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HWP69: Blatt vs Sapp PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeves has chosen Set to Fail - Lamb of God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir is looking to clinch but Reeves is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Reeves.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reeves.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reeves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reeves circles away.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Reeves tries to sprawl out of it but Mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reeves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Reeves shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
Mir takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reeves throws a combination. Mir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Reeves lands a with a good body shot.
Reeves misses with a series of wild punches.
Reeves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reeves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Reeves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reeves scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves drops Mir with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mir looks back up at him and smiles so Reeves waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mir is rocked!
Jacob Reeves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reeves rushes Mir with punches - Mir moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Mir goes down! Reeves follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Reeves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between CHUCCK Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franc Haiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, CHUCCK Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franc Haiti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haiti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lidell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haiti at a distance.
Haiti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lidell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haiti somewhat.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haiti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lidell gets caught flat footed, as Haiti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haiti is fighting to break Lidell's control of his arms but Lidell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haiti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lidell's guard.
Haiti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lidell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lidell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haiti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haiti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lidell keeping moving, preventing Haiti from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lidell is looking to stand up but Haiti isn't so interested in that idea.
Haiti wants to control from the top but Lidell keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lidell instigates a clinch.
Lidell prevents the takedown attempt.
CHUCCK Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franc Haiti.
Haiti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CHUCCK Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidell looks to land a combination but Haiti avoids it well.
Haiti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haiti shoots for a takedown but Lidell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haiti looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lidell with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lidell.
Lidell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lidell jumps guard but Haiti stands there with Lidell around his waist. Lidell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lidell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haiti smiles and moves away.
Lidell throws a series of punches but Haiti avoids them all with ease.
Lidell avoids the head kick by Haiti.
Lidell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haiti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell darts in and clinches Haiti up against the cage.
Haiti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lidell.
Lidell tries to bum rush Haiti with a series of wild strikes but Haiti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lidell misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haiti.
Lidell misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch but Haiti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lidell has Haiti up against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haiti walks away with a smile on his face. Lidell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lidell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidell closes the distance and clinches.
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell tries to clinch but Haiti is having none of it.
Lidell swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Lidell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CHUCCK Lidell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lidell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haiti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lidell.
Haiti misses with a body punch
and Lidell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lidell wants to clinch up but Haiti keeps it at a distance.
Lidell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haiti fails with a takedown attempt.
Haiti fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haiti avoids the head kick by Lidell.
Haiti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lidell regains half guard.
Haiti frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lidell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lidell tries to get out of the position.
Lidell is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lidell is squirming around, avoiding Haiti's attempts to control the action.
Lidell is looking to improve his position but Haiti isn't that keen on the idea.
Haiti stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lidell rushes Haiti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haiti is struggling to control the position.
Haiti misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haiti just leaning against Lidell, taking a breather.
Haiti stops a takedown attempt from Lidell.
Lidell looking for a takedown.
Haiti has Lidell pushed against the cage.
Haiti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haiti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haiti wants to clinch up but Lidell keeps it at a distance.
Lidell tries to clinch up
and Haiti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haiti misses with a takedown
and Lidell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haiti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiti throws a hook but Lidell blocks it.
Haiti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Haiti circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Lidell.
Lidell moves out of range as Haiti strikes.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haiti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidell pinned against the cage. Lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
CHUCCK Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franc Haiti.
Lidell has closed the distance and engaged Haiti in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haiti effectively controlling the action here.
Haiti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haiti tries to clinch up but Lidell circles away and keeps his distance.
Lidell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haiti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lidell but Lidell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haiti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lidell throws a nice head kick!
Lidell misses with a head kick.
Lidell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franc Haiti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Haiti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haiti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haiti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haiti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidell pinned against the cage. Lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lidell lands with a kick to the temple. Haiti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Haiti shoots in for a double leg but Lidell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haiti misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haiti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
CHUCCK Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franc Haiti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell darts in trying to clinch
and Haiti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lidell pushes Haiti off and gets back to his feet.
Haiti closes the distance and clinches.
Lidell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haiti has had enough of the clinch but Lidell keeps him there for the moment.
