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Reach 46 - Wentworth vs. Star PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuito Wichoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuito Wichoo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuito Wichoo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Wichoo has momentary wrist control but Garcia slips an elbow through the middle.
Wichoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia pushing down on Wichoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wichoo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wichoo is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Wichoo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wichoo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wichoo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wichoo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wichoo shrugs it off.
Garcia has isolated one of Wichoo's arms. Wichoo looking to fight him off but Garcia twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power's entrance music is Eminem - Superman . A fine choice. Stevens has chosen "No Leaf Clover" by Metallica as his entrance music. Bob Stevens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Power manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevens takes one to the side of the head.
Power gets a takedown into half guard.
Power performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Power drops an elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Power passes to full mount!
Power dominating with strikes here.
Power putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Bob Stevens has been cut.
Stevens is trying desperately to improve position.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Power is landing with some decent strikes but Stevens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Bob Stevens's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.
The cut above Bob Stevens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diesel Power!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkrieg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Better Pray- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. 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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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linderoth throws a hook but Blitzkrieg avoids it easily.
Blitzkrieg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Linderoth counters with a nice body shot.
Linderoth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blitzkrieg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blitzkrieg misses with a lunging right hand
and Linderoth counters with a nice body shot.
Blitzkrieg swings widly with a right hand
and Linderoth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blitzkrieg's guard now.
Blitzkrieg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Linderoth cracks Blitzkrieg with a solid left hand.
Blitzkrieg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linderoth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linderoth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blitzkrieg's guard.
Blitzkrieg tries to get to full guard but Linderoth has control of the leg.
Blitzkrieg trying to hold on to Linderoth's head to control him but Linderoth postures up.
Linderoth passes to full mount!
Linderoth dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth is landing with some decent strikes but Blitzkrieg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Linderoth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blitzkrieg's face.
Linderoth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blitzkrieg is desperately trying to improve his position but Linderoth has a good base and remains in mount.
Blitzkrieg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Linderoth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blitzkrieg?
Linderoth working the ground and pound effectively.
Linderoth wants to control the pace but Blitzkrieg is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linderoth controlling his opponent.
Blitzkrieg tries to reverse the position but Linderoth maintains control.
Linderoth lands with some strikes.
Linderoth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blitzkrieg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Blitzkrieg taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth cracks Blitzkrieg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Linderoth tries to control but Blitzkrieg wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linderoth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blitzkrieg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Linderoth scoring with punches and elbows.
Blitzkrieg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blitzkrieg is not content to let Linderoth control the position.
Blitzkrieg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Linderoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Linderoth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth managing to control the position.
Blitzkrieg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blitzkrieg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linderoth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linderoth is looking for a triangle but Blitzkrieg pushes his legs off easily.
Blitzkrieg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linderoth keeping moving, preventing Blitzkrieg from controlling successfully.
Linderoth controls Blitzkrieg momentarily but Blitzkrieg frees himself.
Blitzkrieg wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Linderoth's closed guard. He's half up but Linderoth has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Linderoth pivots and extends the arm, Blitzkrieg falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Linderoth! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tobias Linderoth!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova has chosen Jääkärimarssi as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Mahal.
Mahal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kova.
Mahal misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kova.
No luck for Mahal with that takedown attempt.
Mahal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kova. That one must have hurt.
Kova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahal's sensitive parts.
Mahal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kova throws a head kick that Mahal semi-blocks.
Kova gets caught napping as Mahal dives in and scores a takedown. Kova manages to retain guard.
Mahal 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.
Kova 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.
Mahal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahal 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.
Kova 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.
Mahal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kova has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mahal has managed to get both his arms back between Kova's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kova is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kova looking for a sweep. Not yet Kova, not yet.
Kova is striking off his back. Mahal thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Mahal is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kova is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahal is taking a breather. Kova says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahal is working away from the top position though.
Mahal trying to control from half guard but Kova is working away.
Mahal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kova is looking to improve his position.
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.
Mahal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mahal seems to be working for a kimura but Kova defends the submission attempt.
Mahal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mahal seems to be working for a kimura but Kova defends the submission attempt.
Kova is looking to improve his position.
Mahal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kova is trying to control but can't.
Kova is looking for a sweep. Mahal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mahal wants to control but Kova is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kova wants to get back to his feet.
Mahal is working for a kimura but Kova is defending it quite comfortably.
Kova is looking to escape.
Mahal seems to be working for a kimura but Kova defends the submission attempt.
Kova is looking to improve his position.
Mahal working over Kova with some ground and pound. Kova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kova wants to control but Mahal passes into side.
Kova is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mahal in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kova tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mahal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasinova Gurama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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159 lbs
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kasinova Gurama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gurama.
