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AMW - The Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara comes to the cage accompanied by Chrispy - Inspector Gadget Dubstep. Sayre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Country Boy Can Survive. 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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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayre.
Guevara dodges the punch combination from Sayre.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Guevara keeps it at a distance.
Sayre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sayre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guevara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guevara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara avoids the head kick by Sayre.
Sayre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayre misses with the combination.
Guevara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sayre throws out the jab.
Sayre tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sayre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sayre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayre.
Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara dodges the punch combination from Sayre.
Guevara misses with a double jab
and Sayre counters with a thumping low kick.
Sayre lands the left hand.
Guevara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Sayre does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre cracks the inside of Guevara's front leg.
Guevara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Sayre lands but Guevara takes it in his stride.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayre throws a jab when Guevara was well out of range.
Sayre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sayre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guevara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sayre lands with a cross.
Guevara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guevara swings for the body but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
Cesar Guevara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guevara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayre counters with an outside leg kick.
Sayre misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Guevara is predictable there
and Sayre counters with a two punch combo.
Guevara misses with an uppercut.
Guevara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sayre misses with a wild combination.
Guevara throws a solid leg kick but Sayre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guevara.
A head kick misses from Guevara.
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.
A low kick from Guevara is predictable there
and Sayre counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guevara counters with a one-two to the body.
Guevara tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Guevara misses.
Guevara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guevara misses with the combination.
Sayre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guevara misses with an uppercut
and Sayre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guevara is trying to break free.
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.
Sayre'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.
Guevara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayre has him pressed against the cage.
Guevara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guevara seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sayre is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Guevara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sayre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guevara or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayre effectively controlling the action here.
Guevara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sayre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guevara breaks the clinch.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Sayre tenderised Guevara's leg. Guevara is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sayre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sayre lands a jab-cross combination.
Sayre connects with a high kick.
Guevara is rocked!
Sayre looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sayre backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Guevara's temple! It sends Guevara violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sayre celebrates and the doctors try to help Guevara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Teddy Sayre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heysel Heysel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heysel Heysel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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226 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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263 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heysel Heysel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heysel moves into the clinch successfully.
Heysel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Heysel manages to end up in side control.
Heysel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heysel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Heysel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heysel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Heysel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jungle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Heysel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heysel is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jungle is trying to escape and Heysel transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jungle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Heysel! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heysel Heysel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Honovi Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (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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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Honovi Blackfoot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael moves into the clinch.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael breaks the clinch.
Blackfoot misses with a lunging right hand
and Rafael counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blackfoot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rafael has time to react.
Blackfoot misses with an uppercut
and Rafael counters with a straight right hand.
Blackfoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rafael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackfoot with a poor takedown
and Rafael counters by clinching up.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackfoot backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rafael.
Blackfoot pulls guard effortlessly.
Rafael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blackfoot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rafael content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blackfoot looking to control.
Blackfoot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rafael content to stall in guard here.
Nando Rafael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rafael cracks Blackfoot with a good jab.
Blackfoot throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rafael to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackfoot misses the body punch
enabling Rafael to counter with a crisp jab.
Rafael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot misses with a body shot
and Rafael counters with a low kick, right behind Blackfoot 's knee.
Honovi Blackfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfoot throws an off balance right hand
and Rafael counters with a low kick, right behind Blackfoot 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot swings widly with a right hand
and Rafael counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nando Rafael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rafael. Blackfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rafael is looking to slow Blackfoot down with leg kicks.
Rafael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackfoot.
Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafael holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rafael is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackfoot backwards.
Rafael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Blackfoot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rafael smiles and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rafael. Blackfoot shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Rafael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blackfoot misses with a right hand
and Rafael counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot with a poor takedown
and Rafael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honovi Blackfoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackfoot's knee momentarily.
Blackfoot misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with an inside leg kick.
Rafael connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackfoot is breathing heavily.
Rafael takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackfoot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rafael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackfoot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a big head kick but Blackfoot shrugs it off.
Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafael counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafael has Blackfoot up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Rafael.
Blackfoot manages to pull guard.
Blackfoot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rafael controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael passes Blackfoot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rafael stalling.
Blackfoot tries to get to full guard but Rafael has control of the leg.
Rafael is pressing down on Blackfoot's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blackfoot is holding on for now.
Blackfoot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafael pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael prevents Blackfoot from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blackfoot takes one to the chin there.
Blackfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafael clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rafael.
Blackfoot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackfoot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rafael uses from the top position.
Blackfoot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rafael is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rafael trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackfoot's guard.
Blackfoot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackfoot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rafael defends it easily.
Blackfoot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rafael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackfoot being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nando Rafael hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blackfoot lands a nice looking body shot.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Blackfoot was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot misses with a right hand
and Rafael holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rafael is leaning against Blackfoot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rafael is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackfoot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rafael pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honovi Blackfoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot misses with a left hand
and Rafael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackfoot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rafael counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafael. That's going to slow Blackfoot down.
Rafael is looking to slow Blackfoot down with leg kicks.
Blackfoot misses with a body punch
and Rafael counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackfoot misses with a body shot
and Rafael counters with a big head kick but Blackfoot shrugs it off.
Blackfoot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rafael counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackfoot fails with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot shoots and misses
and Rafael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rafael plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Rafael scores with a four punch combination!
Blackfoot throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rafael counter with a right hand.
Rafael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blackfoot has his takedown stuffed
and Rafael counters by moving into the clinch.
Rafael is working Blackfoot over against the cage.
Rafael lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackfoot backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rafael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rafael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rafael'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.
Rafael stops a takedown attempt from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rafael uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rafael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackfoot is keeping the position for now.
Rafael's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blackfoot has his foot on Rafael's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rafael works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackfoot wants to improve his position but instead Rafael has moved into half guard.
Rafael slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackfoot flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blackfoot lands with a good body shot.
Blackfoot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafael.
Blackfoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rafael counters with a low kick, right behind Blackfoot 's knee.
