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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes into the arena with Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell blaring out of the sound system. Daniel Green acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Green!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle misses with a combination
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Castle.
Green misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Castle defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Green's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Castle is proving a slippery customer.
Castle working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Castle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Castle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Castle passes to side control.
Castle takes a little break here. Green wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Castle is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Castle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Green holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Castle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Green is surviving well by controlling Castle's body position as best he can.
Castle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Green defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Castle.
Castle landing shots from mount.
Green tries to hold on but Castle postures up.
Castle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Green is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Castle lands a nice shot to the head.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Castle finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Castle! Green is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Castle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Acevedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acevedes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by California Love. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Acevedes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kozlov scoring well with a low kick there.
Acevedes throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Acevedes.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Acevedes slips the punch.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov throws a low kick but Acevedes moves out of range easily.
Kozlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acevedes doesn't seem bothered though.
Kozlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acevedes, pushing him back against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Acevedes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kozlov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Acevedes is looking to control Kozlov's arms but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Acevedes has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acevedes prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acevedes.
Acevedes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov effectively controlling the action here.
Acevedes blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kozlov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Acevedes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedes blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Acevedes blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov gets through Acevedes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Acevedes trying to control the position but instead, Kozlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Acevedes into the cage.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Acevedes blocks it.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kozlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Acevedes.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedes tries to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling the position.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Acevedes is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
Acevedes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Acevedes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acevedes seems to have recovered his senses.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Acevedes.
Kozlov connects with a knee to the head.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Acevedes avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kozlov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Acevedes throws a head punch that misses.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Acevedes avoids the damage to the body.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Acevedes's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Acevedes controls the action.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kozlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Acevedes is just out of range.
Acevedes feints and as Kozlov raises his hands in defense, Acevedes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kozlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acevedes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acevedes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kozlov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kozlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Acevedes!
Acevedes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozlov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Acevedes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Acevedes!
Acevedes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kozlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kozlov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Acevedes manages to get himself to full guard.
Kozlov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Acevedes trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlov is proving a slippery customer.
Acevedes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acevedes keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Acevedes controlling Kozlov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is pushing down on Acevedes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acevedes is fighting to maintain full guard but Kozlov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kozlov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acevedes's head.
Kozlov wants to free his trapped foot but Acevedes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kozlov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Acevedes is just riding it out for now. Kozlov eventually gives up the hold.
Acevedes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kozlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kozlov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kozlov trying to control but Acevedes is working from the bottom.
Kozlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Acevedes is retaining full guard.
Acevedes keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Kozlov stands and throws Acevedes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kozlov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kozlov wants to take a breather but Acevedes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kozlov.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozlov 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.
Kozlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acevedes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov looking to sit in guard and control but Acevedes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kozlov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kozlov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Acevedes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kozlov somewhat.
Acevedes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kozlov is trying to maintain the position but Acevedes is very close to passing his half guard.
Acevedes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kozlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Acevedes is looking to advance position but Kozlov won't allow it.
Kozlov punching from the bottom.
Igor Kozlov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov gets full guard.
Kozlov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kozlov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Acevedes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kozlov.
Acevedes wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kozlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acevedes defending well though.
Acevedes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kozlov.
Kozlov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kozlov looking to sit in guard and control but Acevedes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Acevedes wants to pass the guard but Kozlov is keeping the position.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Acevedes preventing the sweep.
Kozlov lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acevedes is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kozlov is trying to keep Acevedes in close.
Acevedes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Acevedes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kozlov is keeping the position for now.
Acevedes landing some decent shots from guard.
Kozlov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kozlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kozlov is on top in guard.
Kozlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozlov throwing strikes but missing.
Acevedes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kozlov.
Marcus Acevedes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acevedes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kozlov scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kozlov 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kozlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Goodlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Goodlove!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodlove defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodlove.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Goodlove.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Goodlove needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
Goodlove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodlove turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodlove scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Goodlove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodlove manages to avoid it.
Goodlove throws a head kick that misses.
Goodlove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Goodlove misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Goodlove will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook. Goodlove ducked under it nicely.
Goodlove thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches up with Goodlove, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes Goodlove against the cage but Goodlove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodlove. Goodlove obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodlove keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Goodlove.
Goodlove ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Goodlove connects with an inside leg kick.
Goodlove blocks a leg kick.
