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Ascension 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mach Cheesmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesmo is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheesmo. Cheesmo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cheesmo swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Cheesmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cheesmo pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Dos Santos pushes Cheesmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheesmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcos Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Cheesmo lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Cheesmo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheesmo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheesmo obliges.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cheesmo leaning against his opponent.
Cheesmo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheesmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the body.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cheesmo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheesmo working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Cheesmo just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Cheesmo.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheesmo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cheesmo connects with a knee to the head.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos letting Cheesmo take a breather here.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheesmo has Dos Santos pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Cheesmo to the mat but Cheesmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dos Santos letting Cheesmo take a breather here.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheesmo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheesmo finish him?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mach Cheesmo.
Cheesmo feints a jab and as Dos Santos dips his head, Cheesmo unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dos Santos right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dos Santos falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Cheesmo smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mach Cheesmo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iokua Mikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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290 lbs
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275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iokua Mikala!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
One scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mikala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Iokua Mikala has been cut.
Mikala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mikala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
One changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikala is looking to regain half guard here but One keeps moving and retains side control.
Mikala can't do much from the bottom here.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikala keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
One in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
One is looking to take a break and control but Mikala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Mikala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mikala tries to bench press One off him but One keeps the position.
Mikala wants to control but One postures up.
Mikala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One grinds an elbow into Mikala's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikala is avoiding damage well.
One landing strikes.
Mikala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mikala actively working from the bottom here.
Mikala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of One's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take One's back!
One tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mikala misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikala is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. One can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mikala is looking to work his way around to One's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
One sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
One avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mikala.
One throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
One kicks off Mikala and gets to his feet.
Mikala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps One's head backwards.
Mikala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. One sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikala lands a really nice looking cross but One seems unphased.
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!
Mikala shoots in for a double leg but One sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
One is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mikala's half guard.
One wants to pass to mount but Mikala is defending the position.
One throwing shots but Mikala is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikala regains full guard. Nicely done.
One wants to control from the top but Mikala keeps moving.
One lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless One dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iokua Mikala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mikala. That's going to slow One down.
Mikala thows a leg kick but One checks it
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
One throws a quick inside leg kick.
One looking to land some kicks to the body here.
One misses with a combination
and Mikala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from One.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikala.
A jab lands there for Mikala.
It looks like Nameless One has been cut.
A clash of legs there as One blocks the low kick.
Mikala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Iokua Mikala's cut even more.
One fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Mikala misses
and One decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mikala's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikala 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.
One scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
One postures up.
Mikala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. One doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. One manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
One passes Mikala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
One trying to control the action but Mikala is working from the bottom.
Mikala is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mikala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikala wants to control but One is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
One thows a huge punch but Mikala dodges it nicely.
One slows the pace down in half guard.
One trying to control from half guard but Mikala is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nameless One just wasn't active enough.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from One.
One looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikala!
Mikala regains half guard.
Mikala moves into full guard.
Nameless One overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless One dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
One connects with the punch.
The cut above Iokua Mikala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A low kick from Mikala is predictable there
and One counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mikala.
Mikala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mikala but Mikala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by One. That's going to slow Mikala down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala misses with a low kick as One jumps back.
Mikala stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. One darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mikala misses with a low kick.
One misses with a body shot.
One looks to land a right hand but Mikala moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala scores with a nice strike.
Mikala throws a hook to the side of One's head but One sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
One throws a shot from downtown. Mikala moves away and avoids it.
Mikala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mikala moves out of range of the leg kick from One.
One lands a jab to Mikala's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One throws a push kick but Mikala slaps the foot to one side.
One thows a left - swing and a miss!
One keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mikala cracks One with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mikala scores with a jab. One acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nameless One is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mikala.
One moves out of range as Mikala throws a body kick.
One thows a body kick. Mikala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One swings widly with a right hand
and Mikala counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Iokua Mikala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One cracks Mikala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nameless One.
Well One has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nameless One!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Adiago For Strings- DJ Tiesto. Lockwood has chosen Coma by Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 2 |
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Lockwood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Lockwood slips the punch.
Lockwood misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lockwood.
Lockwood throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Lockwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Lockwood off the cage and back into rage.
Lockwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright throws a body punch but Lockwood moves out of range.
Lockwood misses with a two punch combination.
Lockwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lockwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lockwood ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Lockwood throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Adam Lockwood has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Lockwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Lockwood is just out of range.
Lockwood scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Lockwood's head but Lockwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockwood.
Wright moves out of range as Lockwood throws a body kick.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Lockwood is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lockwood, as that shot connected.
It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a jab when Lockwood was well out of range.
Lockwood thows a body kick. Wright tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam Lockwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright stuns Lockwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Lockwood misses.
Lockwood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lockwood slips a jab from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Lockwood counters with a head kick.
Lockwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Lockwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockwood throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Lockwood moves out of range as Wright strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright avoids the head kick by Lockwood.
Jab from Wright.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright stuns Lockwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Lockwood lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Lockwood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Wright.
Lockwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a hook
and Lockwood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lockwood in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lockwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockwood.
Lockwood throws out a powerful jab.
Lockwood ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Lockwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright throws a jab when Lockwood was well out of range.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Lockwood.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Lockwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lockwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Lockwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lockwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Lockwood moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Lockwood had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright digs a good body shot into Lockwood's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockwood lands with a good body shot.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Lockwood counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Lockwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Lockwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Lockwood.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Lockwood misses.
Lockwood throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Wright cracks Lockwood with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lockwood falls to his knees and Wright doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adron Wright!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
169 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tshabalala.
Nate Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield misses with a leg kick.
Tshabalala scores with a push kick.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
A low kick from Holyfield misses
and Tshabalala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Tshabalala.
Holyfield avoids the head kick by Tshabalala.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Tshabalala avoids it well.
Holyfield throws a big shot that misses.
Tshabalala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tshabalala lands a lovely overhand right.
Holyfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tshabalala is looking to score with low kicks.
Tshabalala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siphiwe Tshabalala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield throws a body kick that misses.
Tshabalala looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Tshabalala feints and then cracks Holyfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holyfield down.
Tshabalala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tshabalala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holyfield's sensitive parts.
Tshabalala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tshabalala looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Tshabalala seems unphased.
Tshabalala thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tshabalala 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 Holyfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holyfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tshabalala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holyfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tshabalala scores with a punch to the head.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holyfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Holyfield.
Holyfield looks gassed!
Tshabalala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. Holyfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tshabalala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tshabalala.
Holyfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tshabalala swivels and escapes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tshabalala. Holyfield shrugs it off though.
Tshabalala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tshabalala is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holyfield.
Tshabalala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Tshabalala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tshabalala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tshabalala throws a sloppy head kick and Holyfield moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tshabalala looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Tshabalala looks to throw the jab but Holyfield is out of range.
Tshabalala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holyfield is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tshabalala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tshabalala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tshabalala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tshabalala rushes Holyfield and presses him up against the cage.
Holyfield leaning against his opponent.
Tshabalala landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tshabalala scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tshabalala cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Tshabalala misses with a punch to the body.
Tshabalala jumps into guard, dragging Holyfield to the mat.
Tshabalala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holyfield is one step ahead there.
Holyfield wants to pass the guard but Tshabalala is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tshabalala throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Holyfield misses.
Tshabalala throws the kick towards the body but Holyfield avoids it.
Tshabalala tests Holyfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Tshabalala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tshabalala moves out of range of the leg kick from Holyfield.
Tshabalala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tshabalala wants it to stay on the feet.
Tshabalala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holyfield throws out the jab.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Holyfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Tshabalala counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Tshabalala moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Tshabalala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holyfield momentarily.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tshabalala misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tshabalala fails to land with a series of punches.
Tshabalala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Tshabalala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tshabalala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holyfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tshabalala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tshabalala can pounce on him.
Holyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tshabalala lunges at Holyfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holyfield's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tshabalala there.
Tshabalala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tshabalala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holyfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Tshabalala.
Holyfield is rocked!
Tshabalala tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Tshabalala finish him?
Holyfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Holyfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Holyfield moves out of range of the body kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield loads up on a big right hand but Tshabalala slips the punch.
Holyfield defending well as Tshabalala loads up on a big left hand.