Blackfoot with a poor takedown
and Rafael counters by clinching up.
Blackfoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rafael manages to break the clinch.
Blackfoot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackfoot throws an off balance right hand
and Rafael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackfoot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rafael controls the position for a moment.
Rafael tries to bench press Blackfoot off him but Blackfoot keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackfoot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blackfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackfoot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackfoot's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honovi Blackfoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
Rafael trying to stall but Blackfoot improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rafael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Rafael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot lunges at Rafael with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rafael's hand.
Blackfoot misses with a body shot
and Rafael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackfoot thinking.
A shot to the body from Blackfoot misses
and Rafael counters with an outside leg kick.
Blackfoot fails with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackfoot. That did some damage!
Blackfoot throws a right hand that misses
and Rafael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackfoot misses with a lunging right hand
and Rafael counters with a nice uppercut.
Rafael cracks the inside of Blackfoot's front leg.
Blackfoot misses with a hook to the body
and Rafael makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blackfoot really felt that one!
Rafael closes the distance and clinches.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rafael just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot jumps guard but Rafael stands there with Blackfoot around his waist. Blackfoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael gets underhooks to prevent Blackfoot's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafael.
Rafael scores with a shot to the side of Blackfoot's head.
Rafael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
Stalling in the clinch from Rafael.
Rafael lands a nice shot to the body.
Rafael digs a right hand underneath Blackfoot's ribcage. Blackfoot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blackfoot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rafael smiles and moves away.
Blackfoot throws a right hand that misses
and Rafael counters with a head kick. That will keep Blackfoot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rafael misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackfoot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rafael moves into the clinch.
Blackfoot jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rafael walks away with a smile on his face. Blackfoot gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rafael connects with a jab.
Rafael clinches with his opponent.
Blackfoot jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rafael walks away with a smile on his face. Blackfoot gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nando Rafael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a leg kick.
Blackfoot takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Honovi Blackfoot has been cut.
Blackfoot misses with a body punch
and Rafael counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rafael.
Blackfoot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackfoot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rafael counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafael throws a nice head kick!
Blackfoot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafael counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackfoot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blackfoot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with a body kick that stops Blackfoot in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Honovi Blackfoot's cut.
That's time! Blackfoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blackfoot throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Blackfoot was not able to check.
Blackfoot misses with a hook to the body
and Rafael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackfoot misses with a hook to the body
and Rafael counters with an outside leg kick.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Rafael circles away easily
and Rafael counters with a low kick, right behind Blackfoot 's knee.
Blackfoot misses with an uppercut
and Rafael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackfoot thinking.
Blackfoot misses with a jab to the body
and Rafael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael has Blackfoot up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rafael just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Rafael.
Rafael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rafael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Rafael to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rafael lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rafael lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rafael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackfoot backwards.
A short right from Rafael on the inside.
Rafael content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Rafael digs a right hand underneath Blackfoot's ribcage. Blackfoot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rafael stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rafael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafael is stalling here.
Rafael is working Blackfoot over against the cage.
Rafael scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Rafael.
Rafael looking to slow down the pace here.
Rafael is working Blackfoot over against the cage.
Blackfoot is working for takedown but Rafael is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honovi Blackfoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nando Rafael seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nando Rafael.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackfoot shoots and misses
and Blackfoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackfoot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rafael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rafael lands a jab to the nose.
Rafael has closed the distance and engaged Blackfoot in a clinch.
Blackfoot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Rafael.
Rafael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackfoot jumps guard but Rafael stands there with Blackfoot around his waist. Blackfoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rafael lands a shot to the body.
Rafael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rafael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rafael lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blackfoot has his takedown stuffed
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rafael.
Rafael throws a good cross that connects.
Blackfoot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rafael counters with a two punch combo.
Rafael lands a nice shot that snaps Blackfoot's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rafael.
Rafael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackfoot at a distance.
Blackfoot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blackfoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blackfoot throws a sloppy body shot
and Rafael counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael connects with a looping right hand.
Blackfoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael counters with a straight right hand.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackfoot.
Nice jab there from Rafael.
Rafael thows a body kick. Blackfoot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blackfoot misses with a hook to the body
and Rafael counters by clinching up.
Blackfoot goes for a takedown attempt but Rafael pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rafael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rafael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rafael lands a slapping body shot.
Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Honovi Blackfoot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blackfoot walks into a straight right hand from Rafael.
Blackfoot throws an off balance right hand
and Rafael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackfoot thinking.
Blackfoot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rafael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rafael.
Blackfoot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rafael prevents it.
Rafael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rafael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackfoot or not.
Blackfoot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rafael lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rafael lands a nice shot to the body.
Rafael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackfoot jumps guard but Rafael stands there with Blackfoot around his waist. Blackfoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honovi Blackfoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Rafael.
Rafael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rafael taking a breather.
Blackfoot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rafael trying to stall but Blackfoot improves his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rafael to work.
Rafael working aggressively here.
Rafael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blackfoot misses with a takedown
and Rafael counters with a thumping low kick.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackfoot. That did some damage!
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Blackfoot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafael lands with a good body shot.
Rafael rushes Blackfoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rafael.
Blackfoot jumps guard but Rafael stands there with Blackfoot around his waist. Blackfoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackfoot jumps guard but Rafael stands there with Blackfoot around his waist. Blackfoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rafael.
Rafael pushes Blackfoot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rafael works on Blackfoot's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackfoot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blackfoot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but Rafael holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackfoot drops back down to his feet.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but Rafael holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackfoot drops back down to his feet.
Rafael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rafael.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackfoot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rafael.
Blackfoot pulls guard successfully.
Rafael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rafael's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rafael looking to pass the guard.
Rafael stays in close to Blackfoot's body and controls the position.
Blackfoot trying to control the position.
Honovi Blackfoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackfoot. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nando Rafael wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blackfoot jabs at Rafael's body.
Blackfoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Blackfoot was not able to check.