Goodlove lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Goodlove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Goodlove throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodlove.
Goodlove turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodlove throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodlove thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Goodlove lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Goodlove scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodlove scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodlove.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodlove.
A left lands for Goodlove.
A left lands for Goodlove.
Aldo is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Goodlove - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Goodlove. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goodlove chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rollo Goodlove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodlove connects with a combination that backs up Aldo into the cage. Goodlove lands a flurry of punches that gets past Aldo's guard. Aldo is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Goodlove bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Goodlove!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Blade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Blade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Blade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
A head kick from The Blade lands but Dunn takes it in his stride.
Dunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Blade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dunn.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Blade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunn throws a nice looking combination but The Blade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Blade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Blade forces Dunn back against the cage and clinches.
The Blade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Blade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dunn throws and elbow that misses. The Blade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by The Blade!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Blade manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunn 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.
The Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
The Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Blade keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but The Blade has wrist control.
Dunn thows a big elbow that misses.
The Blade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dunn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dunn wants to control from the top but The Blade keeps moving.
Dunn throws and elbow that misses. The Blade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by The Blade!
The Blade is fighting to break Dunn's control of his arms but Dunn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dunn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dunn is keen to just control but The Blade is a slippery customer.
Dunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dunn is nestled in close to The Blade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn is working for a kimura but The Blade is defending it quite comfortably.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Blade's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Blade misses with a low kick.
Dunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Blade back to the cage. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Dunn.
The Blade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Blade throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn lands a head shot.
The Blade stuffs the takedown.
Mark Dunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Blade gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dunn counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunn fails to land the takedown.
The Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Blade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Dunn.
Dunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Blade walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dunn.
The Blade closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dunn counters with an inside leg kick.
The Blade is breathing heavily.
The Blade avoids the body shot from Dunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade misses with a body shot.
Dunn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Blade is trying to defend but Dunn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Dunn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Blade's head.
Dunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dunn trying to pass the guard but The Blade defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn thows a huge punch but The Blade dodges it nicely.
Dunn throwing shots but The Blade is blocking nicely.
The Blade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Blade regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dunn.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dunn wants to control from the top but The Blade keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but The Blade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dunn connects with a nice looking jab.
The Blade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunn tries to clinch up.
Dunn avoids the head kick by The Blade.
Dunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Dunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunn avoids the elbow strike from The Blade, against the cage.
Dunn stalling.
The Blade misses with an elbow over the top.
Dunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Blade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
The Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
The Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn throws a one two combo.
Dunn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunn digs a good hook to The Blade's body.
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Blade back to the cage. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dunn cracks The Blade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Blade throws a head kick that misses
enabling Dunn to counter with a crisp jab.
The Blade wants to clinch up but Dunn keeps it at a distance.
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Blade can do to turn this around?
The Blade lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Blade was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but The Blade is retaining full guard.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Blade is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dunn dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn working the ground and pound from side control.
Dunn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Blade is avoiding damage well.
Dunn throws an elbow but The Blade slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Blade defending against the ground and pound.
Dunn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dunn lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Dunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Blade is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control the position but The Blade is working away.
Dunn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dunn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mark Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Blade prevents Dunn from moving into mount.
Mark Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Blade is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Frank The Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt The Blade will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Rune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Boy Rune has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Rune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggin as he avoids it easily.
Rune shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wiggin forces Rune back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin is pressed up against the cage. Rune has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiggin down to the mat. Wiggin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Rune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rune shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Rune with that takedown attempt.
Rune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rune fails with a takedown attempt.
Rune shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggin sprawls well. Wiggin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rune gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rune.
Rune misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wiggin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rune shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiggin as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rune shoots in and drives through. Wiggin sprawls well.
Rune throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wiggin's waist but Wiggin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rune off to one side.
Rune shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Rune with that takedown attempt.
Rune looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiggin is fending him off so far but Rune persists. Nope, Wiggin circles away and we're back to standing.
Rune is breathing heavily.
Rune fails with a takedown attempt.
Rune fails to land the takedown.
Rune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wiggin counters with a one-two to the body.
Wiggin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rune.
Wiggin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Bad Boy Rune has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rune shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiggin tries to sprawl out of it but Rune keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wiggin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rune tries for a takedown but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rune shoots for a takedown but Wiggin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wiggin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a cross.
Rune is rocked!