Tshabalala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Tshabalala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tshabalala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Holyfield blocks the body kick.
Tshabalala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tshabalala misses with a body shot.
Holyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tshabalala was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyfield.
Tshabalala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tshabalala duly obliges.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala avoids the body shot from Holyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tshabalala feints a jab promting Holyfield to slip. Tshabalala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holyfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tshabalala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Tshabalala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tshabalala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holyfield looking to stall.
Tshabalala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holyfield tries to circle away but Tshabalala has him pinned against the cage.
Tshabalala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tshabalala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tshabalala pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holyfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tshabalala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tshabalala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Tshabalala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tshabalala smiles and moves away.
Holyfield throws a hook but Tshabalala avoids it easily.
Tshabalala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Tshabalala connects with a solid leg kick.
Tshabalala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holyfield crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tshabalala - the referee stops the clock and Holyfield gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tshabalala. Holyfield manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Siphiwe Tshabalala is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tshabalala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holyfield scrambles back to his feet.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. Holyfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tshabalala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holyfield moves out of range of the body kick from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Holyfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holyfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tshabalala. Tshabalala obviously looking to wear him down.
Nate Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala scores with a head kick. Holyfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tshabalala scores with a sloppy right hand. Holyfield should have avoided that one.
Tshabalala jabs at Holyfield's body.
Sloppy strikes from Tshabalala. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tshabalala, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala digs a good hook to Holyfield's body.
Holyfield shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tshabalala.
Tshabalala moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
Tshabalala tries to clinch up.
Tshabalala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tshabalala throws a front kick that sends Holyfield stumbling back into the cage.
Tshabalala lands a nice looking body shot.
Tshabalala lands a jab-cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tshabalala!
Tshabalala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tshabalala scores with a leg kick.
Tshabalala throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tshabalala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holyfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tshabalala lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Tshabalala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holyfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tshabalala lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Tshabalala tenderised Holyfield's leg. Holyfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala thuds a left hand into Holyfield's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tshabalala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Macho Man Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
30
199 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage cracks the inside of Anubis's front leg.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Anubis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savage is out of range.
Savage throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Savage misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anubis. That's going to slow Savage down.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Anubis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Savage tries to land a body kick
and Anubis counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anubis throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Anubis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Anubis lands a jab-cross combination.
Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anubis pinned against the cage. Anubis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Az Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savage swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage fails with the takedown.
Savage looks gassed!
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anubis. That one must have hurt.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anubis, as that shot connected.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anubis. That's going to slow Savage down.
Anubis lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
Anubis throws out a powerful jab.
Anubis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anubis sizes up Savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anubis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis clobbers Savage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Savage misses with a looping left.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
Anubis scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savage throws a body kick that misses.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anubis avoids the head kick by Savage.
Anubis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Anubis tenderised Savage's leg. Savage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Az Anubis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anubis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anubis wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anubis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Anubis.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Anubis.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Savage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anubis has got the better of the exchanges.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savage is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anubis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Anubis.
Anubis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anubis.
Savage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Anubis cracks Savage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anubis scores with a spinning back kick!
Anubis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anubis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anubis has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Anubis to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Anubis lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
Anubis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anubis.
Anubis is struggling to control the position.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Savage is blocking nicely.
Savage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anubis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Anubis.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anubis stalling.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Savage.
Anubis has Savage pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis lands a nice elbow.
Savage is trying to drag Anubis to the mat but Anubis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anubis with a knee to the head.
Anubis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anubis.
Anubis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savage blocks it with crossed arms.
Anubis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savage's face.
Anubis lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anubis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Savage wants to get back to striking at distance but Anubis won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands a damaging elbow.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Anubis.
Anubis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Savage is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Savage wants a takedown but no success here.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage throws a series of punches but Anubis moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Anubis.
Savage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anubis takes the fight into the clinch.
Savage tries for a takedown but Anubis manages to get underhooks.
Anubis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anubis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anubis landing knees to the head.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Az Anubis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Savage avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Savage avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Savage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anubis'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.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anubis smiles and moves away.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Savage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Some bone on bone action there as Anubis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
Savage moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Anubis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Savage misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Anubis misses.