Gurama fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Gurama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
It looks like Kasinova Gurama has been cut.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gurama backwards.
Gurama is rocked!
Diaz lands a left hand.
Gurama is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Gurama looking for a takedown.
Gurama seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Gurama 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gurama backwards.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gurama backwards.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diaz obliges.
Gurama looks gassed!
Diaz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gurama's face.
Diaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Gurama 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops Gurama with a big knee straight up the middle! Gurama is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That has opened up Kasinova Gurama's cut even more.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gurama tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Gurama's guard.
Diaz gets to his feet. Gurama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gurama fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Gurama is wriggling around but Diaz manages to pass to half guard.
Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Gurama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Gurama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Gurama from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gurama throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasinova Gurama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gurama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Gurama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Gurama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
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.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gurama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Gurama swings around for an armbar but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gurama's guard.
Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gurama thinking.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz takes a swing at Gurama's ribcage but misses.
Gurama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Gurama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gurama fails with the takedown
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kasinova Gurama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gurama moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz lands with a hook. Gurama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurama punching from the bottom.
Diaz decides to stand up.
Gurama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gurama moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurama fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gurama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Gurama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gurama counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurama throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Gurama is trying to ground and pound but Diaz uses the momentary lack of control by Gurama to regain half guard.
Gurama wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Gurama slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gurama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kasinova Gurama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurama tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noctis Perseus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has Perseus backing up. Perseus nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Ruent. Those never looked like landing.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perseus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perseus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and Ruent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perseus throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent counters with a body kick that stops Perseus in his tracks momentarily.
Perseus looks gassed!
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruent tests Perseus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perseus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruent - that will leave a mark!
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Perseus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruent can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruent.
Ruent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perseus. That did some damage!
Perseus moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent stalks Perseus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perseus's face. Perseus staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Noctis Perseus has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a wild body kick that Perseus sees coming a mile off.
Ruent scores with a nice head shot.
Perseus misses with a hook
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruent scores with a jab.
Ruent connects with a high kick.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and Ruent counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Ruent.
Perseus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruent to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruent goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perseus throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent counters with a low kick, right behind Perseus 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruent. That snapped Perseus's head back.
Perseus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent stalks Perseus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perseus's face. Perseus staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perseus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Ruent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perseus staying out of range there.
Perseus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Perseus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses.
Perseus throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruent lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a nice body kick.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Perseus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Perseus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Perseus off balance momentarily.
Ruent lands the left hand.
Ruent lands with a nice body punch.
Ruent is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruent!
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Perseus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ruent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noctis Perseus's cut.
That's time! Ruent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruent lands with a hook. Perseus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a nice leg kick.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a thumping low kick.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perseus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perseus misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruent thuds a left hand into Perseus's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Ruent.
Perseus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perseus is breathing heavily.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruent scores with a jab.
Ruent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perseus's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noctis Perseus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruent lunges at Perseus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perseus's hand.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a series of strikes. Perseus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perseus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perseus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perseus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.
Perseus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perseus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Ruent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent thumps Perseus with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perseus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ruent has got the better of the exchanges.
Perseus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a leg kick.
Perseus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruent finds it's way round the side to connect with Perseus's head.
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Perseus moved away.
Ruent tries to clinch there but Perseus circles away.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Perseus's leg. Perseus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent avoids the body shot from Perseus.
Ruent cracks Perseus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent cracks Perseus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perseus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruent closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perseus takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
Perseus misses with a hook to the body
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Perseus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruent lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.
Ruent thows a body kick. Perseus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Ruent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.
Perseus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perseus manages to avoid it.
Ruent jabs Perseus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perseus can do to turn this around?
Perseus misses with a hook to the body
and Ruent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perseus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Ruent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ruent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noctis Perseus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a nice kick to the body.
Perseus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a straight right hand.
Ruent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruent scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruent throws a combination. Perseus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rick Ruent is winning the standup battle so far.
Perseus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Ruent lands a big head kick that sends Perseus tumbling to the mat! Ruent takes a step backwards and waves Perseus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Perseus is rocked!
Ruent feints and then cracks Perseus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perseus down.
Perseus tries to keep at a distance but Ruent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Perseus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruent lands a shoulder strike.
Ruent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands a body punch.
Ruent stalls.
Ruent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruent scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruent lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Ruent.
Ruent misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perseus.
Ruent tries a body shot but Perseus blocks it.
Ruent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perseus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perseus avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent crunches a lovely knee into Perseus's ribcage.
