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Prestige 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratskin has chosen "Umbrella" with Lillasyster 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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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Garrido!
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, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrido missing with a left hand there. Ratskin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ratskin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ratskin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ratskin throws a hook but Garrido blocks it.
Garrido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratskin.
Garrido misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratskin.
Ratskin connects with a body shot that sends Garrido's belly button to the back.
Ratskin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrido circles away quickly and effectively.
Ratskin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ratskin slips a straight right by Garrido.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrido.
Ratskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrido steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ratskin.
Ratskin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ratskin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrido misses with a looping left.
Ratskin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrido on the side of the head.
Garrido slips a jab and a cross from Ratskin.
Ratskin misses with a looping right.
Garrido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ratskin manages to avoid it.
Ratskin closes the distance and pushes Garrido back into the cage.
Ratskin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrido throws a head punch that misses.
Garrido misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Ratskin.
Ratskin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrido or not.
Ratskin lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ratskin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Ratskin on the inside.
Ratskin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin tries to stall but Garrido uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ratskin pushes Garrido back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ratskin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrido takes an elbow to the temple.
Garrido has Ratskin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ratskin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Ratskin.
Ratskin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrido backwards.
Garrido jumps into guard, dragging Ratskin to the mat.
Garrido is trying to control the position but Ratskin postures up.
Garrido throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ratskin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ratskin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrido swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrido has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garrido keeping full guard, as Ratskin tries to pass.
Ratskin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Ratskin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ratskin throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
Garrido lands a jab to the head.
Ratskin moves out of range as Garrido strikes.
Ratskin misses with a looping left.
Ratskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ratskin defending well as Garrido loads up on a big left hand.
Ratskin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garrido misses with a hook to the body
and Ratskin counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratskin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ratskin.
Ratskin lands a left hand.
Garrido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrido misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ratskin lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Javier Garrido has been cut.
Ratskin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ratskin lands an elbow inside.
Ratskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrido can't find room to land a body shot as Ratskin controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Ratskin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ratskin misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ratskin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Garrido'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.
Ratskin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrido.
Garrido misses the shot to the body.
Garrido shoots in for a takedown but Ratskin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garrido misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrido throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratskin.
Ratskin rushes Garrido and presses him up against the cage.
Ratskin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ratskin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garrido is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ratskin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ratskin works on Garrido's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratskin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ratskin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garrido is trying to stall.
A short right from Ratskin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ratskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrido avoiding damage as Ratskin throws knees to the body.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ratskin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ratskin trying to land knees to the body.
Ratskin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Ratskin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ratskin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garrido backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ratskin as Garrido tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ratskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrido is rocked!
Ratskin lands a big right hand that drops Garrido! The killer instinct kicks in and Ratskin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ratskin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Ratskin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Officer Ricky - Three Times. 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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275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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267 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vit Kana!
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, Hale Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana misses with a takedown attempt - Erwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Erwin does it's job there.
Erwin lands a head kick!
Erwin 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.
Kana missing with a left hand there. Erwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kana is defended easily by Erwin.
Kana fails with the takedown
enabling Erwin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Kana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin lands a head kick. Kana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kana stops Erwin from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana wants to work for an arm triangle but Erwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Erwin is trying to stand up here but Kana is controlling him well.
Erwin is pressing down on Kana's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Erwin wants to stand and escape but Kana is having none of it.
Kana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kana is one step ahead there.
Kana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Erwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kana looking to pass the guard.
Kana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Erwin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kana, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana working for submissions but it's allowed Erwin to get to half guard.
Erwin decides to stand up.
Erwin throws an off balance right hand
and Kana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Hale Erwin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin thows a body kick. Kana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kana is breathing heavily.
Erwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kana tries for a takedown but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erwin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Erwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erwin scores with a punch to the head.
Kana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Erwin connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kana circles away quickly and effectively.
Erwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Erwin finds it's way through Kana's defenses.
Erwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Erwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Erwin lands a nice hook to Kana's body. Kana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Erwin lands a left and a right that send Kana crashing to the mat, dazed. Erwin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vit Kana has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Erwin.
Erwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hale Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Erwin.
Kana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Erwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kana misses with a takedown attempt
and Erwin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Kana stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Erwin is on him like rabid pit bull! Kana slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hale Erwin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikkie Mckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aron Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikkie Mckey's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikkie Mckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckey misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
It looks like Nikkie Mckey has been cut.
Mckey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rogers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rogers.
Mckey is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mckey is rocked!
Nikkie Mckey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Mckey's ribcage.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Mckey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikkie Mckey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aron Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into the arena with Domination blaring out of the sound system. Lincoln Aldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Lincoln Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Melendez misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Melendez slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aldo tries to stand but Melendez is controlling his head.
Aldo decides to stand back up. Aldo steps back and let's Melendez get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Melendez wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melendez on the ground.
