosnowski from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Austin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sosnowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sosnowski enables Austin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sosnowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Austin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Austin stands up over Sosnowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sosnowski tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sosnowski won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Austin connects with a decent elbow.
Austin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sosnowski is trying to get back to his feet.
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steve Austin.
Austin takes the fight into the clinch.
Austin is trying to trip Sosnowski. He has hold of a leg but Sosnowski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Austin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Austin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Andrei Sosnowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Austin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Austin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Boishuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Boishuizen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Boishuizen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boishuizen tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Boishuizen is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Peter Boishuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boishuizen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faber.
Faber won't allow Boishuizen to get back to his feet.
Boishuizen wriggles free and stands up.
Boishuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boishuizen scores with a spinning back kick!
Boishuizen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boishuizen.
Boishuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Boishuizen tries to clinch
and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boishuizen won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boishuizen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boishuizen on the ground.
Boishuizen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Faber's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Boishuizen is trying to stand.
Boishuizen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boishuizen wants to get back to his feet.
Faber slips a nice elbow through Boishuizen's hands, connecting with Boishuizen's forehead.
Faber trying to pass the guard but Boishuizen defending well.
Boishuizen is trying to stand back up but Faber is controlling him
Faber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boishuizen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faber working Boishuizen over with strikes.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Boishuizen is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is keen to just control but Boishuizen is a slippery customer.
Boishuizen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boishuizen is rocked!
Faber lands a big elbow - Boishuizen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Faber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Faber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quick Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Acevedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acevedes has chosen California Love as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quick Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Acevedes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedes throws a right and a left that Smalls avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Smalls.
Acevedes feints and as Smalls raises his hands in defense, Acevedes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smalls is looking for a triangle but Acevedes pushes his legs off easily.
Acevedes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Acevedes wants to pass the guard but Smalls is keeping the position.
Smalls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acevedes throws a strike but Smalls rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smalls stands up from Acevedes's guard - Smalls perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls tries to clinch but Acevedes is having none of it.
Acevedes connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Acevedes lands a glancing blow to the side of Smalls's head.
Acevedes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smalls quickly recovers to half guard.
Smalls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Acevedes pulls his head out easily.
Smalls wants to get back to full guard.
Acevedes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Smalls is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Acevedes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Deadpool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Mckracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Deadpool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Mckracken!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadpool fails with the takedown.
Deadpool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckracken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mckracken misses with a two punch combination.
Deadpool shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Deadpool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckracken throws a lazy uppercut
and Deadpool decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mckracken's guard.
Mckracken trying to control the position here.
Deadpool is looking to work some ground and pound but Mckracken has wrist control.
Mckracken wants to stand but Deadpool is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deadpool lands a couple of elbows.
Deadpool 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.
Mckracken wants to sweep here but Deadpool controlling him for the moment.
Mckracken is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deadpool is pushing down on Mckracken's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mckracken is fighting to maintain full guard but Deadpool has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deadpool not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mckracken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deadpool throwing shots but Mckracken is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Deadpool there.
Mckracken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deadpool. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mckracken's head.
Deadpool thows a huge punch but Mckracken dodges it nicely.
Mckracken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mckracken trying to control but Deadpool postures up.
Deadpool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mckracken doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deadpool.
Deadpool lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deadpool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deadpool scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deadpool is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mckracken actively working from the bottom here.
Mckracken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deadpool connects with a nice short shot to Mckracken's temple.
Deadpool looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mckracken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mckracken is looking for a sweep. Deadpool is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deadpool 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.
Deadpool missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deadpool lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deadpool lands a nice short elbow.
Deadpool is working for a submission of some sort.
Mckracken is trying is best to control the position here.
Mckracken is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deadpool's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deadpool's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Deadpool 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.
A big right from Mckracken misses.
Deadpool fails with the takedown
and Mckracken counters with a right hand to the body.
Mckracken misses with a body punch
and Deadpool counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deadpool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deadpool prevents Mckracken from improving his position.
Mckracken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Deadpool thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mckracken trying to hold on to Deadpool's head to control him but Deadpool postures up.
Mckracken is concentrating on defense, preventing Deadpool from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpool is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mckracken defends it well.