Perseus is looking to control Ruent's arms but Ruent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perseus has his back to the cage.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruent is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perseus is defending well for now.
Ruent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent scores with a hook to the body.
Perseus avoiding damage as Ruent throws knees to the body.
Ruent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruent lands with an overhand left.
Ruent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perseus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruent.
Perseus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has Perseus backing up. Perseus nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a big head kick but Perseus shrugs it off.
Noctis Perseus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a nice uppercut.
Perseus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a head kick. That will keep Perseus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perseus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruent finds it's way round the side to connect with Perseus's head.
Decent striking displayed by Ruent there.
Perseus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruent lands a jab-cross combination.
Perseus throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
Ruent throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perseus.
Rick Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perseus swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perseus misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a body kick that stops Perseus in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perseus throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Ruent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perseus doesn't seem bothered though.
Perseus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perseus there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively.
Perseus throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a left and a right that stings Perseus.
Perseus misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ruent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelino Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaegerjaquez comes to the cage accompanied by "No More Sorrow" by Linkin Park (Grimmjow Edition). Marcelino Landry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelino Landry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez scores with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Landry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jaegerjaquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Landry misses with a body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a combination
and Landry counters with a good, hard body kick but Jaegerjaquez shrugs it off.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Landry counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Landry counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jaegerjaquez really felt that one!
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry throws a low kick but Jaegerjaquez avoids it.
Jaegerjaquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to Landry's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Landry moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry walks into a jab.
Jaegerjaquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Landry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry throws a combination that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez wants to clinch but Landry slips to the side
and Landry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses
letting Landry counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Jaegerjaquez throws an off balance right hand
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Landry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
Landry swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcelino Landry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Landry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez misses the body punch
and Landry counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a jab to the body
and Landry counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landry.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Landry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry lands a jab to Jaegerjaquez's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook
and Landry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Landry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcelino Landry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the body
and Landry counters with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Landry counter with a right hand.
Landry tried to score with a low kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Landry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch there but Landry circles away.
Landry misses with a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landry swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
and Landry counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landry's corner calls for a 1-2. Landry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landry can pounce on him.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Landry cracks the inside of Jaegerjaquez's front leg.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez throws a combination that misses
and Landry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch
and Landry counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Landry. Landry obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelino Landry 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!
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the body
and Landry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaegerjaquez's knee momentarily.
Landry misses with a double jab.
Landry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the body
and Landry counters with an inside leg kick.
Landry feints and then cracks Jaegerjaquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
A left lands for Landry.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Landry counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Landry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
and Landry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaegerjaquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaegerjaquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaegerjaquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Landry thumps Jaegerjaquez with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez sizes up Landry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaegerjaquez looks to clinch
and Landry counters with a left and a right that stings Jaegerjaquez.
Marcelino Landry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the body
letting Landry counter with a right hand.
Landry throws a head kick but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the body
and Landry counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jaegerjaquez - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Landry.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a left hand
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Landry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landry counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez swings widly with a right hand
and Landry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelino Landry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelino Landry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold's entrance music is Dragonforce - Operation Ground and Pound. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wonder's choice of entrance music: Unforgiven 3. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
190 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sidney Wonder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Wonder.
Wonder moves out of range of the leg kick from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wonder at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Wonder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danneskjold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danneskjold thows a big elbow that misses.
Danneskjold throws and elbow that misses. Wonder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danneskjold's guard. Nice move by Wonder!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danneskjold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danneskjold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wonder trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danneskjold wants to sweep but no luck.
Danneskjold seems keen to control Wonder's posture.
Danneskjold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonder is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ragnar Danneskjold wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wonder takes a swing at Danneskjold's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danneskjold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wonder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danneskjold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Danneskjold as he connects with a hook.
Wonder misses with a body shot
and Danneskjold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Wonder keeps moving.
Danneskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but Wonder is retaining full guard.
Wonder is working an open guard so Danneskjold takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Danneskjold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonder feints and as Danneskjold raises his hands in defense, Wonder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold controlling the position.
Danneskjold looking to control.
Wonder looking to pass the guard.
Wonder preventing the sweep.
Wonder trying to control but Danneskjold is working from the bottom.
Danneskjold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wonder's guard.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Wonder keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Danneskjold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danneskjold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wonder looks gassed!
Danneskjold misses with a combination
and Wonder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danneskjold throws a combination that misses
and Wonder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danneskjold jabs Wonder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danneskjold throws a jab when Wonder was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Danneskjold from controlling successfully.
Danneskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold 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.