Lidell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haiti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haiti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haiti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lidell swivels and escapes.
Lidell lands with a slapping head kick.
Lidell scores with a push kick.
Haiti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lidell but Lidell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Lidell.
CHUCCK Lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lidell wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lidell slaps away a takedown attempt from Haiti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haiti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lidell wants to clinch.
Haiti fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lidell. That's going to slow Haiti down.
Haiti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lidell gets a clinch.
Haiti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lidell lands a right hand.
Haiti goes for a takedown attempt but Lidell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lidell misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franc Haiti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haiti 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franc Haiti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Fachada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fachada's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock Superstar. Diggler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SEX MY FIST kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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225 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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271 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Fachada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Diggler with that takedown attempt.
Fachada looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fachada is looking to clinch but Diggler is avoiding it.
Diggler tries to clinch but Fachada is having none of it.
No joy there for Fachada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diggler showed some decent athleticism there.
Diggler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fachada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fachada is in trouble now - Diggler has advanced to mount!
Diggler lands a big shot there that rocks Fachada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Antonio Fachada has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diggler looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Diggler has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fachada is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dirk Diggler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmud Khomeini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden has chosen Element Eighty-Pancake Land as his entrance music. Mahmud Khomeini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmud Khomeini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden tries for a takedown but Khomeini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khomeini wants a takedown.
Khomeini turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oden can't do much from the bottom here.
Oden gets back to half guard.
Khomeini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khomeini is working for a kimura but Oden is defending it quite comfortably.
Khomeini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden working for a triangle but Khomeini defends it easily.
Khomeini won't allow Oden to sweep him here.
Khomeini 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.
Oden trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khomeini 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.
Khomeini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khomeini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khomeini is breathing heavily.
Oden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khomeini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khomeini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oden is trying to control the position but Khomeini postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khomeini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khomeini 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.
Oden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oden has isolated one of Khomeini's arms. Khomeini looking to fight him off but Oden twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thorfinn Oden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avtomat Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gahn Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avtomat Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gahn Jah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jah misses with a straight right.
Jah fails to land the takedown.
Jah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalashnikov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kalashnikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kalashnikov preventing the sweep.
Kalashnikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jah working a defensive guard here.
Jah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kalashnikov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalashnikov is one step ahead there.
Jah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalashnikov defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Kalashnikov.
Jah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jah throws a hook but Kalashnikov avoids it easily.
Jah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalashnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalashnikov manages to avoid it.
Jah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalashnikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalashnikov slips a jab from Jah.
A slow jab from Jah misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalashnikov.
A punch combination from Jah misses.
Jah throws a leg kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a series of strikes. Jah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kalashnikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jah really felt that one!
Jah scores with a hook.
It looks like Avtomat Kalashnikov has been cut.
Kalashnikov shoots for a takedown but Jah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avtomat Kalashnikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jah looks to land a left hand but Kalashnikov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a series of punches but Jah moves out of range.
Kalashnikov throws a nice looking combination but Jah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jah's corner calls for a 1-2. Jah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalashnikov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jah.
Kalashnikov is breathing heavily.
Jah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with a takedown into side control.
Kalashnikov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jah to see if he's OK.
Kalashnikov is trying to ground and pound but Jah uses the momentary lack of control by Kalashnikov to regain half guard.
Kalashnikov 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jah looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kalashnikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jah's head.
Kalashnikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jah looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalashnikov counters with a three punch combo that has Jah backing up. Jah nods at Kalashnikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jah has his hands on Kalashnikov's head, controlling the position.
Kalashnikov lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jah lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalashnikov!
Jah tries to control but Kalashnikov wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gahn Jah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avtomat Kalashnikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gahn Jah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jah misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Jah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jah misses with a body punch
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jah won't be happy with that.
Kalashnikov grinds an elbow into Jah's temple.
Kalashnikov is working Jah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kalashnikov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jah is trying to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov lands a nice forearm strike.
Jah wants to control but Kalashnikov postures up.
Jah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kalashnikov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Kalashnikov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kalashnikov grinds an elbow into Jah's temple.