Blackfoot misses with a shot to the body
and Rafael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafael throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackfoot throws a right hand that misses
and Rafael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackfoot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackfoot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackfoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackfoot misses with a jab to the body
and Rafael counters with a body kick.
Blackfoot swings widly with a right hand
and Rafael counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael thumps Blackfoot with a low kick.
A jab from Blackfoot does it's job there.
Rafael gets a clinch.
Rafael is trying to maintain a safe position but Blackfoot gets an underhook and turns Rafael into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rafael.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackfoot backwards.
Rafael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rafael is pushing Blackfoot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackfoot is trying to drag Rafael to the mat but Rafael just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rafael is pressed up against the cage. Blackfoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rafael down to the mat. Rafael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rafael throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackfoot swings widly with a right hand
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafael. That's going to slow Blackfoot down.
Blackfoot gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Rafael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rafael 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 44:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 44:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!
Nando Rafael is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mc Gusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusto comes to the cage accompanied by ......... 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Los Angeles, Mc Gusto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusto throws a leg kick
and Head counters with an inside leg kick.
Head keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusto.
Head throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gusto throws a body kick that misses.
Head pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Head throws a leg kick
and Gusto counters with a straight right hand.
Head fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gusto.
Head throws a leg kick but Gusto moved away.
Head throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto misses with a leg kick
and Head makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gusto really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusto.
A slow jab from Gusto misses its intended target.
Head throws a sloppy head kick and Gusto moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a body kick that stops Gusto in his tracks momentarily.
Head tries to score with a low kick but Gusto moves his leg out of the way.
Head moves out of range of the body kick.
Gusto misses with a leg kick.
Gusto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with an outside leg kick.
Gusto blocks a leg kick.
Gusto thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head counters with a body kick.
Gusto throws a hook but Head avoids it easily.
Gusto thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gusto checks a leg kick.
Gusto lands with a cross.
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gusto to score with a decent uppercut.
Gusto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Head finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Gusto.
Head throws a lazy head kick
and Gusto counters with a thumping low kick.
Head bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Gusto.
Head walks into a stiff left hand from Gusto.
Gusto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gusto connects with a leg kick. Head looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Head moves out of range of the leg kick from Gusto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head slips under a jab.
Head misses with a leg kick
and Gusto counters with a series of strikes. Head will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Gusto.
Head misses with a low kick.
Gusto misses with a kick to the body
and Head counters with a big head kick but Gusto shrugs it off.
Gusto throws a low kick, looking for Head's leg but Head calmly moves out of range.
Head throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mc Gusto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gusto thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Gusto misses with a low kick.
Head dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gusto. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Gusto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a body kick.
Head pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Head.
Gusto avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Head misses
and Gusto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusto clobbers Head with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gusto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Head's calf.
Gusto throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Head takes a swing at Gusto's ribcage but misses.
Head slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusto misses with a low kick.
Head looks to land a body kick but Gusto moved away.
Mc Gusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusto 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.
Head tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gusto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Head counters with a nice body kick.
Gusto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Head.
A head kick misses from Head.
Gusto is looking to chop away at Head's legs.
Gusto throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to land a leg kick but Gusto saw it coming and moves away.
Head tries to land a body kick
and Gusto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Head checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gusto tries to land a front kick but Head steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gusto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gusto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gusto thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusto misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Gusto does no damage.
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.
Gusto blocks a head kick by Head.
Head lands a leg kick that knocks Gusto off balance momentarily.
Gusto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gusto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gusto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gusto is looking to slow Head down with leg kicks.
Gusto throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusto swings widly with a right hand
and Head counters with a big head kick but Gusto shrugs it off.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boot Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusto throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
Gusto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Head will feel that in the morning.
Head tries a low kick but Gusto avoids it.
Gusto scores with a decent looking hook.
Gusto is looking to land body kicks.
Gusto misses with a two punch combination.
Gusto throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
Gusto motions for Head to come forward. Gusto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gusto tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Gusto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gusto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gusto tries a head kick but it misses.
Head throws a leg kick but Gusto checks it.
Head chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Head blocks the body kick.
Gusto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Head lands a leg kick that knocks Gusto off balance momentarily.
Head throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Head can pounce on him.
Head uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusto.
Head throws the kick towards the body but Gusto avoids it.
Boot Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusto looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a head kick that half lands.
Head throws a head kick but Gusto moves out of range.
Head misses with a head kick.
Gusto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Head circles away quickly and effectively.
Gusto throws a hook to the side of Head's head but Head sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusto tried to score with a low kick but Head checks it.
Head lands a leg kick that knocks Gusto off balance momentarily.
Gusto throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a head kick. That will keep Gusto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Head misses with a body kick.
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.
Gusto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gusto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gusto throws a lazy uppercut
and Head makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Head checks the leg kick.
Gusto blocks a leg kick.
Gusto avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Head takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Head takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boot Head really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Head throws a head kick that misses
and Gusto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusto throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
Head displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusto throws out the jab.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Head displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusto throws out the jab.
Head wants to slow Gusto down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Gusto is predictable there
and Head counters with an inside leg kick.
Head throws a leg kick but Gusto checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto misses with a leg kick
and Head counters with a body kick that stops Gusto in his tracks momentarily.
Gusto misses with a lunging right hand
and Head counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gusto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gusto looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
Gusto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gusto duly obliges.
Head goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Head pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gusto is out of range and Head settles back down.
Gusto looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
Gusto checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Head checks a low kick from Gusto.
Gusto throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Head to counter with a crisp jab.
Head scores with a head kick. Gusto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gusto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gusto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Head throws a sloppy head kick and Gusto moves out of range easily.
Gusto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gusto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Head counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Head.
Head throws a solid leg kick but Gusto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Head.
Head throws a head kick that half lands.
Head blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gusto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gusto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Head throws a leg kick
and Gusto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gusto tries to land a leg kick but Head saw it coming and moves away.
Gusto thuds his right hand into Head's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusto throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head blocks a head kick by Gusto.
Gusto sizes up Head with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Head blocks a head kick by Gusto.
Head moves out of range of the leg kick from Gusto.