Danneskjold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wonder slaps away a takedown attempt from Danneskjold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjold looks to land a left hand but Wonder moved out of range nicely.
Danneskjold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danneskjold throws a hook but Wonder blocks it.
Wonder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Danneskjold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wonder's knee momentarily.
Danneskjold connects with a body shot that sends Wonder's belly button to the back.
Wonder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wonder there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danneskjold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wonder is breathing heavily.
Danneskjold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danneskjold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wonder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danneskjold rather than just go for the knockout.
Danneskjold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonder's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold swinging wildly here.
Good work by Wonder as he checks the leg kick.
Danneskjold ducks under a wild hook from Wonder.
Wonder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danneskjold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonder's sensitive parts.
Danneskjold moves into the clinch.
Danneskjold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wonder.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Danneskjold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danneskjold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danneskjold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Danneskjold there.
Wonder misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wonder under the eye.
Wonder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danneskjold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danneskjold throws a jab when Wonder was well out of range.
Danneskjold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wonders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold has a takedown stuffed.
Ragnar Danneskjold is winning the standup battle so far.
Danneskjold lands a jab to the head.
Wonder misses with a body shot
and Danneskjold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wonder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Wonder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danneskjold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonder can do to turn this around?
Wonder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danneskjold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danneskjold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danneskjold cracks Wonder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danneskjold catches Wonder with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Wonder forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ragnar Danneskjold!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C C Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Pompi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rider comes into the arena with God Save The Queen blaring out of the sound system. Pompi has chosen French National Anthem as his entrance music. The key to victory for C C Rider has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, C C Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Pompi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rider wants it to stay on the feet.
Pompi tries for a takedown but Rider circles away easily
and Rider counters with a straight right hand.
Pompi shoots in and gets a takedown into Rider's guard.
Pompi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rider is controlling Pompi's posture.
Pompi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pompi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pompi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pompi throwing strikes but missing.
Pompi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pompi seems to have locked his on tight now - Rider screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pompi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Franck Pompi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LA twotwo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth comes into the arena with Spitfire by The Prodigy blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Star's choice of entrance music: Drake ft. Lil Wayne - Unstoppable. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
157 lbs
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29
159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, LA twotwo Star!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth connects with a jab.
Wentworth throws a nice looking combination but Star bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wentworth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Star's guard.
Wentworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Star has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wentworth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Star has his foot on Wentworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wentworth works his way back into a safe position though.
Wentworth controlling from the top position.
Wentworth'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.
Star utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Star has momentary wrist control but Wentworth slips an elbow through the middle.
Wentworth content to stall in guard here.
Star looking for a guillotine here but Wentworth defends easily.
Star is looking for a triangle but Wentworth pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wentworth postures up in Star's guard and throws a big left but Star blocks it.
Wentworth trying to control but Star is working from the bottom.
Star is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wentworth defends well.
Wentworth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Star has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wentworth has managed to get both his arms back between Star's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star keeping moving, preventing Wentworth from controlling successfully.
Wentworth with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Star is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wentworth is aware though and is defending well.
Wentworth stands up over Star, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Star escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wentworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wentworth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wentworth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Star had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wentworth defends it easily.
Star looks gassed!
Star being controlled here, momentarily.
Wentworth lands a couple of elbows.
Wentworth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wentworth pushes down on Star's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Star looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wentworth 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.
Wentworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Star looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wentworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wentworth uses his free foot to push down on Star's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Star.
Wentworth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wentworth lands a heavy elbow.
Wentworth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wentworth trying to control but Star is having none of it.
Wentworth content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Star looks a forlorn figure.
Wentworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Star's face.
Wentworth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Star is trying desperately to improve position.
Wentworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Star is looking to escape.
Wentworth controlling his opponent.
Star is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Star shoots and misses
and Wentworth counters with a series of strikes. Star will be more careful next time no doubt.
Star gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Wentworth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Star looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Star is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wentworth defends well.
Star is looking for a triangle but Wentworth pushes his legs off easily.
Star has his foot on Wentworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wentworth works his way back into a safe position though.
Wentworth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wentworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Star's head.
Wentworth wants to control from the top but Star keeps moving.
Star is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wentworth defends well.
Star being controlled here, momentarily.
Star is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wentworth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Star throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wentworth uses it to pass to side control.
Wentworth staying calm.
Wentworth wants to control but Star is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to bench press Wentworth off him but Wentworth keeps the position.
Wentworth working the head with strikes.
Star is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wentworth connects with a decent elbow.
Star is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wentworth connects with a decent elbow.
Star on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wentworth is staying tight to Star's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Star is looking for a sweep.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wentworth connects with a decent elbow.