Kalashnikov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jah regains half guard.
Jah pushes Kalashnikov off and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Kalashnikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jah misses with a double jab
and Kalashnikov counters with a solid body kick.
Kalashnikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jah throws a hook to the side of Kalashnikov's head but Kalashnikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov looks for a takedown but Jah sprawls well.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jah throws a hook to the side of Kalashnikov's head but Kalashnikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalashnikov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jah was covering up waiting for the punch and Kalashnikov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kalashnikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalashnikov is one step ahead there.
Jah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov postures up in Jah's guard and throws a big left but Jah blocks it.
Jah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kalashnikov thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jah thumps Kalashnikov with a low kick.
Avtomat Kalashnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jah.
Jah has his takedown stuffed
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a combination
letting Jah counter with a right hand.
Jah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalashnikov manages to avoid it.
Jah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalashnikov counters with a shoot takedown. Jah fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jah has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kalashnikov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jah's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avtomat Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avtomat Kalashnikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalashnikov counters with a series of strikes. Jah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kalashnikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalashnikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jah misses with a hook to the body
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kalashnikov throwing strikes but missing.
Kalashnikov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kalashnikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Jah is looking to stand up but Kalashnikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalashnikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jah is trying to keep Kalashnikov in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah kicks Kalashnikov off and gets to his feet.
Jah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalashnikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jah backs up against the cage.
Kalashnikov takes one on the button.
Kalashnikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kalashnikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jah throws a combination that misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a good low kick that Jah was not able to check.
Jah throws a left and a right that both miss
so Kalashnikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kalashnikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jah wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jah is retaining full guard.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalashnikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalashnikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jah has wrist control.
Jah 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 referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jah misses with a double jab
and Kalashnikov counters with a big head kick but Jah shrugs it off.
Kalashnikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jah.
Jah thows a body shot but no joy.
Jah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jah misses with an uppercut.
Jah misses with a two punch combination.
Jah swinging wildly here.
Kalashnikov scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalashnikov raining down shots from the mount!
Kalashnikov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kalashnikov throws a strike there. Jah manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Kalashnikov throws a strike but Jah avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov throws and elbow that misses. Jah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kalashnikov's guard. Nice move by Jah!
Kalashnikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jah postures up and lands a big shot to Kalashnikov's brow.
Jah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avtomat Kalashnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalashnikov 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avtomat Kalashnikov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amish Hardcore Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcore Irish has chosen Devil's Dance Floor as his entrance music. Amish Hardcore Irish will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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265 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amish Hardcore Irish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound throws a hook but Hardcore Irish blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Hardcore Irish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardcore Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Pound takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardcore Irish avoids the body shot from Pound.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound lands a jab to the nose.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Hardcore Irish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardcore Irish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardcore Irish misses with the combination.
Hardcore Irish misses with a double jab.
Hardcore Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound lands with a nice body punch.
Hardcore Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardcore Irish throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound swings for the body but Hardcore Irish moves out of range.
Hardcore Irish throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Amish Hardcore Irish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardcore Irish throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardcore Irish was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Pound darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pound controlling the pace.
Pound is looking to advance position but Hardcore Irish won't allow it.
Pound content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pound works his way into full mount!
Pound won't let Hardcore Irish get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound controlling his opponent.
Pound's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hardcore Irish really wants to buck Pound off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound controlling his opponent.
Pound throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardcore Irish because Pound loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pound controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Hardcore Irish misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardcore Irish tries to avoid it but Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardcore Irish to the ground. Hardcore Irish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardcore Irish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pound stuns Hardcore Irish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore Irish is just out of range.
Pound moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Hardcore Irish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pound's head backwards.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardcore Irish.
Pound is looking to wear down Hardcore Irish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardcore Irish throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pound.
Hardcore Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore Irish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
Pound avoids the body shot from Hardcore Irish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pound 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.
Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Pound fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Pound misses the target.
Pound closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardcore Irish did well to prevent Pound getting side control.
Hardcore Irish wants to get back to his feet.