Gusto scores with a spinning back kick!
Gusto wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
Gusto throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gusto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mc Gusto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gusto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Head counters with a low kick, right behind Gusto 's knee.
Jab from Gusto.
Head throws a lazy head kick
and Gusto counters with an outside leg kick.
Gusto throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Head slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Head.
Head looks to throw a body kick
and Gusto counters with a leg kick.
Gusto thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gusto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Head counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head moves away from the strike by Gusto.
Gusto misses with a looping right.
Gusto misses with a low kick.
Head throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gusto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gusto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Head.
Head slips under a jab.
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.
Gusto lands the left hand.
Gusto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Head counters with a solid body kick.
Gusto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Head. That did some damage!
Head misses with a body kick.
Gusto 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.
Gusto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Head counters with an outside leg kick.
Gusto throws a low kick but Head moves out of range easily.
Head misses with a lunging right hand
and Gusto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gusto.
Gusto cracks Head with a good jab.
Gusto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Head throws a sloppy head kick and Gusto moves out of range easily.
Gusto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Gusto misses
and Head counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gusto motions for Head to come forward. Gusto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusto lands a jab.
Head keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusto.
Gusto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Head checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mc Gusto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gusto 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 Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boot Head!
Boot Head is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Deco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deco comes to the cage accompanied by Best Around. Tommy Deco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Deco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carmichael enables Deco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carmichael manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deco stopping the sweep attempt from Carmichael.
Carmichael trying to keep a closed guard but Deco is proving a slippery customer.
Deco lands a couple of digs.
Deco throws and elbow that misses. Carmichael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Deco's guard. Nice move by Carmichael!
Carmichael won't allow Deco to sweep him here.
Deco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carmichael trying to control the position from guard on top but Deco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carmichael tries to free his leg and advance position but Deco is retaining full guard.
Deco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carmichael controls the pace.
Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael with a hook.
Carmichael moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carmichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deco.
Deco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a leg kick but Deco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carmichael throws out a loose jab but Deco uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Carmichael throws an overhand right that lands on Deco's shoulder, as Deco tries to avoid the shot.
Carmichael lands a front kick.
Carmichael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deco moves out of range of the body kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carmichael throws a sloppy head kick and Deco moves out of range easily.
Deco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carmichael's hands.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deco lands with a hook. Carmichael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Deco moves away
and Deco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carmichael moves to clinch but Deco breaks away
and Deco counters with a shoot takedown. Carmichael fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deco postures up and lands a big shot to Carmichael's brow.
Deco trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Carmichael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deco manages to get himself to full guard.
Deco looking for a sweep. Not yet Deco, not yet.
Carmichael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Deco trying to control from half guard but Carmichael is working away.
Deco 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.
Carmichael is trying to get back to full guard.
Carmichael is not content to let Deco control the position.
Deco is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carmichael defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Deco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carmichael misses the body punch
and Deco counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Deco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carmichael lands a nice hook to Deco's body. Deco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deco misses with a jab to the body
and Carmichael counters with an inside leg kick.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deco manages to avoid it.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Deco moves out of range.
Carmichael swings for the body but Deco moves out of range.
Deco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmichael.
Deco swings widly with a right hand
and Carmichael counters with a nice leg kick.
Carmichael misses with an uppercut
and Deco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carmichael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carmichael pinned against the cage. Carmichael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carmichael. Deco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carmichael slaps away a takedown attempt from Deco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Deco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deco fails to land the takedown.
Carmichael throws a front kick aimed at Deco's knee but Deco avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice uppercut there from Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Deco swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmichael.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carmichael takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carmichael looks to throw a body kick
and Deco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carmichael can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deco controls the pace.
Deco tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmichael is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deco trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Carmichael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carmichael seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael misses with a hook to the body
and Deco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carmichael blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deco.
Carmichael wants to control but Deco is keeping busy.
Deco not doing much here.
Deco is thwarting Carmichael's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deco kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael scores with a leg kick.
Carmichael throws an off balance right hand
and Deco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carmichael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deco is working for a submission of some sort.
Carmichael is not content to let Deco control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Deco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carmichael jabs at Deco's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deco moves away.
Carmichael misses with a hook
and Deco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deco throws a nice looking combination but Carmichael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Deco is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses
enabling Deco to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmichael swings widly with a right hand
and Deco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carmichael!
Carmichael tries to lock up and control but Deco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carmichael's face.
Deco working the ground and pound effectively.
Deco throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Carmichael has his hands clasped together but Deco breaks the hold and Carmichael is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Deco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Deco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theban comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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27
195 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcaeus Theban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Bear!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theban connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bear momentarily.
Theban looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Theban swings widly with a right hand
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear throws a leg kick which misses Theban's front leg but catches the back leg as Theban tries to avoid it.
Theban moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Theban throws a head kick that misses
and Bear counters with a low kick, right behind Theban 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theban swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Theban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Theban lands a big head kick that sends Bear tumbling to the mat! Theban takes a step backwards and waves Bear back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Alcaeus Theban has been cut.
Theban misses with a body shot
and Bear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Theban really felt that one!
Theban is breathing heavily.
Theban drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bear bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Theban's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Bear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Theban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Theban there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alcaeus Theban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear lands a jab to Theban's midsection.
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Theban in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear presses Theban against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Bear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
Theban takes a shot to the head.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Bear.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thebans head.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear scores a nice knee 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!
A hook to the body from Bear.
Theban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Theban avoids it.
Bear working Theban over with knees to the body.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Theban blocks it.
Theban takes a shot to the head.
Theban throws a head punch that misses.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Theban is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Theban.
Theban misses with some punches.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theban's efforts to push away.
Bear is leaning against Theban and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Theban working hard to break the clinch.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Theban avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Theban - that landed with a thud.
Theban lands a left hand.
Theban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theban throws a chopping leg kick but Bear manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Theban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear blocks a head kick by Theban.
Theban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theban misses the body punch
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bear comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Theban tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Theban moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Theban lands a nice uppercut.
Theban misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Theban is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theban.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Theban controls his hands.