Rune shoots and misses
and Wiggin counters with a right hand from hell and Rune is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ender Wiggin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondoc comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - Vica Versa. Damien Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balaur Bondoc!
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, Damien Price!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price dives in and grabs Bondoc's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bondoc pushes down on Price's head and hops out.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Price closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bondoc quickly recovers to half guard.
Price wants to take a breather but Bondoc is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bondoc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bondoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bondoc tries to get out of the position.
Price slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Price missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bondoc wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Bondoc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Price is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Price is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Price shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bondoc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Price throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bondoc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Price in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bondoc keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Price controls the pace.
Price prevents Bondoc from getting back to his feet.
Price is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bondoc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
Price really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bondoc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to improve his position.
Price is not content to let Bondoc control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damien Price was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bondoc stuffs the takedown attempt from Price. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Balaur Bondoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Price.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bondoc counter with a right hand.
Bondoc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bondoc defends it nicely.
Damien Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondoc throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
Price gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bondoc counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Bondoc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price fails to land the takedown.
Price fails with the takedown
and Bondoc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondoc throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Bondoc throws a head kick that misses.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Bondoc throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bondoc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bondoc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Price will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Price shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Price showed some decent athleticism there.
Bondoc moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bondoc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Price throwing strikes but missing.
Price makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a strike but Bondoc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price trying to control the position here.
Price is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bondoc is controlling him.
Bondoc throwing strikes but missing.
Damien Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bondoc stops Price from standing up.
Bondoc works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is not content to let Bondoc control the position.
Bondoc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondoc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Price sees it coming and defends easily.
Price is trying to maintain the position but Bondoc is very close to passing his half guard.
Bondoc throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Price pushes Bondoc off and gets back to his feet.
Bondoc lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price avoids the head kick by Bondoc.
Some wild striking there from Bondoc.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to sprawl but Price drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Price wants to take a breather but Bondoc is having none of it.
Price looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Price trying to control the action but Bondoc is working from the bottom.
Price landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Price winds up and cracks Bondoc with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Price stops Bondoc from getting back to his feet.
Price is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Price there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bondoc has managed to free his arm - good work.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price 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!
Price shoots in for a takedown but Bondoc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Price doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
Balaur Bondoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Price.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Bondoc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bondoc lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bondoc.
Price shoots in for a double leg but Bondoc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown but Bondoc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Price's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bondoc is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Bondoc circles away and we're back to standing.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bondoc counters with a three punch combo that has Price backing up. Price nods at Bondoc to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc clobbers Price with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Price with a poor takedown
and Bondoc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bondoc dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Bondoc. No joy for Price on that attempt.
Price misses with a body kick.
Bondoc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bondoc misses with a double jab.
Bondoc throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price closes the distance and clinches up with Bondoc, looking for a takedown. Price pushes Bondoc against the cage but Bondoc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Price throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bondoc's waist but Bondoc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Price off to one side.
Bondoc tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to clinch up but Bondoc circles away and keeps his distance.
Balaur Bondoc is winning the standup battle so far.
Price shoots in for a double leg but Bondoc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Price takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Bondoc counters with a head kick. That will keep Price thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Price closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bondoc circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Bondoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bondoc is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Bondoc circles away and we're back to standing.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Bondoc.
Bondoc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a takedown attempt - Bondoc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bondoc lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Price shoots in but Bondoc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown but Bondoc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Price's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Price fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by Bondoc.
Price has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Price is looking to clinch.
Price shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bondoc but Bondoc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Bondoc moves out of range easily.
Balaur Bondoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bondoc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Price scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Balaur Bondoc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Price 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Damien Price!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Morrison has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Morrison seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
157 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick by Morrison misses
and Anello counters with a nice body shot.
A clash of legs there as Anello blocks the low kick.
Anello sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anello avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
Anello avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Anello looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Anello throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Anello circles away.
Anello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morrison is trying to stall.
Morrison stalling the fight.
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anello is trying to push Morrison away but Morrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anello breaks the clinch.
Morrison moves out of range as Anello strikes.
Anello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Anello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anello throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison looks to clinch
and Anello counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Anello throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Anello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Anello throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anello. Anello obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Anello.
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Anello avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Anello throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Anello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison pushes Anello up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Anello ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison throws a front kick that sends Anello stumbling back into the cage.