Melendez trying to move into half guard but instead Aldo has managed to sweep!
Melendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aldo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Melendez.
Melendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aldo tries to stand but Melendez is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez sneaks back into half guard.
Aldo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez slips a jab from Aldo.
Melendez closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
Melendez looking for a takedown.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Aldo throws a right hand that Melendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Melendez also avoids with ease.
Aldo misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Melendez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Melendez tries to sprawl out of it but Aldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Melendez shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Aldo connects with a body shot.
Lincoln Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Melendez shoots in.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Melendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Lincoln Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Lincoln Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Melendez is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a series of strikes that have Melendez backpedaling.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Melendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez.
Aldo lands a lovely overhand right.
Melendez misses with a kick to the body.
Lincoln Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melendez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melendez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damien Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez passes Aldo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Aldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Melendez is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aldo lands a two punch combo.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Melendez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melendez.
Melendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Melendez dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Danga de danga de dang - Aldo scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lincoln Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
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!
Melendez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Melendez lands in his opponent's guard.
Melendez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Melendez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Melendez pushing down on Aldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lincoln Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Melendez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Melendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melendez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Melendez misses with a head shot. Aldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Melendez wants to stand and escape but instead Aldo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Damien Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Slayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (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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22
167 lbs
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24
166 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Slayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slayton slips under a jab.
Slayton scores with a jab to the body.
Carmichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayton.
Slayton scores with a punch to the head.
Carmichael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slayton misses with a looping left.
Slayton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slayton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carmichael's hands.
A jab from Slayton finds it's way through Carmichael's defenses.
Slayton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayton slaps away a takedown attempt from Carmichael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmichael takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slayton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael swings for the body but Slayton moves out of range.
Slayton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a jab but it's blocked by Slayton.
Carmichael missing with a left hand there. Slayton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrew Slayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayton's calf.
Carmichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Slayton as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Slayton both land. Nice combination.
Carmichael is rocked!
Slayton misses with an uppercut.
Carmichael is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayton finish him?
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayton moves away.
Carmichael seems to have recovered his senses.
Andrew Slayton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slayton throws a jab but it's blocked by Carmichael.
Slayton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slayton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two 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!
Slayton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slayton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carmichael slips a straight right by Slayton.
Slayton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slayton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carmichael counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Carmichael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slayton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmichael.
Slayton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slayton lands a lovely overhand right.
Carmichael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayton.
Carmichael gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Carmichael.
Carmichael tries to land knees in the clinch but Slayton avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slayton wants to break free but Carmichael has control.
Slayton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slayton is trying to break the clinch but Carmichael is controlling him.
Slayton can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carmichael - that landed with a thud.
Carmichael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slayton avoids it.
Slayton is trying to break the clinch but Carmichael has him pressed against the cage.
Carmichael looking to throw knees to the head but Slayton is blocking nicely.
Carmichael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Carmichael as the two fighters clinch.
Carmichael has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slayton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmichael tries to score a body lock takedown but Slayton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andrew Slayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dresden Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayton backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Slayton dominated that round.
That's time! Slayton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slayton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.
Slayton slips under a jab from Carmichael.
Slayton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slayton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carmichael momentarily.
Carmichael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slayton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Carmichael misses.
Slayton fails to land with a series of punches.
Slayton throws a jab when Carmichael was well out of range.
Carmichael needs to keep his hands up - Slayton had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by Slayton.
A low kick from Slayton is predictable there
letting Carmichael counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayton throws the kick towards the body but Carmichael avoids it.
Carmichael blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Slayton misses the target.
Slayton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carmichael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayton walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slayton.
Slayton misses with a wild body shot.
Carmichael throws a looping overhand right but Slayton ducks down to avoid it.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slayton moves forwards but Carmichael connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayton loads up on a big right hand but Carmichael slips the punch.
Slayton ducks under a wild hook from Carmichael.
Carmichael closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carmichael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slayton momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carmichael swings for the body but Slayton moves out of range.
Slayton jabs Carmichael right on the nose. Carmichael blinks but takes it well.
Carmichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayton.
Slayton thumps Carmichael with a low kick.
Slayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Carmichael shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carmichael looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carmichael controlling from mount.
Carmichael moves to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael controls the position.
Carmichael working for a choke but Slayton is defending well.
Carmichael biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dresden Carmichael will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carmichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayton.
Slayton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carmichael lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slayton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carmichael moves out of range of the body kick from Slayton.
Slayton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slayton throws a head kick but Carmichael moves out of range.
Slayton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmichael passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Carmichael crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael controlling from side mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dresden Carmichael was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slayton throws a lazy uppercut
and Carmichael counters by clinching up.
Slayton is trying to break the clinch but Carmichael has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Carmichael as the two fighters clinch.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael lands a right hand.
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Carmichael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayton prevents a body shot from Carmichael.