Theban tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear misses with a body punch.
Theban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Theban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Theban scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Theban had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Theban misses with a body punch
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear with a hook.
Bear tries to bum rush Theban with a series of wild strikes but Theban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Theban tries to work over Bear's front leg with a kick but Bear checks it.
Theban misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a low kick, right behind Theban 's knee.
Bear lands the left hand.
Theban throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Bear tests Theban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Theban takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bear lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Theban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Bear utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear tries a body shot but Theban blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Theban misses with a right hand
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Theban avoids it.
Theban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
Theban misses with a punch on the inside.
Theban lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theban.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Theban's head.
Theban scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
Theban working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bear.
Theban lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Theban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Theban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theban is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Theban misses with a left hand
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Theban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Theban avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
A right handed body shot lands from Bear.
A short right from Bear.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Theban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theban is defending well for now.
Theban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Theban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear throws a series of punches but Theban moves out of range.
Alcaeus Theban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theban misses with a body shot
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Theban misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a nice kick to the body.
Theban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear works over Theban's head and body with a nice combination.
Theban falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
Bear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tiger Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Theban is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bear lands a leg kick that knocks Theban off balance momentarily.
Theban takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bear shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Theban eats them both and turns towards Bear to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theban misses the body punch
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Theban.
Theban throws a leg kick
and Bear counters by clinching up.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Theban blocks it.
Bear throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thebans head.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear lands with a right to the head.
Theban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theban lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
Theban looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Theban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Theban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Theban throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Theban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theban throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Theban throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiger Bear seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theban or not.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Theban.
Theban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Theban misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theban's efforts to push away.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Theban.
Theban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theban avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Theban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theban's efforts to push away.
Theban gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theban throws a leg kick
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Bear throws a head kick but Theban moves out of range.
Theban misses with a lunging right hand
and Bear counters with a right hand to the body.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Theban pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Theban misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Theban misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a nice low kick that buckles Theban's knee momentarily.
Bear throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theban misses with a body shot
and Bear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Theban thinking.
Bear thows a body kick. Theban tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Bear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bear.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Theban.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bear pushes Theban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear works on Theban's body with a couple of short punches.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Theban avoids the damage to the body.
Theban manages to break the clinch.
Theban misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Theban misses with a left hand
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Theban throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
Theban misses with a jab to the body
and Bear counters with a head kick. That will keep Theban thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theban tries to land a body kick
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Theban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Theban will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bear fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Theban throws a leg kick that is checked
and Theban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Theban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bear.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear scores with a leg kick.
Theban throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bear cracks Theban with an open hand slap.
Theban misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tests Theban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear tests Theban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Bear takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Theban is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theban's elbow.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Theban lands a right hand.
Theban lands a shoulder strike.
Theban breaks the clinch.
Theban misses the body punch
and Bear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theban. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear.
Theban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch up but Theban circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Bear smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Theban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Theban avoids it.
Theban working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Theban is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Theban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theban swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Theban looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
Bear throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Theban circles away.
Theban misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Theban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Theban takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theban throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Theban will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Theban ducks right into an uppercut from Bear.
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Theban in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
Bear utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Theban breaks from the clinch.
Theban avoids the body shot from Bear.
Theban connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bear momentarily.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw.
Theban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Theban throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
Theban misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear looks to land a combination but Theban avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Theban.
Theban moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theban swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a good low kick that Theban was not able to check.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Theban misses
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear jabs Theban right on the nose. Theban blinks but takes it well.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Theban misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Theban is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear.
Bear connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear lands a head kick!
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!
Bear scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bear blocks a head kick by Theban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban'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.
Theban misses with an uppercut
and Bear counters with a nice body shot.
Bear scores with a decent looking hook.
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a good low kick that Theban was not able to check.
Theban misses with a body shot
and Bear counters with a right hand to the body.
Bear scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theban throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a low kick, right behind Theban 's knee.
Theban misses with a kick to the body
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bear throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear darts in and clinches Theban up against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theban scores with a shoulder strike.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Bear.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban lands with a short shot to the head.
Theban is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Theban shrugs off.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Theban.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Theban.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Theban has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Theban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theban is defending well for now.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Theban's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Theban.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Theban blocks it.
Theban tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theban.
Theban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Theban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theban moves out of range of the body kick.
Theban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Theban misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Bear looks to land a combination but Theban avoids it well.
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.
Theban throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a nice low kick that buckles Theban's knee momentarily.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Theban lands with a good body shot.
Theban on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Theban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Theban throws an off balance right hand
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Theban dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Theban swings widly with a right hand
and Theban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theban misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
Theban throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Theban walks into a straight right hand from Bear.
Bear cracks a nice hook into Theban's ribs.
A low kick from Theban is predictable there
and Bear counters by clinching up.
Bear lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Theban won't want to take too many of those.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Theban can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
Theban lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear lands a body shot in the clinch.
Theban managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Theban working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear is working Theban over against the cage.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bear has Theban pressed against the cage, preventing Theban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Theban wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Theban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Theban lands a left hand.
Theban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Theban lands a body shot.
Theban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theban tries to circle away but Bear has him pinned against the cage.
Theban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Theban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theban misses with a few strikes there.
Bear scores with a hook.
Theban thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Theban.
Theban misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters with a big head kick but Theban shrugs it off.
Theban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Theban throws a lazy uppercut
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Theban throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Theban lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Theban prevents a body shot from Bear.
Theban is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Theban on the inside.
Theban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear feints and then cracks Theban's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Theban down.
Theban misses with a low kick.
Theban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Theban will be more careful next time no doubt.
Theban takes one to the chin there.
Theban misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bear bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Theban's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alcaeus Theban's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters by clinching up.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Theban blocks it.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear lands a shot to the body.
Theban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Bear.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Theban avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theban.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Theban blocks with his arms.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Theban is blocking nicely.
Theban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Theban breaks from the clinch.
Theban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Theban misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Theban breaks the clinch.