Morrison throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Morrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Anello takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morrison. Anello shrugs it off though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anello cracks Morrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tommy Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Morrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Anello had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
The crowd cheers as Anello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Morrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anello blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Anello lands with a nice body punch.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison throws a lazy head kick
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Anello. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison darts in and clinches Anello up against the cage.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrison slips under a jab from Anello.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anello.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morrison!
A head kick by Morrison misses
and Anello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello scores with a nice strike.
Anello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Anello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anello lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Anello slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Anello ducks down to avoid it.
Anello looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anello.
Morrison closes the distance but Anello moves to the side
and Anello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anello scores with a body shot.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Anello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Morrison is looking to slow Anello down with leg kicks.
Morrison tests Anello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Morrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison cracks Anello 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.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Morrison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle, before Morrison throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Anello's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Morrison lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tommy Morrison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is El Coo Cooi . 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Mungo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mungo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Mungo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melendez gets the takedown into side control.
Melendez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mungo tries to buck Melendez off but Melendez is having none of it.
Mungo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Melendez wants to control but Mungo is keeping him busy.
Melendez is staying tight to Mungo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Melendez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mungo is looking for a sweep.
Melendez working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez tries to score with some ground and pound. Mungo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mungo prevents Melendez from moving into mount.
Melendez trying to control the action but Mungo is working from the bottom.
Mungo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mungo is looking to escape.
Mungo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mungo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melendez looking to ground and pound but Mungo is blocking nicely.
Melendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mungo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Melendez.
Melendez with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez looking to control but Mungo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Melendez 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.
Melendez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Melendez connects with a bit shot that sees Mungo covering up! More strikes from Melendez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Melendez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Melendez!
Xavier Melendez retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Qualls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa comes into the arena with Ride the Lighting blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Qualls!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qualls swinging wildly here.
Figueroa tries to close the distance and clinch but Qualls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qualls wants to slow Figueroa down by chopping away at his legs.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
Qualls darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Figueroa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qualls is working away from the top position though.
Qualls working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Qualls connects with a nice short shot to Figueroa's temple.
Qualls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Figueroa's head.
Figueroa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qualls is working away from the top position though.
Qualls is looking for a kimura but Figueroa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Qualls to get the leverage.
Qualls is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Figueroa defends it well.
Qualls is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Figueroa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Qualls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa is trying to get back to full guard.
Qualls with the ground and pound but Figueroa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Qualls drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Figueroa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Qualls has Figueroa in his guard.
Qualls is working an open guard so Figueroa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Figueroa avoids the body shot from Qualls.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Qualls moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qualls on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Figueroa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figueroa clinches.
Qualls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but Qualls blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qualls.
Figueroa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Qualls is keeping busy.
Qualls is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Figueroa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qualls has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Qualls wants to break the clinch but can't.
Qualls takes an elbow to the temple.
Qualls lands a shoulder strike.
Qualls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qualls takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qualls with a nice cross.
Qualls throws an off balance right hand
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Qualls looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa digs a good hook to Qualls's body.
Figueroa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Figueroa clinches with his opponent.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Figueroa stalling the fight.
Figueroa connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Noah Qualls has been cut.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa scores with a knee to the head.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa lands a good knee to the midsection. Qualls won't want to take too many of those.
Figueroa scores with a knee to the head.
Figueroa'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.
Figueroa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries a knee to the head but Qualls blocks it.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa gets underhooks to prevent Qualls's takedown attempt.
Qualls being controlled against the cage.
Figueroa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Qualls is blocking nicely.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Qualls misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Qualls fails to land.
Figueroa landing knees to the head.
Qualls working hard to break the clinch.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa trying to land knees to the body.
Figueroa scores with a shoulder strike.
Figueroa pushes off an throws an elbow but Qualls leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Figueroa slowing the pace effectively.
Kim Figueroa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Figueroa tries to stall but Qualls uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Qualls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Qualls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Figueroa keeps control of Qualls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Qualls misses with some punches.
Qualls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Figueroa breaks from the clinch.
Qualls closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Figueroa stuns Qualls with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qualls is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Qualls looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Qualls throws an off balance right hand
and Figueroa counters with a body kick.
Figueroa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qualls throws a jab but it's blocked by Figueroa.
Qualls throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Qualls throws a body kick that misses.
Figueroa lands a slapping body shot.
Figueroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figueroa lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Qualls's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Figueroa lands a right hook to the body.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qualls drops his hands momentarily and Figueroa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Figueroa thows a body kick. Qualls tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Figueroa thumps Qualls with a low kick.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Qualls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Figueroa has managed to clinch.
Qualls's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Qualls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Figueroa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Figueroa.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qualls has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Qualls is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Qualls 's eye.
Figueroa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Figueroa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qualls can do to turn this around?
Figueroa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Figueroa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Figueroa controlling the action here for a moment.
Qualls drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Figueroa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kim Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Qualls.
Figueroa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Qualls.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Qualls's efforts to push away.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Qualls 's eye.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Qualls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qualls backwards.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.
Figueroa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Figueroa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Qualls in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa stalling the fight.
Figueroa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Qualls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Kim Figueroa is winning the standup battle so far.
Qualls blocks a leg kick.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figueroa. That's going to slow Qualls down.
Qualls pivots, looking for a leg kick but Figueroa is out of range and Qualls settles back down.
Qualls misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa lands with a shot to the body.
Qualls misses with a hook
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
Figueroa throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figueroa stuns Qualls with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Figueroa tries to clinch there but Qualls circles away.
Qualls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Figueroa scores with a nice body kick.
Figueroa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Figueroa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa moves into the clinch successfully.
Qualls looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
Figueroa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qualls misses with a wild combination.
Figueroa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a lovely overhand right.
Figueroa connects with a high kick.
Qualls is rocked!
Qualls on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa connects with a body shot that sends Qualls's belly button to the back.
Qualls has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Figueroa.
Qualls on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figueroa. Figueroa obviously looking to wear him down.
Figueroa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Figueroa.
Noah Qualls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Figueroa.
Figueroa is looking to wear down Qualls with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Qualls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Figueroa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Qualls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Qualls throws a leg kick but Figueroa checks it.
Figueroa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qualls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Figueroa throws a head kick that Qualls semi-blocks.
Figueroa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Qualls misses with a low kick as Figueroa jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qualls closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Figueroa did well to prevent Qualls getting side control.
Qualls is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figueroa manages to get to full guard.
Figueroa pulls Qualls in close to his closed guard and prevents Qualls from doing any damage or advancing position.
Qualls drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Figueroa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Qualls has Figueroa in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Qualls is looking for a triangle here but Figueroa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Figueroa takes a little break here. Qualls wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa stands up and beckons Qualls to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qualls.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Qualls checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Qualls crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Figueroa - the referee stops the clock and Qualls gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Figueroa. Qualls manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Figueroa takes a swing at Qualls's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Figueroa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Figueroa jabs at Qualls's body.
Figueroa thumps Qualls with a low kick.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Qualls shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Figueroa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Figueroa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Qualls is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qualls is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Qualls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Qualls drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Figueroa dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qualls wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa wants to stand but Qualls has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Qualls is working an open guard so Figueroa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Figueroa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Qualls misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Qualls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Figueroa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Qualls takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Figueroa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Figueroa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Qualls momentarily.
Good exchange - Figueroa coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qualls pivots, looking for a leg kick but Figueroa is out of range and Qualls settles back down.
Figueroa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Figueroa. Qualls shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa cracks the inside of Qualls's front leg.
Figueroa scores with a push kick.
Qualls misses with a wild combination.
Figueroa clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Figueroa.
Qualls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa connects with a knee to the head.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Figueroa to work.
Qualls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Figueroa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Figueroa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qualls.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Qualls cracks Figueroa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Qualls misses its intended target.
Figueroa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qualls misses with a straight left.
Qualls throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a left to the body.
Qualls misses with a series of wild punches.
Qualls moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Qualls's leg. Qualls is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Figueroa moves into the clinch successfully.
Qualls working aggressively here.
Figueroa lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qualls lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Qualls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Qualls shrugs off.
Figueroa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Qualls misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa breaks from the clinch.
Qualls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Qualls misses its intended target.
Figueroa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Figueroa had his way with Noah Qualls in that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Qualls's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Qualls's leg. Qualls is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qualls misses with a double jab.
Qualls drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Figueroa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Qualls's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Qualls is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Figueroa trying to control but Qualls postures up.
Qualls is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Figueroa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Qualls.
Figueroa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Qualls is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qualls drops back, looking for a kneebar! Figueroa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Figueroa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Figueroa!
The referee asks Figueroa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Figueroa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Figueroa decides to stand back up.