Deadpool landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deadpool looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mckracken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deadpool.
Deadpool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mckracken wants to improve his position but Deadpool is controlling well.
Deadpool 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.
Deadpool throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool seems to be working for a kimura but Mckracken defends the submission attempt.
Mckracken is looking for a sweep. Deadpool is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deadpool with the ground and pound but Mckracken uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Deadpool throws and elbow that misses. Mckracken uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Deadpool's guard. Nice move by Mckracken!
Mckracken stopping the sweep attempt from Deadpool.
Deadpool keeping full guard, as Mckracken tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool wants to sweep but no luck.
Deadpool is working an open guard so Mckracken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wade Deadpool is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deadpool has his takedown stuffed
and Mckracken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deadpool has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Deadpool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckracken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckracken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mckracken scores with a hook to the body. Deadpool takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mckracken fails to land with a series of punches.
Deadpool misses with a takedown attempt
and Mckracken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mckracken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mckracken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Mckracken does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Deadpool dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Deadpool avoids the body shot from Mckracken.
Mckracken throws a right hand that Deadpool ducks under and follows up with a left that Deadpool also avoids with ease.
Mckracken misses with a body shot.
Deadpool with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mckracken counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Mckracken as Deadpool shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadpool fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Deadpool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deadpool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckracken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deadpool thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpool uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mckracken.
Deadpool fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Deadpool shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mckracken but Mckracken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deadpool slips a jab and a cross from Mckracken.
Deadpool bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deadpool closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mckracken to the mat! Mckracken manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mckracken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deadpool scoring with some ground and pound.
Mckracken is trying to control the position but Deadpool postures up.
Deadpool 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.
Mckracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deadpool.
Deadpool won't allow Mckracken to get back to his feet.
Deadpool postures up and lands a big shot to Mckracken's brow.
Deadpool postures up.
Deadpool thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mckracken looking for a sweep. Not yet Mckracken, not yet.
Deadpool pushes down on Mckracken's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mckracken is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadpool seems to be working for a kimura but Mckracken defends the submission attempt.
Deadpool with the ground and pound but Mckracken uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Deadpool prevents Mckracken from getting back to his feet.
Mckracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deadpool throwing strikes from guard but Mckracken blocks nicely.
Mckracken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Mckracken looking for a sweep. Not yet Mckracken, not yet.
Deadpool with a nice head shot there.
Deadpool with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckracken wants to stand but Deadpool is controlling the position.
Mckracken is trying to control the position but Deadpool postures up.
Zak Mckracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Deadpool throwing strikes from guard but Mckracken blocks nicely.
Deadpool with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade Deadpool is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deadpool scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Deadpool showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deadpool, 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Deadpool!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly's entrance music is You Dropped a bomb on me. A fine choice. Melendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Coo Cooi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Charles Handly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
161 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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22
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handly.
Handly misses with a double jab
and Melendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Handly misses.
Handly misses with a combination
so Melendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Handly wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.
Melendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Handly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Handly has escaped and now he's on top!
Handly cracks Melendez with a solid left hand.
Handly throwing strikes from guard but Melendez blocks nicely.
Handly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Handly 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Handly is one step ahead there.
Melendez is trying to control the position but Handly postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melendez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Handly counters with a series of strikes. Melendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Handly avoids nicely.
Melendez looks for a takedown but Handly sprawls well.
Handly throws a combination that misses
and Melendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handly drives through with a takedown into Melendez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Handly looking to pass the guard.
Melendez 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.
Handly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Handly won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
Melendez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Handly should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Melendez has tightened it up now! Handly should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Xavier Melendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires with a poor takedown
and Hawass counters with a left and a right that stings Squires.
Squires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawass.
A jab from Hawass misses.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Hawass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawass lands with a hook. Squires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Squires avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hawass.
Squires shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawass sprawls well. He's pushed Squires's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squires counters with a shoot takedown. Hawass fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Squires kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Squires wants to control from the top but Hawass keeps moving.
Hawass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Squires. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squires engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. DrZawi Hawass was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawass lunges at Squires with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squires's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Squires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawass throws a right and a left that Squires avoids nicely.
Squires defending well as Hawass loads up on a big left hand.