Pound seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pound frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pound controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardcore Irish for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardcore Irish tries to buck Pound off but he can't manage it.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Pound closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardcore Irish did well to prevent Pound getting side control.
Hardcore Irish is looking to escape.
Hardcore Irish is breathing heavily.
Pound is taking a breather. Hardcore Irish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardcore Irish wants to get back to his feet.
Pound is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pound is looking to advance position but Hardcore Irish won't allow it.
Pound controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound prevents Hardcore Irish from standing back up.
Pound tries to pass to full mount but Hardcore Irish defends it.
Pound with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardcore Irish is trying to stand up here but Pound is controlling him well.
Pound is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore Irish is just out of range.
Hardcore Irish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore Irish misses with a double jab.
Amish Hardcore Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Hardcore Irish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pound lands a nice shot to the body.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Pound lunges at Hardcore Irish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardcore Irish's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pound dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardcore Irish.
Pound looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hardcore Irish!
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardcore Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Pound throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardcore Irish because Pound loaded up on that one.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
You get the feeling that Hardcore Irish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardcore Irish wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hardcore Irish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Hardcore Irish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardcore Irish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound lands with a nice combination. Hardcore Irish backs away looking to recover.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound works Hardcore Irish's body with a nice hook.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardcore Irish moves away.
Pound scores a takedown into full mount!
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a head shot.
Pound controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Hardcore Irish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amish Hardcore Irish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Pound - just one landing.
Pound stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pound scores with a jab.
Hardcore Irish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pound cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pound 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sakes's choice of entrance music: Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Sakes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Sakes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Sakes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong tries to clinch there but Sakes circles away.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Sakes.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sakes sprawls well initially but Kong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sakes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sakes is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is nestled in close to Sakes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kong slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kong lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong thows a huge punch but Sakes dodges it nicely.
Kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakes keeps working.
Kong prevents Sakes from improving his position.
Sakes is staying active underneath Kong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kong.
Kong not doing much here.
Kong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakes is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakes throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakes is looking to reverse the position.
Kong scores with punches from side control.
Kong controlling from side mount.
Kong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kong throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakes's head but Sakes avoids it well.
Kong wants to control but Sakes is keeping him busy.
Sakes sneaks back into half guard.
Sakes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kong throwing strikes from guard but Sakes blocks nicely.
Kong wants to control from the top but Sakes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is really struggling to control Sakes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sakes working for a triangle but Kong defends it easily.
Kong controlling from the top position.
Sakes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
Kong landing some decent shots from guard.
Kong is working Sakes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong trying to control but Sakes is working from the bottom.
Sakes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kong cracks Sakes with a solid left hand.
Kong is working Sakes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kong has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sakes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kong is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sakes pulls down on the head and he's put Kong to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Sakes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Palvivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Palvivaara!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palvivaara connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Palvivaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King wants to clinch up but Palvivaara keeps it at a distance.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palvivaara keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palvivaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King throws a shot from downtown. Palvivaara moves away and avoids it.
Palvivaara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palvivaara.
King defending against the ground and pound.
King dodges the ground and pound from Palvivaara.
King wants to control but Palvivaara postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Palvivaara keeps moving and retains side control.
Palvivaara working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King tries to clinch there but Palvivaara circles away.
Palvivaara blocks a head kick by King.
Palvivaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palvivaara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palvivaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
King wants to get back to his feet but Palvivaara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palvivaara landing with the ground and pound.
Palvivaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palvivaara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King wants to stand but Palvivaara is controlling the position.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Palvivaara is proving a slippery customer.
Palvivaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Palvivaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palvivaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Palvivaara is proving a slippery customer.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King working for a submission but Palvivaara is keeping him at bay.
King is breathing heavily.
King is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
King is looking to clinch.
Palvivaara takes one to the chin there.
King feints and then cracks Palvivaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palvivaara down.
A low kick from Palvivaara misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a lazy right hand but Palvivaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palvivaara dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King looks to throw the jab but Palvivaara is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palvivaara throws a leg kick
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palvivaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palvivaara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palvivaara motions for King to come forward. Palvivaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara cracks King with a good jab.
Palvivaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palvivaara slips under a jab from King.
Palvivaara with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Palvivaara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palvivaara swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Palvivaara scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palvivaara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Palvivaara getting side control.
Palvivaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palvivaara lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Palvivaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palvivaara. That did some damage!
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palvivaara ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palvivaara lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palvivaara lands with an overhand left.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palvivaara scores with a nice right hand.
Palvivaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palvivaara shoots in but no luck this time.
Palvivaara lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from King misses.
Palvivaara tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King throws a body punch but Palvivaara moves out of range.
King takes a swing at Palvivaara's ribcage but misses.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King is looking to clinch but Palvivaara is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Palvivaara's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palvivaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palvivaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Palvivaara.
Palvivaara throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Palvivaara only half commits.
King looks to land a left hand but Palvivaara moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palvivaara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
King tries to clinch but Palvivaara moves out of range.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King looks to land a left hand but Palvivaara moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Palvivaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Palvivaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palvivaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Palvivaara is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palvivaara throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palvivaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palvivaara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Palvivaara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Palvivaara 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.
Jarmo Palvivaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palvivaara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palvivaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palvivaara is controlling him.
Palvivaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Palvivaara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Palvivaara connects with a decent elbow.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Palvivaara is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palvivaara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palvivaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palvivaara landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palvivaara landing strikes from the mount.
Palvivaara with the ground and pound from mount.
Palvivaara cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King is rocked!
Palvivaara postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have King in real trouble here! The ref calls for King to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Palvivaara!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Villa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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260 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Villa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gruffo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gruffo misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruffo as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruffo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villa.
Gruffo clinches up with Villa and pushes him back against the cage.
Villa managing to block the knees to the body from Gruffo.
Villa lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villa blocks it with crossed arms.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Villa's ribcage.
Villa looks gassed!
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Villa misses with the head strike.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a right hand.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Villa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruffo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruffo prevents a body shot from Villa.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Villa is rocked!
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Villa's ribcage.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villa or not.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Villa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villa's face.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Villa is blocking nicely.
Villa breaks the clinch.
Villa shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruffo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gruffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villa connects with a looping right hand.
Gruffo clinches with his opponent.
Villa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo working Villa over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a shoulder strike.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Villa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruffo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villa.
Villa wants to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa wants to clinch but Gruffo slips to the side
and Gruffo counters with a right hand to the body.
Gruffo connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gruffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Villa misses with the head strike.
Villa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gruffo prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Villa fails to land.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo blocks an uppercut.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gruffo misses.
Villa tries to clinch but Gruffo moves away
and Gruffo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gruffo.
Gruffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Villa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Villa blocks it.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Gruffo's head.
Villa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruffo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gruffo counters with a straight right hand.
Villa slips a straight right by Gruffo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but Villa ducks down to avoid it.
Villa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gruffo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa misses with some punches.
Villa working aggressively here.
Villa has a couple of punches blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Villa managing to block the knees to the body from Gruffo.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling him.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Villa blocks with his arms.
Villa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Villa tries a body shot but Gruffo blocks it.
Villa tries to break free but Gruffo pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Villa's ribcage.
Gruffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villa misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Gruffo misses.
Villa tries to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a nice uppercut.
Villa closes the distance but Gruffo moves to the side
and Villa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gruffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gruffo misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruffo. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa wants to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villa thinking.
Villa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Gruffo to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Gruffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa closes the distance but Gruffo moves to the side
and Gruffo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villa thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villa's head backwards.
Gruffo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Villa on the side of the head.
Gruffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gruffo jabs at Villa's body.
Gruffo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villa's head backwards.
Gruffo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Villa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Villa won't want to take too many of those.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Villa's ribcage.
Gruffo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Villa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruffo controls his hands.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villa blocks it with crossed arms.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Villa fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villa.
Villa gets through Gruffo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruffo.
Villa has a couple of punches blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villa.
Gruffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa can do to turn this around?
Gruffo lands a right hand.
Villa is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling him.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villa working hard to break the clinch.
Villa breaks from the clinch.
