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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenhojohan Kainohaaveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kainohaaveri's choice of entrance music: Good Riddance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, O Shea Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tenhojohan Kainohaaveri!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kainohaaveri.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kainohaaveri moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kainohaaveri at a distance.
Kainohaaveri with a jab.
Jackson is rocked!
Kainohaaveri misses the jab.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson rushes Kainohaaveri and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Kainohaaveri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kainohaaveri can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Kainohaaveri throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Kainohaaveri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kainohaaveri wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Kainohaaveri is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kainohaaveri is now in half guard.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kainohaaveri blocks the strikes from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kainohaaveri trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kainohaaveri lands with a punch from half guard.
Kainohaaveri trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kainohaaveri.
Jackson tries to kick Kainohaaveri off but Kainohaaveri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kainohaaveri trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Kainohaaveri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kainohaaveri is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Kainohaaveri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kainohaaveri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kainohaaveri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kainohaaveri stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is trying to control the position but Kainohaaveri postures up.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Kainohaaveri postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Kainohaaveri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kainohaaveri controls the pace.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Kainohaaveri is proving a slippery customer.
Kainohaaveri is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Kainohaaveri is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Kainohaaveri connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kainohaaveri was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is fighting to break Kainohaaveri's control of his arms but Kainohaaveri 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.
Kainohaaveri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kainohaaveri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kainohaaveri keeps moving.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kainohaaveri has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tenhojohan Kainohaaveri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Kainohaaveri is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson cracks Kainohaaveri with an uppercut from hell and Kainohaaveri crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jackson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kainohaaveri is rocked!
Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Kainohaaveri felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jackson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kainohaaveri can't hide his disappointment, as Jackson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). O Shea Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gogo Momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StClaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momo comes to the cage accompanied by Miles Davis - Moon Dreams. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gogo Momo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George StClaire!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StClaire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than StClaire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Momo wants to control but StClaire is having none of it.
StClaire moves to take his opponent's back.
StClaire is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Momo trying to control the hands but StClaire won't let him.
Momo wants to escape the position.
Momo is working hard here to advance position.
Momo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Momo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from StClaire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from StClaire.
StClaire is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Momo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Momo for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momo wants to escape the position.
StClaire is not going to allow Momo to sit and survive in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
StClaire is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
StClaire avoiding Momo 's attempts to control his hands.
StClaire working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Momo is doing well to defend. StClaire seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Momo is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George StClaire!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by AFI - Totalimmortal. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuck White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White struggling a bit here.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Nelson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
White struggling a bit here.
Nelson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents Nelson from moving into mount.
Nelson 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.
White struggling a bit here.
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White is trying to improve his position.
Nelson working away.
White is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nelson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control from White's half guard. White has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
White keeping hold of Nelson's head, controlling as best he can.
Nelson prevents White from improving his position.
Nelson trying to work for an americana but White has managed to regain full guard.
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Chuck White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White stuffs the takedown.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
White is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nelson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
White turns into Nelson and is now in his guard.
White throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nelson wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White controlling Nelson's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nelson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White preventing the sweep.
White landing with the ground and pound.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chuck White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White looking to pass the guard.
White forces his way into half guard.
White looks to land a strike but Nelson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
White looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to hold White in close to prevent damage but White has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
White is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White looking to finish Nelson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nelson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck White!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Just Ted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ted Just Ted enters the cage!
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266 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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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, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Just Ted!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Just Ted is defended easily by Tsung.
Just Ted on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tsung throws a head kick that half lands.
Just Ted will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Just Ted gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tsung counters with a head kick.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Just Ted.
Tsung scores with a head kick.
Tsung throws a head kick but Just Ted moves out of range.
Just Ted scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Just Ted prevents Tsung from improving his position.
Just Ted in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tsung tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Just Ted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Just Ted!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kick out the Jams by The MC5s. Saplin has chosen Invincible as his entrance music. Marcus Saplin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saplin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saplin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saplin misses with a takedown
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saplin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saplin fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Lee.
Saplin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Rufus Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saplin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Saplin's head back.
Saplin has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Saplin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saplin darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Saplin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Saplin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands with a straight right. Saplin didn't see that one coming.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saplin fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Saplin is rocked!
Saplin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saplin needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Saplin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Saplin is looking to close the distance but Lee sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Saplin crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Saplin is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rufus Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quick Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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26
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quick Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smalls is in De Silva's guard.
Smalls throwing strikes from guard but De Silva blocks nicely.
Smalls thows a big elbow that misses.
De Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smalls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smalls lands a couple of elbows.
Smalls not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smalls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smalls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smalls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smalls won't allow De Silva to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smalls cracks De Silva with a solid left hand.
Smalls looking to sit in guard and control but De Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smalls looking to control.
Smalls lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Silva!
Smalls lands a heavy elbow.
De Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Francisco De Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smalls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smalls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smalls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Silva is rocked!
Francisco De Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francisco De Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quick Smalls!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Dean Reed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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194 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and St Piper counters with a solid body kick.
St Piper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Piper ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
St Piper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reed's calf.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Piper manages to avoid it.
Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Piper is pushing down on Reed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reed is fighting to maintain full guard but St Piper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
St Piper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Piper works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Reed wants to improve his position but St Piper is controlling well.
Reed controlling the position for now.
St Piper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
St Piper decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed can't get the takedown.
Reed blocking some punches.
Reed fails to pull guard.
St Piper stops a takedown attempt from Reed.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Reed goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Piper prevents it.