Theban throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a leg kick.
Bear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Theban throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Theban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Theban drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Theban slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear tries to clinch but Theban moves out of range.
A slow jab from Theban misses its intended target.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Theban loads up on a big right hand but Bear slips the punch.
Theban throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Theban misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Theban misses with a hook to the body
and Theban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theban throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick which misses Theban's front leg but catches the back leg as Theban tries to avoid it.
Theban misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Theban drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bear cracks the inside of Theban's front leg.
Theban throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a good low kick that Theban was not able to check.
Alcaeus Theban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theban swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a nice body shot.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Theban misses with a combination
and Bear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bear connects with a crisp jab.
Bear jabs at Theban's body.
A jab from Bear does it's job there.
Bear throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Theban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Theban misses with a hook
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Theban falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Theban working aggressively here.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Theban blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Theban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Theban scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Theban.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear prevents Theban from breaking the clinch.
Bear blocks an uppercut.
Theban lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Theban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Theban scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Theban scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theban backwards.
Theban takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Theban blocks it.
Theban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theban tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Theban swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Theban misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theban, pushing him back against the cage.
Theban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Theban is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Theban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theban throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a nice body kick.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Theban misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Theban misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Theban throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theban.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bear, as that shot connected.
Bear stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Theban gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear.
Theban's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bear connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Theban scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Bear!
Tiger Bear is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Powers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big John's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Powers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John misses with a hook. Powers ducked under it nicely.
A nice combination there by John.
Powers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Big John has been cut.
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!
John looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Powers has time to react.
John swinging wildly here.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John misses with a looping left.
Powers misses with a double jab
and John counters with a left and a right that stings Powers.
John throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
John scores with a jab.
Powers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from John.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powers.
John slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Powers takes a jab right on the kisser.
John cracks Powers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Powers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can John finish him?
Powers is rocked!
Powers misses with a combination
and John counters with a big left hand that crumples Powers! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big John!
Big John is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Levin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ninja Berto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Levin finds it's way through Berto's defenses.
Berto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Levin counters with a straight right hand.
Levin throws a sloppy body shot
and Berto counters with a leg kick.
Berto misses with a low kick.
Berto fakes the leg kick and cracks Levin in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Berto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levin stuffs the takedown attempt from Berto. Berto gets slowly back to his feet.
Levin misses with a body shot.
Berto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Levin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Levin pinned against the cage. Levin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Levin finds it's way round the side to connect with Berto's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto scores with a hook.
Scott Levin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Levin as he avoids it easily.
Scott Levin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Levin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berto was well out of range. Poor timing from Levin.
Levin jabs Berto right on the nose. Berto blinks but takes it well.
Levin wants to slow Berto down by chopping away at his legs.
Berto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Levin as he jumps to the side.
Ninja Berto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Levin misses.
Levin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Levin. Those never looked like landing.
Levin scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto shoots in for a takedown but Levin shows good takedown defense.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berto.
Berto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Levin swings for the body but Berto moves out of range.
Berto moves out of range of the strikes.
Berto looks to land a right hand but Levin moved out of range.
Levin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berto's head.
Levin misses the shot to the body.
Berto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Levin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Levin.
Levin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berto.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berto needs to keep his hands up - Levin had a free shot at his head there.
Levin moves out of range of the body kick from Berto.
Berto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Levin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berto.
Berto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Levin pinned against the cage. Levin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berto misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin leaves Berto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Levin blocks a leg kick.
Levin takes a swing at Berto's ribcage but misses.
Levin swings widly with a right hand
and Berto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Levin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Berto - the referee stops the clock and Levin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Berto. Levin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Berto tries to score with a low kick but Levin moves his leg out of the way.
Levin misses the body punch
and Berto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levin throws a looping overhand right but Berto ducks down to avoid it.
Levin misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Levin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Levin misses the target.
Levin lands a right hook to the body.
Berto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Levin defends it nicely.
Berto lands a head kick!
Berto misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levin throws a lazy right hand but Berto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Berto.
Berto moves out of range as Levin strikes.
Levin misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin moves out of range of the strikes.
Berto walks into a jab.
Berto misses the body punch
and Berto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Levin scores with a one two! Berto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Berto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Levin swivels and escapes.
Berto shoots for a takedown but Levin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott Levin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Berto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berto moves away from the strike by Levin.
Berto ducks under a wild hook from Levin.
Berto throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto tries for a takedown but Levin circles away easily
and Levin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Levin - just one landing.
Levin misses the shot to the body.
Berto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Levin throws a leg kick
and Berto counters with a body kick that stops Levin in his tracks momentarily.
Levin looks to land a left hand but Berto moved out of range nicely.
Levin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berto fails with the takedown.
Berto drops his hands momentarily and Levin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin cracks a nice hook into Berto's ribs.
Berto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berto throws a lazy uppercut
and Levin counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Berto is predictable there
and Levin counters with a left to the body.
Berto tries to land a leg kick but Levin saw it coming and moves away.
Levin looks to land a right hand but Berto moved out of range.
Levin moves out of range of the leg kick from Berto.
Berto throws a head kick that half lands.
Levin throws a leg kick but Berto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Levin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berto.
Berto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Levin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Berto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Levin throws a lazy right hand but Berto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berto slips a jab from Levin.
Berto has his takedown stuffed
and Levin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levin lands a right hook to the body.
Berto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Levin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Levin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berto moves away.
A big right from Levin misses.
Levin moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Berto misses
and Levin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berto throws a leg kick which misses Levin's front leg but catches the back leg as Levin tries to avoid it.
Berto thows a leg kick but Levin checks it
and Levin counters with a two punch combo.
Berto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Berto.
A shot to the liver by Levin. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Berto misses
and Levin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berto throws a leg kick but Levin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott Levin is winning the standup battle so far.
Berto shoots in looking for a takedown but Levin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Levin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berto. That one must have hurt.
Berto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Berto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Levin is keeping the position for now.
Levin wants to sweep but no luck.
Berto being controlled here momentarily.