Gruffo moves into range and clinches up with Villa.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo tests Villa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruffo takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villa throws a head punch that misses.
Beno Gruffo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villa misses with some punches.
Villa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Gruffo.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Gruffo.
Gruffo gets through Villa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Villa has a couple of punches blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo tries to work over Villa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Villa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Villa is blocking nicely.
Villa misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Villa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruffo working Villa over with knees to the body.
Gruffo scores with a hook to the body.
Villa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo cracks Villa with a nice body shot.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gruffo blocking some punches.
Villa is trying to force a seperation but Gruffo has the dominant position.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villa.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
Villa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gruffo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gruffo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beno Gruffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruffo slaps away a takedown attempt from Villa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruffo cracks Villa with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gruffo catches Villa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gruffo lands a glancing blow to the side of Villa's head.
Gruffo drives through and clinches with Villa against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that second round.
That's time! Gruffo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Villa looks to clinch
enabling Gruffo to counter with a crisp jab.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gruffo sprawls well. Gruffo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villa gets slowly back to his feet.
Villa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruffo's waist but Gruffo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villa off to one side.
Villa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gruffo forces Villa back against the cage and clinches.
Gruffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo working Villa over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo lands a slapping body shot.
Villa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Villa.
Villa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gruffo.
Nice sprawl there from Gruffo as Villa shoots in.
Beno Gruffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Villa.
Gruffo lands a really nice looking cross but Villa seems unphased.
Villa tries to clinch up
and Gruffo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gruffo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruffo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villa misses with the head strike.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Gruffo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villa's efforts to push away.
Villa takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Villa misses with some punches.
Gruffo is leaning against Villa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Villa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruffo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Villa as he connects with a hook.
Villa wants to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gruffo thuds a left hand into Villa's body.
Jonas Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruffo lands a slapping body shot.
Gruffo takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a glancing blow to the side of Villa's head.
Gruffo moves into the clinch.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Villa avoiding damage as Gruffo throws knees to the body.
Villa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gruffo is leaning against Villa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villa lands a right hand.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Villa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonas Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruffo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa drives through and clinches with Gruffo against the cage.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa closes the distance but Gruffo moves to the side
and Gruffo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gruffo.
Gruffo lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
Villa needs to keep his hands up - Gruffo had a free shot at his head there.
Villa tries to clinch but Gruffo moves away
and Gruffo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gruffo.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Villa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villa misses with some punches.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Gruffo missing with knees to the body.
Gruffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gruffo lands a shot to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruffo.
Gruffo trying to land knees to the body.
Villa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruffo's elbow.
Villa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Villa blocks it.
Villa has a couple of punches blocked by Gruffo.
Villa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruffo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beno Gruffo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt comes to the cage accompanied by you're going down- sick puppies. Sapp has chosen bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds! as his entrance music. Jeff Blatt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OneRound Sapp's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp misses the jab.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Sapp blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Blatt.
Sapp defending well as Blatt loads up on a big left hand.
Blatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sapp momentarily.
It looks like OneRound Sapp has been cut.
Sapp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sapp clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sapp.
Blatt blocks an elbow strike.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt avoids the elbow strike from Sapp, against the cage.
Sapp lands a body punch.
Sapp stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Sapp's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OneRound Sapp.
Blatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Sapp clobbers Blatt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Sapp finds it's way through Blatt's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt misses with a wild combination.
Jeff Blatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapp with a jab.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapp clinches.
Blatt stalling.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt is pushing Sapp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sapp effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt wants to get back to striking at distance but Sapp won't allow it.
Blatt stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
Blatt tries to circle away but Sapp has him pinned against the cage.
Blatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Sapp.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut.
Blatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blatt working hard to break the clinch.
Sapp leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blatt breaks from the clinch.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp misses with a looping right.
Blatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Blatt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blatt looks to throw the jab but Sapp is out of range.
Blatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Blatt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blatt misses with the combination.
Blatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sapp manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt dominated that 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!
Blatt throws a hook to the side of Sapp's head but Sapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapp dodges the punch combination from Blatt.