Anubis blocks a head kick by Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anubis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Az Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savage walks into a jab.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Anubis counters with an outside leg kick.
Anubis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anubis.
Anubis lands a jab to the head.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Anubis.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anubis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savage throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Savage is looking to chop away at Anubis's legs.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Anubis. That snapped Savage's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anubis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.
Savage swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Az Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anubis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anubis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Anubis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anubis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Az Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anubis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Az Anubis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullshido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser comes into the arena with Sirius blaring out of the sound system. Brown has chosen Karate as his entrance music. 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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287 lbs
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284 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullshido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown moves out of range as Fraser strikes.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser misses with the combination.
Fraser swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to move into range but Fraser moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fraser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Fraser's leg but Fraser calmly moves out of range.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraser throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a leg kick but Fraser moved away.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Fraser, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Fraser against the cage but Fraser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraser throws a head kick that misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fraser was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Fraser checks a leg kick.
Fraser throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fraser misses its intended target.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Fraser's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Fraser is breathing heavily.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donald Fraser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Fraser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fraser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Brown.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fraser's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Brown scores with a jab. Fraser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fraser misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Fraser's head.
Brown looks for the body kick but Fraser saw that one coming.
Fraser blocks the body kick.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown digs a good hook to Fraser's body.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fraser on his heels. He'll look to pass Fraser's guard now, I'm sure.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown pushing down on Fraser's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fraser with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fraser blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Fraser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fraser tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fraser is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fraser wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Fraser's temple.
Fraser has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bullshido Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Fraser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fraser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Fraser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fraser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Fraser in the body.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fraser circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a push kick but Fraser slaps the foot to one side.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scoring with strikes but Fraser is staying in there.
Brown looking to finish Fraser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fraser!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown lands a big shot to the head and Fraser winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bullshido Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kel Varnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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249 lbs
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270 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kel Varnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Varnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morris on the side of the head.
Morris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Varnson can pounce on him.
Morris swings for the body but Varnson moves out of range.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varnson lands a right hook to the body.
Varnson throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Morris is looking to land body kicks.
Morris cracks Varnson with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Varnson misses the target.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Varnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a hook but Varnson avoids it easily.
Varnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Varnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Varnson throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morris tries to clinch up but Varnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Varnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
A shot to the liver by Morris. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris jabs Varnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varnson.
Varnson scores with a nice head shot.
Kel Varnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Varnson sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Varnson misses with a two punch combination.
Morris throws a head kick but Varnson moves out of range.
Varnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Varnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Varnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Varnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris moves out of range as Varnson throws a body kick.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
Varnson throws a leg kick
and Morris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Varnson's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson working for a triangle but Morris defends it easily.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Varnson is keeping the position for now.
Varnson wants to stand but Morris is controlling the position.
Varnson keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Varnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Varnson keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Varnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kel Varnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Varnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Varnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kel Varnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Varnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Varnson wants to slow Morris down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Kel Varnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Varnson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Varnson.
Varnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Varnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Kel Varnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Varnson throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Varnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Varnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson moves away from the strike by Morris.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris throws a body punch but Varnson moves out of range.
Varnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Varnson's head but Varnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Varnson counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Varnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varnson misses with a hook
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris avoids the body shot from Varnson.
Varnson 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.
Varnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morris duly obliges.
It looks like Kel Varnson has been cut.
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Varnson.
Varnson is looking to land body kicks.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris moves into range and clinches up with Varnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varnson is stalling here.
Varnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Varnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Varnson misses with a punch to the body.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Varnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Varnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Varnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Varnson throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Varnson lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kel Varnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Varnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Varnson to the ground. Morris is now in Varnson's guard.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Varnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris wants to control from the top but Varnson keeps moving.
Varnson keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris stands up and waves to Varnson to follow him.
A slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris digs a good body shot into Varnson's ribs.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varnson manages to avoid it.
Morris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Varnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Varnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Varnson stalks Morris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morris's face. Morris staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris throws a right hand that misses
and Varnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Morris! Varnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morris to his feet! Morris is in big trouble!
Morris is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Varnson.
Varnson lands a head shot.