Berto preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin wants to stand and escape but Berto is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Levin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berto has gone for a leg lock! Levin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Berto's guard.
Levin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto is looking for a sweep.
Berto wants to control but Levin postures up.
Berto is being controlled here.
Berto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Levin's best efforts.
Berto trying to hold on to Levin's head to control him but Levin postures up.
Levin prevents Berto from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Levin trying to control the action but Berto is working from the bottom.
Berto is looking to improve his position.
Levin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Levin just wasn't active enough.
A low kick from Berto misses
and Levin counters with a nice body shot.
Levin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berto manages to avoid it.
Berto throws the kick towards the body but Levin avoids it.
Levin checks a leg kick.
Berto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Levin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Levin misses with an uppercut. Berto saw that one coming.
A combination from Levin does no damage.
Levin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berto shoots in for a takedown but Levin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berto misses with an uppercut
and Berto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berto throws out a loose jab but Levin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Levin quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Levin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Levin wants to improve his position but Berto is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Berto 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.
Berto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levin keeps working.
Levin trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Still in half guard, Berto seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Levin slaps away a takedown attempt from Berto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Levin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Levin scores with a jab.
Berto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Berto stopping the sweep attempt from Levin.
Berto postures up and lands a big shot to Levin's brow.
Berto trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin keeping full guard, as Berto tries to pass.
Levin 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.
Levin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Levin being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berto swings widly with a right hand
and Levin counters with a left to the body.
Berto throws a leg kick
and Levin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Berto is predictable there
and Levin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berto throws a good cross that connects.
Berto fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott Levin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Levin takes a swing at Berto's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ninja Berto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Levin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berto.
Berto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Levin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Berto is in Levin's guard.
Berto throws a big right hand that misses.
Berto trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berto looking to pass the guard.
Levin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Berto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Levin avoids the head kick by Berto.
Berto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berto, right into the meat.
Levin swings for the body but Berto moves out of range.
Levin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Levin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berto lands a jab to the head.
Berto cracks the inside of Levin's front leg.
Ninja Berto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Levin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Levin misses with a looping left.
Levin checks a leg kick.
Berto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt - Levin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Levin moves out of range of the body kick from Berto.
Berto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto misses with a combination
and Levin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Berto misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Berto moves out of range easily.
Berto shoots in looking for a takedown. Levin tries to sprawl out of it but Berto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Levin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Levin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berto moves out of range as Levin strikes.
Berto slips a jab and a cross from Levin.
Berto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berto throws a hook but Levin blocks it.
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.
Levin lands with a hook. Berto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Levin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Levin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levin looks to score with a jab to the body but Berto is just out of range.
Levin swings for the body but Berto moves out of range.
Berto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Levin stuffs the takedown.
Scott Levin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Berto.
Berto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ninja Berto.
I think Levin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Levin!
Scott Levin retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Alito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Little acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Alito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alito.
Little misses the jab.
Alito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Alito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Little sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alito.
Little looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Alito finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Little misses with a left hand
enabling Alito to counter with a crisp jab.
Alito pushes Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Alito keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Little obliges.
Alito tries to stall but Little uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alito lands an elbow that stopped Little in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Omar Little has been cut.
Little tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Still in the clinch, Alito scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alito regains guard.
Little won't allow Alito to get back to his feet.
Alito controls Little momentarily but Little frees himself.
Alito being controlled here, momentarily.
Alito 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.
Alito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sam Alito wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Alito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alito lands an overhand right.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Alito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alito looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Little fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little misses the body punch
and Alito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Little gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alito, right into the meat.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Alito counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Alito.
Little darts in and clinches Alito up against the cage.
Alito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sam Alito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Little.
Alito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alito avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Alito. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alito lands a slapping body shot.
Little shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alito throws a front kick that sends Little stumbling back into the cage.
Alito lands a nice shot to the body.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alito. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alito lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little letting Alito take a breather here.
Alito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alito digs a right hand underneath Little's ribcage. Little let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alito is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alito lands an uppercut.
Alito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alito lands a shot to the body.
Alito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Little tries for a takedown but Alito manages to get underhooks.
Alito lands a nice knee to the body.
Alito slowing the pace effectively.
Alito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alito landing knees to the head.
Alito is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alito lands an elbow just above Little 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alito working Little over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alito.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alito.
Alito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little has Alito up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Alito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Little's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Little needs to keep his hands up - Alito had a free shot at his head there.
Little misses with a shot to the body
and Alito counters with a nice body kick.
Alito scores with a nice body kick.
Little shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Alito.
Sam Alito is winning the standup battle so far.
Alito gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
Alito is pressed up against the cage. Little has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alito down to the mat. Alito avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alito clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alito scores with a head kick. Little tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Little is breathing heavily.
Alito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Little. That did some damage!
Alito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alito.
Little's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alito lands a jab to the head.
Alito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alito.
Alito connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Alito throws a nice head kick!
Alito lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alito.
Nice uppercut lands for Alito. That snapped Little's head back.
Little takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alito lands a head kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alito here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Little misses with a jab to the body
and Alito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alito clinches.
Alito missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alito as the two fighters clinch.
Alito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Little is trying to drag Alito to the mat but Alito just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alito lands a left hand.
Alito lands a right hand.
Alito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Little up against the cage.
Alito lands a shot to the body.
Little wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alito lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Alito.
Sam Alito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alito gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alito.
Alito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alito lands an elbow inside that Little shrugs off.
Alito breaks the clinch.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Alito counters with a nice uppercut.
Alito takes the fight into the clinch.
Alito is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Alito.
Alito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alito lands with an overhand left.
Alito pushes Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Alito lands a left hand.
Alito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little misses with a body punch
and Alito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alito scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alito throws a front kick that sends Little stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Little crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alito - the referee stops the clock and Little gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alito. Little manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alito connects with a solid leg kick.
Alito connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alito.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alito lands with a good body shot.
Alito 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.
Alito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alito.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alito lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alito. That one must have hurt.
A left lands for Alito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Alito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Little's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little with a poor takedown
letting Alito counter with a right hand.