Nice body punch from Carmichael - that landed with a thud.
Slayton managing to block the knees to the body from Carmichael.
Slayton managing to block the knees to the body from Carmichael.
A right handed body shot lands from Carmichael.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carmichael working Slayton over with knees to the body.
Carmichael is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dresden Carmichael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carmichael has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dresden Carmichael!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrix has chosen Locust as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matrix.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matrix circles away.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Matrix's shoulder, as Matrix tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws the left hand but Matrix avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a body punch but Matrix moves out of range.
Jason Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matrix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matrix misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Matrix.
Davis shoots and misses
and Matrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jason Davis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a right hand that misses
letting Matrix counter with a right hand.
Davis slips a jab from Matrix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Matrix sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matrix moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Matrix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Matrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Matrix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Matrix counter with a right hand.
Jason Davis's cut is getting worse.
Dutch Matrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Matrix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matrix tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matrix counters with a straight right hand.
Davis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix cracks Davis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Davis falls backwards against the cage. Matrix follows up with more strikes that drop Davis to his knees. Matrix keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Davis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Matrix!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia Jr has chosen Game feat. Kendrick Lamar - The City as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a shot from downtown. Grey moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia Jr 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 Grey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grey.
Garcia Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Grey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia Jr in his tracks.
Garcia Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Grey counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grey.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey slips a jab from Garcia Jr.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Grey checks the leg kick.
Garcia Jr throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping left.
Garcia Jr throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping left.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr defending well as Grey loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a low kick, looking for Garcia Jr's leg but Garcia Jr calmly moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia Jr there.
Grey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a combination that misses
and Grey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia Jr connects with a right hand. Grey shakes it off.
Garcia Jr missing with a left hand there. Grey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr connects with a single shot there.
Grey slips a jab from Garcia Jr.
Grey throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Garcia Jr finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia Jr.
Grey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Garcia Jr is predictable there
and Grey counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Grey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grey digs a good hook to Garcia Jr's body.
Garcia Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a leg kick.
Garcia Jr throws a low kick, looking for Grey's leg but Grey calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grey misses the target.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Grey checks it.
Grey scores with a decent looking hook.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grey has time to react.
Grey thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr 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.
Grey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Garcia Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Garcia Jr enables Grey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garcia Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey preventing the sweep.
Garcia Jr wants to stand but Grey is controlling the position.
Grey wants to control from the top but Garcia Jr keeps moving.
Grey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia Jr wants to stand but Grey is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grey tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia Jr is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grey slips under a jab.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Grey blocks the low kick.
Garcia Jr misses the jab.
Garcia Jr wants to land a leg kick but Grey is out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia Jr throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia Jr lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey.
Garcia Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut. Grey saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey scores with a body shot.
Grey closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. Grey pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey walks into a jab.
Grey tried to score with a low kick but Garcia Jr checks it.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Grey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Garcia Jr misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia Jr.
A combination from Grey does no damage.
Grey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Grey misses with a body shot.
Grey throws a wild body kick that Garcia Jr sees coming a mile off.
Garcia Jr swinging wildly here.
Garcia Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Garcia Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Garcia Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grey slips under a jab from Garcia Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia Jr.
Nice jab there from Garcia Jr.
Grey slips under a jab from Garcia Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grey checks a leg kick.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr wants to land a leg kick but Grey is out of range.
Grey looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey misses with a straight left.
Garcia Jr gets caught napping as Grey dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia Jr manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grey checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Grey checks it.
Garcia Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Grey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Grey or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia Jr which made him look bad.
Grey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
Grey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a two punch combo.
Garcia Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grey. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Garcia Jr throws a low kick but Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garcia Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook
and Grey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia Jr thinking.
Garcia Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grey is out of range.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grey shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Grey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia Jr misses with a low kick.
Garcia Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia Jr motions for Grey to come forward. Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to clinch up but Garcia Jr keeps it at a distance.
Garcia Jr dips to his left and cracks Grey with an uppercut!
Grey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr cracks Grey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grey is rocked!
Garcia Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
Grey seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcia Jr. Grey shrugs it off though.
Garcia Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Grey's head.
Garcia Jr swings widly with a right hand
so Grey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Garcia Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey cracks Garcia Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Grey thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Grey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia Jr moves out of range as Grey strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grey.
Grey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia Jr can pounce on him.
Garcia Jr looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Grey looks for a takedown but Garcia Jr sprawls well.
Garcia Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grey checks a leg kick.
Garcia Jr connects with a leg kick. Grey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia Jr jabs Grey right on the nose. Grey blinks but takes it well.
Grey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr scores with a leg kick.
Grey blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Garcia Jr misses.
Desmond Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr lands with a cross.
Garcia Jr throws a solid leg kick but Grey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia Jr!
Sergio Garcia Jr is the new lightweight champion!
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