Hawass defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Squires.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires tries for a takedown but Hawass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Squires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
Hawass misses with a double jab.
Squires instigates a clinch.
Hawass breaks from the clinch.
Squires shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawass tries to sprawl out of it but Squires keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
Squires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squires showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Squires is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass tries to kick Squires off but Squires keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Squires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawass is looking to escape.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass looks like he's trying to stand up.
Squires working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires thows a huge punch but Hawass dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawass can do anything to dispel that myth.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawass pushes Squires off looking to stand but Squires dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.
Hawass taking some punishment here, with Squires in his half guard.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawass has hold of Squires's hands but Squires slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires 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.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squires is nestled in close to Hawass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Hawass is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass looks gassed!
Squires is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Squires winds up and cracks Hawass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squires lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawass pushes Squires off looking to stand but Squires dives back in and keeps control.
Hawass is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Squires takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawass is doing well to control the position and prevent Squires from advancing to side control.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Squires stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Hawass.
Squires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawass.
Hawass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squires counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Hawass throws a right and a left that Squires avoids nicely.
Squires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawass's waist but Hawass gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Squires off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Hawass.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Squires to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet but Squires passes into half guard.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.
Squires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawass is breathing heavily.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.
Squires is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawass doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Squires.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.
Hawass taking some punishment here, with Squires in his half guard.
Squires lands strikes from half guard.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.
Hawass kicks off Squires and gets to his feet.
Squires takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Squires shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawass but Hawass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Squires or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawass which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squires.
Hawass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires tries for a takedown but Hawass circles away easily
and Hawass counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass throws a one two combo.
Squires fails with a takedown attempt.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
Hawass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squires circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Hawass.
A punch lands to the side of Squires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawass leaves Squires with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Squires is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Squires has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawass lands with a right hand.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawass eats them both and turns towards Squires to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hawass. Those never looked like landing.
Hawass feints a jab promting Squires to slip. Hawass then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Squires slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Squires's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Squires duly obliges.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Squires moves away from the strike by Hawass.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawass throws a series of strikes that have Squires backpedaling.
Squires ducks right into an uppercut from Hawass.
Squires shoots for a takedown but Hawass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Squires closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hawass quickly recovers to half guard.
Squires winds up and cracks Hawass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Squires trying to control from half guard but Hawass is working away.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass wants to control but Squires is keeping busy.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
Squires working Hawass over with strikes.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Squires there.
Squires wants to pass to mount but Hawass is defending the position.
Squires working Hawass over with strikes.
Hawass controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawass is in trouble now - Squires has advanced to mount!
Squires landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Hawass.
Squires shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawass defends it nicely.
Hawass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squires counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hawass's guard now.
Squires won't allow Hawass to get back to his feet.
Squires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squires throws a big right hand that misses.
Squires chips away with some ground and pound.
Squires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hawass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Squires wants to control from the top but Hawass keeps moving.
Brent Squires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Hawass wants to stand but Squires is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Squires trying to control but Hawass is working from the bottom.
Squires working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Squires makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawass has wrist control.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet but Squires passes into half guard.
Squires moves into full mount! Hawass won't be happy about that!
Squires raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawass is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Squires with shots to the head and body - Hawass looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Squires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Squires.
Squires unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawass is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Squires landing strikes from the mount.
Squires landing strikes from the mount.
Hawass is rocked!
It looks like DrZawi Hawass has been cut.
Hawass is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawass is still in real trouble! Can Squires finish him?
Squires unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hawass wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Squires celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Squires!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bradshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj McQuade!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuade throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
McQuade looks to land a body kick but Bradshaw moved away.
Bradshaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McQuade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bradshaw's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from McQuade. No joy for Bradshaw on that attempt.
Bradshaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McQuade finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bradshaw misses with a left hand
and McQuade counters with a nice leg kick.
McQuade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bobby Bradshaw has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw misses with a right hand
and McQuade counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McQuade circles away from the clinch attempt
and McQuade counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradshaw is breathing heavily.
McQuade connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by McQuade.
McQuade catches Bradshaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McQuade cracks a nice hook into Bradshaw's ribs.
McQuade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under McQuade's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bradshaw falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jj McQuade!