Qualls takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Qualls closes the distance and clinches.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Qualls.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Qualls in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qualls's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Qualls 's eye.
Qualls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qualls wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Figueroa has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Qualls is still on wobbly legs! Can Figueroa finish him?
Figueroa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueroa scores with a shot to the body.
Qualls keeps the fight on the outside.
Qualls seems to have recovered his senses.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Qualls has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa lands a leg kick that knocks Qualls off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qualls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Figueroa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Figueroa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qualls.
Qualls has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Figueroa checks a leg kick.
Qualls takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Figueroa throws a nice head kick!
Qualls scores with a shot to the body.
Figueroa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Figueroa jabs at Qualls's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Figueroa lands a slapping body shot.
Figueroa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qualls 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.
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Qualls is defended easily by Figueroa.
Figueroa with a hook.
Qualls throws a looping overhand right but Figueroa ducks down to avoid it.
Qualls throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim Figueroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qualls.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figueroa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qualls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa stuffs the takedown attempt from Qualls. Qualls gets slowly back to his feet.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Qualls's front leg but catches the back leg as Qualls tries to avoid it.
Noah Qualls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Figueroa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qualls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Figueroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figueroa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazaa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mazaa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resparzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Resparzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva slips under a jab.
Resparzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Resparzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Resparzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Resparzo. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva blocks a jab.
Resparzo cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Resparzo lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Resparzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Resparzo.
Resparzo works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Resparzo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Resparzo connects with a single shot there.
Resparzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Resparzo looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Resparzo.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Resparzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Resparzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Resparzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Resparzo.
Silva avoids the body shot from Resparzo.
Resparzo misses with a body kick.
Resparzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Resparzo. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Resparzo scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Resparzo.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva avoids the body shot from Resparzo.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Resparzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Resparzo tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Resparzo lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Resparzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Resparzo.
Resparzo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Resparzo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Resparzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Resparzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Resparzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Resparzo tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Resparzo to the ground. Resparzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ej Resparzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazaa Silva.
Resparzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Resparzo misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Resparzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Resparzo scores with a body shot.
Resparzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Resparzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids the head kick by Resparzo.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Resparzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Resparzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Ej Resparzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Resparzo misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Resparzo throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Resparzo has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Resparzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Resparzo tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Resparzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Resparzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Resparzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Resparzo misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo dominated that second 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.
Resparzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Resparzo.
Ej Resparzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resparzo scores with a jab to the body.
Resparzo is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Resparzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Resparzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Resparzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Resparzo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resparzo as he avoids it easily.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Resparzo is working away.
Resparzo is looking for a sweep.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Resparzo is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resparzo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Resparzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Resparzo dominating with strikes here.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Resparzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Resparzo looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Resparzo lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Resparzo looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Resparzo finish him?
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Ej Resparzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Resparzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Resparzo's attempts to control the action.
Resparzo landing punches.
Silva srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
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!
Resparzo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Resparzo lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Resparzo.
Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Silva tries to break free.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Resparzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Resparzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Resparzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Resparzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Resparzo misses with a body shot.
Resparzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Resparzo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Resparzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Resparzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ej Resparzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Resparzo wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Resparzo scores with a jab.
Resparzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Resparzo settles back down.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva shoots and misses
and Resparzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva tries for a takedown but Resparzo circles away easily
and Resparzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ej Resparzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazaa Silva.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Resparzo jabs at Silva's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Resparzo stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Resparzo. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Resparzo thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Resparzo.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo connects with a body shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Resparzo. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Resparzo connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo had his way with Mazaa Silva in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Resparzo throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Resparzo misses.
Resparzo scores with a leg kick.
Resparzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Resparzo throws a shot to the body.
Resparzo throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Resparzo. That's going to slow Silva down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo lands a lovely overhand right.
Resparzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Resparzo misses with a low kick.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Resparzo tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Resparzo.
Ej Resparzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo lands with a shot to the body.
Resparzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Resparzo looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Resparzo tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Resparzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Resparzo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Resparzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva tries for a takedown but Resparzo circles away easily
and Resparzo counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Resparzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Resparzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Resparzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Resparzo.
A good leg kick by Resparzo.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Resparzo misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Resparzo.
Silva defending well as Resparzo loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Resparzo punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ej Resparzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Resparzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ej Resparzo!
Ej Resparzo retains his welterweight title!
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