Wentworth controlling the position from side mount.
Wentworth trying to control the position but Star is working away.
Josh Wentworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wentworth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wentworth working the ground and pound.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Star manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth wants to improve his position but Star is controlling well.
Star is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wentworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Star is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wentworth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Star.
Wentworth trying to hold on to Star's head to control him but Star postures up.
Wentworth keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wentworth is looking to control Star's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wentworth avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wentworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Star.
Some wild striking there from Wentworth.
Wentworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wentworth closes the distance and clinches.
Wentworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Star has his takedown stuffed
and Wentworth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wentworth can't break the clinch.
Star tries to pull guard but Wentworth won't allow it.
Wentworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wentworth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wentworth duly obliges.
Star shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wentworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Josh Wentworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LA twotwo Star.
Wentworth lands with a nice combination. Star backs away looking to recover.
Star misses with a takedown
so Wentworth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Star is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wentworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Star looking for subs off his back but Wentworth has passed one foot through into half guard.
Star takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wentworth drops an elbow to the side of Star's head.
Wentworth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth trying to control the pace.
Wentworth trying to control from half guard but Star is working away.
Josh Wentworth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wentworth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Star looking for a guillotine here but Wentworth defends easily.
Star is looking for a triangle but Wentworth pushes his legs off easily.
Wentworth passes Star's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Star is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wentworth pulls his head out easily.
Wentworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth controlling the action here.
Star looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wentworth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wentworth lands a nice short elbow.
Star taking some punishment here, with Wentworth in his half guard.
Wentworth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wentworth is trying to control. Star wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wentworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wentworth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wentworth working over Star with some ground and pound. Star looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wentworth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Star is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wentworth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wentworth's back!
Wentworth breaks Star's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Star is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wentworth defends well.
Star escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wentworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wentworth misses with a two punch combination.
Star fails with the takedown
and Wentworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Star fails with the takedown
and Wentworth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wentworth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wentworth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wentworth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wentworth stands up and waves to Star to follow him.
Wentworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Star can do to turn this around?
Wentworth misses with a hook.
Star with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wentworth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Josh Wentworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LA twotwo Star.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wentworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Star is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Star has his foot on Wentworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wentworth works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth working some strikes from top position.
Wentworth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wentworth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wentworth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Star's head.
Star looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wentworth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wentworth tries to stand but Star is controlling from the bottom.
Wentworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Star wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Wentworth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Star is looking for a triangle but Wentworth pushes his legs off easily.
Wentworth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Star throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wentworth controlling from the top position.
Wentworth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wentworth controlling from the top position.
Wentworth is pushing down on Star's leg trying to pass to half guard. Star is fighting to maintain full guard but Wentworth has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star looking for submissions off his back.
Wentworth wants to pass the guard but Star is defending well.
Star looking for submissions off his back.
Wentworth trying to control the pace.
Star actively working from the bottom here.
Star has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wentworth escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wentworth!
Star takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wentworth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wentworth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wentworth lands some shots froms side control.
Star is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Wentworth stalls from top position.
Wentworth scoring with punches from side control.
Star takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wentworth taking a breather here.
Star is looking to regain half guard here but Wentworth keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth had his way with LA twotwo Star in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Wentworth. Those never looked like landing.
Wentworth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Star is trying to defend but Wentworth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wentworth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wentworth is taking a breather. Star says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Star is staying active underneath Wentworth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wentworth controlling the pace.
Wentworth seems to be working for a kimura but Star defends the submission attempt.
Wentworth prevents Star from improving his position.
Star looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wentworth pushes past his half guard into mount!
Star really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth looking to control but Star is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Star gets back to half guard.
Star is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Star is refusing to be controlled, as Wentworth sits in half guard.
Star is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wentworth pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Wentworth is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wentworth wants to take a breather but Star is having none of it.
Wentworth passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wentworth.
Wentworth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wentworth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Star keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wentworth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Star tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wentworth landing strikes from the mount.
Wentworth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wentworth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Star working to try and regain half guard.
Star is bucking up trying to escape but Wentworth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wentworth landing strikes from the mount and Star is in trouble!
Wentworth content just to control the position here.
Wentworth tries to control but Star wriggling away.
Star bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Star tries to free his leg and advance position but Wentworth is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is looking for a triangle but Star pushes his legs off easily.
Wentworth managing to control the position.
Star is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wentworth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wentworth has escaped and now he's on top!
Wentworth passes Star's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Star is not content to let Wentworth control the position.
Star looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wentworth controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Wentworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wentworth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Wentworth!
Josh Wentworth retains his lightweight title!
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