Jj McQuade is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews defending well as Britt loads up on a big left hand.
Britt lands a big right hand that sends Matthews crashing to the mat! Britt stays standing though and waves Matthews back to his feet!
Matthews is rocked!
It looks like Dave Matthews has been cut.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Britt circles away easily
and Britt counters with a big left hand that crumples Matthews! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Britt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Venture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Venture lands.
Venture misses with a lunging right hand
and Resparzo counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Venture misses
and Resparzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Resparzo throws a leg kick but Venture moved away.
Resparzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venture.
Venture misses with a body punch
and Resparzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Venture swings away with a body shot that misses
and Resparzo counters with a solid body kick.
Venture misses with an uppercut
and Resparzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Resparzo looks to land a right hand but Venture moved out of range.
Resparzo is looking to slow Venture down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resparzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Venture is able to avoid easily.
Venture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Resparzo throws a sloppy head kick and Venture moves out of range easily.
Venture throws a left and a right that both miss
and Resparzo counters with a nice body shot.
Venture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Venture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture throws a right hand that misses
and Resparzo counters with a solid body kick.
Venture is breathing heavily.
Venture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Resparzo. Resparzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Resparzo thows a body kick. Venture tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Resparzo lands with a shot to the body.
Venture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Venture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Venture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Resparzo feints and then cracks Venture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venture down.
Resparzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Resparzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Resparzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ej Resparzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venture throws an off balance right hand
and Resparzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Resparzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Resparzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Resparzo looks to land a combination. Venture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Hank Venture has been cut.
Resparzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo feints and then cracks Venture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venture down.
Resparzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Venture rather than just go for the knockout.
Resparzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venture doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Venture's leg. Venture is trying to keep his angry face on.
Resparzo cracks the inside of Venture's front leg.
Resparzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Resparzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Venture's head.
Venture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Venture crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Resparzo - the referee stops the clock and Venture gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Resparzo. Venture manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Resparzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Venture in his tracks.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Venture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Resparzo throws a low kick, looking for Venture's leg but Venture calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Venture on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Resparzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Resparzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hank Venture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Resparzo. Resparzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Resparzo rushes Venture and presses him up against the cage.
Resparzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Venture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Resparzo scores a nice knee to the body.
Resparzo with a knee to the head.
Resparzo landing knees to the head.
Resparzo lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resparzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Resparzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resparzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resparzo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo working Venture over with knees to the body.
Resparzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ventures head.
Resparzo cracks Venture with a nice body shot.
Resparzo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Resparzo - that landed with a thud.
Resparzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Resparzo lands a body punch.
Resparzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Resparzo prevents the takedown attempt.
Resparzo is struggling to control the position.
Resparzo landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Resparzo.
Resparzo scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Resparzo throws a leg kick which misses Venture's front leg but catches the back leg as Venture tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Resparzo - just one landing.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Venture's leg. Venture is trying to keep his angry face on.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venture moves away.
Venture misses with a right hand
and Resparzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Resparzo connects with a body shot.
Venture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Resparzo.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Resparzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Resparzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Resparzo feints and then cracks Venture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venture down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resparzo jabs at Venture's body.
Resparzo throws a leg kick which misses Venture's front leg but catches the back leg as Venture tries to avoid it.
Resparzo thumps Venture with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo scores with a nice head shot.
Resparzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Resparzo punishes Venture's body with a nice straight punch.
Resparzo lands a slapping body shot.
Resparzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Resparzo gets a clinch.
Resparzo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resparzo working Venture over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Resparzo.
Hank Venture's cut is getting worse.
Resparzo cracks Venture with a nice body shot.
Resparzo stalling against the cage.
Resparzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resparzo with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo has Venture pushed against the cage.
Resparzo scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Resparzo.
Resparzo lands a body shot.
Resparzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Resparzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Come on Resparzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Resparzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Venture.
Resparzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resparzo manages to break the clinch.
Resparzo lands with a cross.
Venture misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Resparzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Venture jabs Resparzo right on the nose. Resparzo blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture avoids the body shot from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a solid leg kick but Venture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Resparzo.
Resparzo connects with a body shot.