Reed tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Piper lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
St Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed avoids the elbow strike from St Piper, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piper.
St Piper lands a nice elbow.
St Piper cracks Reed with a nice body shot.
St Piper lands a damaging elbow.
St Piper working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
St Piper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Piper walks away with a smile on his face. Reed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reed swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Piper counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. St Piper moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Piper, right into the meat.
Reed looks gassed!
St Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Piper tries to land a front kick but Reed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for St Piper.
St Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from St Piper fails to land.
St Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Reed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Piper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
St Piper prevents the takedown attempt.
St Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by St Piper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed throws a right hand that misses
and St Piper counters with a nice body kick.
St Piper lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Piper moves into the clinch.
St Piper missing with knees to the body.
St Piper lands an elbow just above Reed 's eye.
St Piper slows down the pace here.
St Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed is breathing heavily.
St Piper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
St Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from St Piper.
It looks like Dean Reed has been cut.
St Piper working aggressively here.
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
St Piper has Reed pushed against the cage.
St Piper working aggressively here.
St Piper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Piper.
Reed goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Piper prevents it.
St Piper cracks Reed with a nice body shot.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Piper lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
St Piper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reed's defenses.
Reed blocking some punches.
St Piper pushes off an throws an elbow but Reed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
St Piper pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Piper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reed prevents a body shot from St Piper.
St Piper working aggressively here.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper working aggressively here.
St Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Piper lands a nice uppercut.
St Piper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Piper lands a big uppercut and Reed is down! He's in big trouble - St Piper follows him to the mat!
Reed is rocked!
St Piper is trying for a kimura here. Reed looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! St Piper wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gene St Piper!
Gene St Piper retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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31
164 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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21
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penderas lands with an overhand left.
Penderas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
Grossman defending well as Penderas loads up on a big left hand.
Penderas misses with an uppercut.
Penderas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grossman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Penderas jabs Grossman right on the nose. Grossman blinks but takes it well.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penderas scores with a nice strike.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Grossman. Beautiful body shot.
Penderas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Penderas.
Penderas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grossman jabs at Penderas's body.
Penderas throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but Grossman moved out of range nicely.
Grossman tries to land a front kick but Penderas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas misses with a body shot.
Penderas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penderas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Grossman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Penderas. Those never looked like landing.
Penderas throws a hook but Grossman avoids it easily.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
Penderas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penderas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penderas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman drops his hands momentarily and Penderas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penderas throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Penderas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penderas loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Grossman throws a body punch but Penderas moves out of range.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Penderas is out of range.
No joy there for Penderas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penderas misses the jab.
Penderas scores with a nice head shot.
Grossman jabs Penderas right on the nose. Penderas blinks but takes it well.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Grossman.
Grossman lands with a cross.
Penderas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penderas throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grossman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grossman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penderas backs up against the cage.
It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Penderas swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penderas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grossman.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penderas doesn't seem bothered though.
Penderas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grossman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penderas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman thows a body kick. Penderas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penderas ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penderas's sensitive parts.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Penderas misses its intended target.
Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
The fighters circling - Penderas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Penderas is breathing heavily.
Penderas misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penderas, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penderas backwards.
Grossman prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penderas tries to circle away but Grossman has him pinned against the cage.
Penderas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Penderas controls the action.
Penderas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grossman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penderas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penderas tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Grossman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Penderas swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Grossman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penderas misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Karl Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. Penderas moves away and avoids it.
Penderas cracks Grossman with an open hand slap.
Penderas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penderas throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman tries to clinch up but Penderas circles away and keeps his distance.
Penderas lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Penderas. Those never looked like landing.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Grossman.
Penderas takes one on the button.
Penderas throws a right hand that Grossman ducks under and follows up with a left that Grossman also avoids with ease.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grossman rushes Penderas and presses him up against the cage.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman lands with a right to the head.
Penderas is looking to break free of the clinch but Grossman has double underhooks.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a body shot.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penderas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grossman gets through Penderas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penderas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a knee to the head.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Penderas avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman landing knees to the head.
Penderas is rocked!
Grossman lands a big knee! That's hurt Penderas! Oh, he's all over the place! Grossman lands another knee that sends Penderas to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (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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28
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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29
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses the shot to the body.
David scores with a one two! Bennett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David gets a clinch.
David breaks from the clinch.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Bennett misses
and David counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David connects with a jab.
David throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for David. That snapped Bennett's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by David. Beautiful body shot.
David looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David connects with an inside leg kick.
David jabs at Bennett's body.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennett shoots in and drives through. David sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from David.
David clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from David.
David looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Larry David wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from David.
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bennett off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
David throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett blocks a head kick by David.
Bennett lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
David feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from David.
Bennett blocks a head kick by David.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by David.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David scores with a head kick.
It looks like Matt Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
David throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
David connects with a right that clearly hurt Bennett. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as David proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Bennett collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry David!
Larry David is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furious Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen Eddie Money - Take me home tonight as his entrance music. Furious Styles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furious Styles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Howard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Howard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Howard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Howard's head back.
It looks like Harold Howard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Howard lands a lovely overhand right.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Furious Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard slips a straight right by Styles.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard avoids the body shot from Styles.
Howard feints a jab promting Styles to slip. Howard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Styles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Howard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Styles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Styles takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Styles.
Styles is rocked!
Howard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styles is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Howard has cracked Styles with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Howard lands another huge swinging hook and Styles tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Styles, before Howard can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harold Howard!
Harold Howard is the new heavyweight champion!
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