Oh Morris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Varnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Varnson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Morris to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Morris looks to clinch but Varnson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Morris taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kel Varnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (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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23
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
191 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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, Pelayo Palhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Palhares swings for the body but Sabre moves out of range.
Palhares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabre defends it nicely.
Sabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Palhares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sabre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sabre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Sabre as the two fighters clinch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Sabre won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Sabre.
Sabre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palhares.
Sabre misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
Sabre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palhares up against the cage.
Sabre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palhares's efforts to push away.
Sabre working Palhares over with knees to the body.
Palhares wants a takedown.
Palhares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
Palhares dodges an elbow strike from Sabre.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre missing with knees to the body.
Sabre can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre prevents the takedown attempt.
Sabre lands a left hand.
Palhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sabre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Sabre holds him up against the cage and eventually Palhares drops back down to his feet.
Sabre lands with a short shot to the head.
Palhares can't break the clinch.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Palhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sabre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
A jab from Sabre misses.
Palhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sabre swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre misses the shot to the body.
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares throws a good cross that connects.
Sabre tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Sabre tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
Palhares misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares'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.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Sabre, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Sabre against the cage but Sabre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sabre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabre scores with a head kick. Palhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabre.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre cracks a nice hook into Palhares's ribs.
Nice shot by Sabre.
Sabre dips to his left and cracks Palhares with an uppercut!
Matt Sabre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Sabre's shoulder, as Sabre tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
Sabre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Palhares throws a hook but Sabre blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palhares checks a leg kick.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre reaches up and holds on to Palhares to control the position.
Sabre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palhares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabre is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Sabre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palhares tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sabre is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palhares looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sabre is desperately trying to improve his position but Palhares has a good base and remains in mount.
Sabre tries to hold on but Palhares postures up.
Sabre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palhares tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sabre is squirming around, avoiding Palhares's attempts to control the action.
Palhares controlling from the full mount.
Palhares lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre is looking to get to half guard.
Palhares working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pelayo Palhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sabre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Palhares is able to avoid easily.
Palhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Sabre moved out of range nicely.
Sabre swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Sabre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabre was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Palhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Palhares moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares lands an overhand right.
Pelayo Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares 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.
Sabre moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
Palhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Sabre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Palhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabre avoids the body shot from Palhares.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a body punch but Sabre moves out of range.
Palhares takes a swing at Sabre's ribcage but misses.
Sabre stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Sabre's shoulder, as Sabre tries to avoid the shot.
Palhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabre. Sabre obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabre walks into a jab.
Sabre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palhares shoots in but Sabre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Palhares throws a big shot that misses.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Sabre's head but Sabre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Palhares throws a hook but Sabre blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre connects with a leg kick. Palhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Palhares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sabre is looking to score with low kicks.
Sabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palhares's sensitive parts.
Sabre throws a body kick the misses
and Palhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabre.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Palhares checks it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares avoids a kick to the body.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Sabre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabre throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Sabre lands but Palhares takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Palhares coming out on top.
Palhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabre cracks Palhares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Palhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre tries to land a front kick but Palhares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sabre as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Sabre. Those never looked like landing.
Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palhares misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palhares.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabre counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palhares crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sabre - the referee stops the clock and Palhares gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sabre. Palhares manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sabre jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Sabre scores with a leg kick.
Sabre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sabre!
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabre cracks Palhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sabre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabre.
A jab lands there for Sabre.
Sabre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabre lands a right hook to the body.
Sabre scores with a kick to the body.
Sabre throws a shot to the body.
Palhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sabre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabre thuds a left hand into Palhares's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
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!
Nice body kick there by Sabre.
Sabre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Sabre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sabre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabre stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Palhares tries to keep at a distance but Sabre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palhares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sabre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Palhares shoots in but Sabre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sabre scores with a nice head shot.
Palhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Sabre throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palhares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabre doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Sabre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Sabre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sabre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sabre lands a head kick!
Sabre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Palhares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palhares.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabre jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabre 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Sabre misses.
Sabre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sabre thuds a left hand into Palhares's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Sabre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabre lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sabre as he jumps to the side.
Nice jab there from Sabre.
Sabre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palhares will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Sabre's shoulder, as Sabre tries to avoid the shot.