Alito darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.
Alito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
Alito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Alito.
Alito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Alito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alito effectively controlling the action here.
Alito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Alito.
Alito lands a damaging elbow.
Alito lands a right hand.
Alito pushes Little back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alito lands with a left to the head.
Alito lands a body punch.
Little has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alito.
Little can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Alito.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Alito on the inside.
Alito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Good body shot from Alito.
Alito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Alito.
Alito lands a body shot.
Alito scores with a shot to the side of Little's head.
Alito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alito is working Little over against the cage.
Alito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alito cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alito lands with a slapping head kick.
Alito stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alito moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Alito.
Alito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
A right hand to the body from Alito.
Alito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Alito - that landed with a thud.
Alito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
Alito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
Alito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Alito. Those never looked like landing.
Alito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alito lands a head kick. Little smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alito rushes Little and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Alito.
Little gets control of Alito's arms and successfully pulls guard. Little will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alito wanted to stand there but Little had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Little is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alito would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alito trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Little controls Alito momentarily but Alito frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Little has his foot on Alito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alito works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Little trying to control the position.
Alito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Little looking for a sweep. Not yet Little, not yet.
Little trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Alito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alito landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alito scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Alito clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Little's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Alito misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Little checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Little misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alito thuds a left hand into Little's body.
Little misses with a hook
and Alito counters with an outside leg kick.
Little misses with an uppercut
and Alito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alito scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head.
Omar Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little moves into the clinch.
Alito is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Little is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alito lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alito.
Alito breaks from the clinch.
Alito throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Alito scores with a jab to the body.
Alito gets a clinch.
Alito working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Alito as the two fighters clinch.
Alito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Alito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Little up against the cage.
Alito breaks from the clinch.
Little shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alito counters with a nice leg kick.
Little takes one to the side of the head.
Alito fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alito connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Alito lands a head kick. Little smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alito scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alito counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sam Alito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Alito.
Little misses with a body punch
and Alito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alito moves into the clinch.
Alito scores with a hook to the body.
Alito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alito lands an uppercut.
Alito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little blocking some punches.
Alito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alito drops Little with a big knee straight up the middle! Little is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Little is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alito drops Little with a huge uppercut! Little drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Alito is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Alito!
Sam Alito retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Presley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Better Muller's chin.
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Presley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley digs a good body shot into Muller's ribs.
A punch combination from Presley misses.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
letting Presley counter with a right hand.
Presley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley tries to bum rush Muller with a series of wild strikes but Muller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Presley looks to throw a body kick
and Muller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muller misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muller.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley misses with a jab to the body
and Muller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Presley throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Presley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Presley.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muller misses the body punch
and Presley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Presley looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
Presley connects with a right hand. Muller shakes it off.
Muller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Presley pulls Muller in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller postures up in Presley's guard and throws a big left but Presley blocks it.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Presley working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Presley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muller is one step ahead there.
Stan Presley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Presley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Presley misses with an uppercut
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Presley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Muller thows a big elbow that misses.
Muller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Presley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Presley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muller stands and throws Presley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muller in side control, throwing shots but Presley defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stan Presley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presley.
Presley swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Muller misses
and Muller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Presley.
Nice defenses there by Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands with a hook. Presley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Presley sprawls well. Presley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
Presley 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.
Presley punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
Presley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Presley. Presley obviously looking to wear him down.
Muller thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Presley misses
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Muller.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Presley wants it to stay on the feet.
Muller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to work over Muller's front leg with a kick but Muller checks it.
Presley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Presley, right into the meat.
Muller dives in and grabs Presley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Presley pushes down on Muller's head and hops out.
Stan Presley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Better Muller.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
Presley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Presley takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stan Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Presley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Presley.
Presley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Presley looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Presley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muller's knee momentarily.
Presley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
Presley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Muller counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Presley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Presley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Presley throws the kick towards the body but Muller avoids it.
A slow jab from Presley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Muller shoots in but no luck this time.
Presley throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Muller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Presley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Presley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Presley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Presley counters with a series of strikes. Muller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Presley lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presley. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a big head kick that sends Muller tumbling to the mat! Presley takes a step backwards and waves Muller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Muller is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley throws a sloppy body shot
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Presley fights it but they end up in guard.
Presley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Muller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Presley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Muller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Presley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muller is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Muller preventing the sweep.
Muller postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan Presley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Presley misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice cross by Muller.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Muller throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.
Muller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Presley rather than just go for the knockout.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Presley clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Presley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Presley misses with a wild combination.
Muller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Presley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Presley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muller's guard.
Presley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Presley looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands a couple of elbows.
Presley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muller is looking to stand up but Presley isn't so interested in that idea.
Presley won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Presley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Presley wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Stan Presley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Presley throws an off balance right hand
and Muller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muller swings for the body but Presley moves out of range.
Muller connects with a body shot that sends Presley's belly button to the back.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan Presley is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Presley to score with a decent uppercut.
Presley throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley scores with a hook.
Muller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller thows a body shot but no joy.
Muller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Presley pinned against the cage. Presley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Presley avoids the body shot from Muller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Presley throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Presley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Presley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Presley had his way with Better Muller in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Presley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
and Presley counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Presley counters with a left to the body.
Presley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Presley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Presley misses with a body shot.
Presley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Presley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Presley looks for the body kick but Muller saw that one coming.
Presley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Presley misses with a straight right.
Presley throws out a powerful jab.
Presley swinging wildly here.
Better Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Presley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Presley.
A slow jab from Presley misses its intended target.
Muller misses the body punch
and Presley counters with an outside leg kick.
Presley swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presley moves away.
Presley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley scores with a jab.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Presley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Presley. Presley obviously looking to wear him down.
Presley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Presley misses with a lunging right hand
and Muller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Muller slips under a jab from Presley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Presley stuffs the takedown.
Presley throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller misses with a body punch
and Presley counters with a head kick.
Muller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Muller thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Presley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Presley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Presley!
Stan Presley retains his welterweight title!
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