Venture misses with a hook
and Resparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Venture throws a sloppy body shot
and Resparzo counters with a leg kick.
Resparzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Resparzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Resparzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venture. That did some damage!
Resparzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Resparzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Resparzo is looking to slow Venture down with leg kicks.
Venture throws a predictable looking body shot
and Resparzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Resparzo thows a body kick. Venture tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Resparzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Venture misses with a takedown
and Resparzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resparzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Resparzo works the jab nicely.
Resparzo stuns Venture with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Resparzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Resparzo scores with a leg kick.
Resparzo lands a nice hook to Venture's body. Venture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Resparzo digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Venture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Resparzo throws a leg kick which misses Venture's front leg but catches the back leg as Venture tries to avoid it.
Resparzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Venture misses with an uppercut
and Resparzo counters with a good low kick that Venture was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Resparzo. That's going to slow Venture down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Resparzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Resparzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Venture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Resparzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Resparzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Resparzo scores with a jab to the body.
Venture takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Resparzo misses with a jab to the body
and Venture counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Resparzo lands but Venture takes it in his stride.
Resparzo motions for Venture to come forward. Resparzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Resparzo is looking to slow Venture down with leg kicks.
Venture misses with a lunging right hand
and Resparzo counters with a solid body kick.
Resparzo scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Resparzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Venture in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Venture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Resparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Resparzo thuds a left hand into Venture's body.
Resparzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Resparzo finds it's way through Venture's defenses.
Hank Venture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Resparzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Resparzo. That's going to slow Venture down.
Resparzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venture.
Nice uppercut there from Resparzo.
Venture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ej Resparzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Resparzo.
Venture on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Resparzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Resparzo scores with a jab to the body.
Venture will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Resparzo lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venture takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Venture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Resparzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Venture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Venture tries to keep at a distance but Resparzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Resparzo works on Venture's body with a couple of short punches.
Resparzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Resparzo obliges.
Resparzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Resparzo.
Ej Resparzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Resparzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Venture lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resparzo cracks Venture with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Resparzo works on Venture's body with a couple of short punches.
Resparzo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venture takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Resparzo.
Resparzo lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resparzo lands a body shot.
Resparzo is leaning against Venture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Resparzo landing knees to the head.
Resparzo working Venture over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Resparzo obliges.
Resparzo lands a shot to the body.
Venture takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Resparzo obliges.
Resparzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Resparzo manages to break the clinch.
Venture tries to move into range but Resparzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeez, Hank Venture's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo thumps Venture with a low kick.
Venture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Resparzo. Resparzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Resparzo lands a jab to Venture's midsection.
Resparzo scores with a three punch combo!
Resparzo misses with a few strikes there.
Venture misses with an uppercut
and Resparzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resparzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Resparzo cracks Venture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Venture swings away with a body shot that misses
and Resparzo counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Resparzo.
Resparzo lands a body shot.
Resparzo scores with a leg kick.
Venture avoids the body shot from Resparzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Venture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Venture misses with an uppercut
and Resparzo counters with a straight right hand.
Resparzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Venture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resparzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Resparzo. Beautiful body shot.
Resparzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venture with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Resparzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Venture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Resparzo can pounce on him.
Venture throws a right hand that misses
and Resparzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Venture swings widly with a right hand
and Resparzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Resparzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Resparzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Venture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Venture blocks the leg kick.
Venture misses with a combination
and Resparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Resparzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resparzo lands a body shot.
Resparzo digs a good body shot into Venture's ribs.
Resparzo throws a chopping leg kick but Venture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Resparzo takes a swing at Venture's ribcage but misses.
Venture lands a glancing blow to the side of Resparzo's head.
Resparzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Resparzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Resparzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Resparzo misses with a body shot.
Resparzo thows a body kick. Venture tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Resparzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Resparzo lands a slapping body shot.
Resparzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Venture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Resparzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Resparzo instigates a clinch.
Resparzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Resparzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resparzo digs a right hand underneath Venture's ribcage. Venture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Resparzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Resparzo lands a knee to the body.
Resparzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Resparzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Resparzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Venture backwards.
A right hand to the body from Resparzo.
A short right from Resparzo on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank Venture's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ej Resparzo!
Ej Resparzo is the new welterweight champion!
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