Sabre tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Sabre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sabre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pelayo Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sabre jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sabre misses with a looping right.
Sabre throws a head kick that Palhares semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sabre throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre misses with a straight left.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palhares misses with a jab to the body
and Sabre counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sabre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Listerene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vines comes to the cage accompanied by Where Dem Girls At. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iron Vines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Listerene!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vines dives in and grabs Listerene's left leg, looking for a takedown. Listerene pushes down on Vines's head and hops out.
Vines changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Listerene tries to avoid it but Vines manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Listerene to the ground. Listerene escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vines scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vines thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Listerene to regain full guard.
Listerene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vines.
Vines pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Listerene is keeping the position for now.
Vines stops Listerene from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Listerene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vines.
Listerene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vines trying to control but Listerene is working from the bottom.
Vines has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Listerene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vines wants to control from the top but Listerene keeps moving.
Vines throws a big right hand that misses.
Vines working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vines accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vines postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vines trying to control the position from guard on top but Listerene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vines looking to pass the guard.
Vines trying to control the position from guard on top but Listerene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vines accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vines is looking to work some ground and pound but Listerene has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines looking to sit in guard and control but Listerene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Listerene wants to get up but he can't break Vines's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vines working for a triangle but Listerene defends it easily.
Listerene tries to stand but Vines is controlling from the bottom.
Listerene avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Listerene wants to get up but he can't break Vines's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines is working an open guard so Listerene takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Listerene.
Listerene swings for the body but Vines moves out of range.
Vines tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Listerene misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Listerene throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Listerene does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Vines dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Listerene finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Listerene stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Listerene wants it to stay on the feet.
Vines tries for a takedown but Listerene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Listerene throws a combination that misses
and Vines counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Listerene!
Vines misses with a head shot.
Vines is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Listerene has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Listerene!
Vines looking for a guillotine here but Listerene defends easily.
Listerene stands and steps away. Vines gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Iron Vines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listerene misses with a hook. Vines ducked under it nicely.
Vines fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Listerene misses with a wild combination.
Listerene slaps away a takedown attempt from Vines, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vines shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines with a poor takedown
and Listerene counters with a left and a right that stings Vines.
Listerene tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Listerene keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vines.
Listerene misses with a double jab.
Listerene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vines fails to land the takedown.
Vines fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vines.
Listerene 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines slips a straight right by Listerene.
Listerene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vines.
Listerene jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vines dives in and grabs Listerene's left leg, looking for a takedown. Listerene pushes down on Vines's head and hops out.
Vines checks a low kick from Listerene.
Vines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Listerene as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Listerene misses the target.
Listerene swats away the attempt to clinch by Vines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iron Vines will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vines's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Listerene gets caught flat footed, as Vines shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vines is looking to work some ground and pound but Listerene has wrist control.
Vines working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vines postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vines trying to control the position from guard on top but Listerene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vines postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vines trying to control but Listerene is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines thows a big elbow that misses.
Vines throws a strike but Listerene rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vines is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Listerene defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vines looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Listerene has picked Vines up and slammed him! Vines can't keep hold of the triangle and Listerene manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listerene decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vines to his feet.
Listerene avoids the head kick by Vines.
Vines shoots in and drives through. Listerene sprawls well.
Sonny Listerene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Listerene takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Listerene keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vines fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Listerene avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines shoots in for a takedown but Listerene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vines misses with a takedown
and Listerene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vines shoots in and drives through. Listerene sprawls well.
Iron Vines is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vines tries to clinch up
letting Listerene counter with a right hand.
Vines tries to clinch but Listerene is having none of it.
Listerene swings for the body but Vines moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vines feints and as Listerene raises his hands in defense, Vines changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sonny Listerene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vines sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Vines showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vines, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Vines!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Burell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burell comes to the cage accompanied by When Worlds Collide--Powerman 5000. Justin Burell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Jones's chin.
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Burell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a leg kick but Burell moved away.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Burell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a head kick but Burell moves out of range.
Jones avoids the body shot from Burell.
Burell moves away from the strike by Jones.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Burell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Burell blocks the low kick.
Burell drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burell is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Burell points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Jones wakes up just in time to hear Burell thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Burell!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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