Blatt throws a nice looking combination but Sapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeff Blatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blatt connects with a right hand. Sapp shakes it off.
Blatt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blatt throws out the jab.
Jeff Blatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sapp misses with a looping left.
Blatt lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Blatt misses.
Nice jab there from Sapp.
Nice shot by Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blatt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blatt moves out of range as Sapp strikes.
The fighters circling - Sapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Blatt misses.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blatt thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Blatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blatt lands a really nice looking cross but Sapp seems unphased.
That has opened up OneRound Sapp's cut even more.
Sapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blatt connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Sapp.
Blatt lands a right hook to the body.
Sapp defending well as Blatt loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Sapp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp slips under a jab.
Blatt misses with a double jab.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
Sapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blatt.
Sapp throws the left hand but Blatt avoids the punch easily.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt scores with a jab to the body.
Sapp lands with a kick to the temple. Blatt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blatt misses with a body shot.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws the left hand but Blatt avoids the punch easily.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blatt lands a head shot.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt throws a lazy right hand but Sapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sapp tries to clinch but Blatt is having none of it.
Blatt throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Blatt misses the target.
Jeff Blatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatt lands a really nice looking cross but Sapp seems unphased.
Blatt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sapp rushes Blatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blatt has had enough of the clinch but Sapp keeps him there for the moment.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Sapp to work.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Sapp lands an elbow inside.
Blatt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sapp smiles and moves away.
Sapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp throws a hook to the side of Blatt's head but Blatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blatt.
Blatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sapp.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Sapp throws a sloppy head kick and Blatt moves out of range easily.
Blatt cracks Sapp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blatt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sapp to stand back up!
Blatt throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blatt.
Blatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt lands a left and a right that send Sapp crashing to the mat, dazed. Blatt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sapp is rocked!
The cut above OneRound Sapp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt misses with a hook.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp slips a straight right by Blatt.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Sapp throws a good cross that connects.
Blatt throws a hook but Sapp avoids it easily.
Blatt loads up on a big right hand but Sapp slips the punch.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt swinging wildly here.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Blatt scores with a body shot.
Sapp connects with a right hand. Blatt shakes it off.
Blatt tries to bum rush Sapp with a series of wild strikes but Sapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sapp throws an overhand right that lands on Blatt's shoulder, as Blatt tries to avoid the shot.
Sapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Blatt looks to land a combination. Sapp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blatt. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Blatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp blocks a jab.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapp clinches.
Sapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sapp leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blatt misses with a few strikes there.
Blatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapp can do to turn this around?
Blatt throws a body punch but Sapp moves out of range.
Blatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sapp.
Sapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Blatt lands a jab to Sapp's midsection.
Blatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sapp throws out the jab.
Blatt misses with an uppercut. Sapp saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Sapp misses with a hook.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Blatt misses.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt misses with a looping left.
Sapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blatt.
Blatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapp.
Blatt misses with the combination.
Jab by Blatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt throws out a loose jab but Sapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blatt. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sapp tries to clinch but Blatt moves out of range.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt misses with a two punch combination.
Blatt misses with a wild combination.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Sapp. That snapped Blatt's head back.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapp.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapp walks into a stiff left hand from Blatt.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
OneRound Sapp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sapp backs up against the cage.
Blatt misses with a double jab.
Sapp throws a lazy right hand but Blatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blatt cracks Sapp with an open hand slap.
Sapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blatt.
Sapp rushes Blatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp moves out of range.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
Blatt swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt had his way with OneRound Sapp in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Blatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Blatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp clinches up against the cage.
Sapp stalling.
Nice body punch from Blatt - that landed with a thud.
Sapp effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt is stalling here.
Blatt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sapp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sapp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sapp.
Blatt breaks the clinch.
Blatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sapp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sapp throws a jab when Blatt was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sapp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Sapp is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blatt misses with a few strikes there.
Blatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Blatt keeps it at a distance.
Blatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Blatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sapp has time to react.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blatt misses with an uppercut.
Sapp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blatt moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blatt is trying to stand.
OneRound Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sapp content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Blatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blatt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Blatt!
Jeff Blatt is the new heavyweight champion!
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