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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Melton Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Jr has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Melton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melton Jr blocks the body kick.
Melton Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thurgood throws out the jab.
Thurgood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melton Jr. That did some damage!
Melton Jr swings for the body but Thurgood moves out of range.
Melton Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melton Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melton Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thurgood is defended easily by Melton Jr.
Thurgood scoring well with a low kick there.
Melton Jr looks gassed!
Thurgood throws a hook to the side of Melton Jr's head but Melton Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Thurgood finds it's way through Melton Jr's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thurgood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Melton Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thurgood controlling the pace for now.
Thurgood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thurgood unloads with some shots from mount but Melton Jr bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Melton Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thurgood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thurgood.
Melton Jr is squirming around, avoiding Thurgood's attempts to control the action.
Thurgood lands a big shot there that rocks Melton Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melton Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thurgood.
Melton Jr is in a horrible position here. Thurgood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thurgood lands a nice shot to the head.
Thurgood with the ground and pound from mount.
Melton Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thurgood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thurgood trying to control but Melton Jr is having none of it.
Thurgood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Thurgood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Melton Jr?
Melton Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thurgood lands a nice shot to the head.
Thurgood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Melton Jr is rocked!
Thurgood loads up with a big shot that hurts Melton Jr! He's pulled Thurgood in close but Thurgood has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Melton Jr survive? More strikes from Thurgood and Melton Jr is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabe Thurgood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alezander Mataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Days (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mataro comes to the cage accompanied by i need a doctor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alezander Mataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Days!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Days, as that shot connected.
Days lands with an overhand left.
Mataro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mataro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mataro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Days defends it well.
Mataro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mataro wants to work for an arm triangle but Days is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Days wants to get back to full guard.
Days keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mataro thows a huge punch but Days dodges it nicely.
Days is staying active underneath Mataro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mataro maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Days could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mataro has cracked it and Days is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mataro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alezander Mataro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ming Young has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Sawyer's chin.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer looks to clinch
and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sawyer's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sawyer trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Sawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Sawyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Sawyer!
Sawyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young wants to get back to his feet but Sawyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer is working hard here to advance position.
Young wants to sweep here but Sawyer controlling him for the moment.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young trying to control the position here.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sawyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sawyer trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Sawyer 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.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sawyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Young pushes Sawyer off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sawyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sawyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sawyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Sawyer eventually gives up the hold.
Young regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sawyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pulls Sawyer in to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Young keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Young wants to stand up but Sawyer is controlling him.
Young has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sawyer has passed into side control.
Young avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sawyer.
Young is trying to buck Sawyer off.
Sawyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Young is looking for a sweep.
Young struggling a bit here.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
Young looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Young is looking to reverse the position.
Young is holding Sawyer down, trying to stall.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sawyer advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sawyer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Young has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sawyer is working for a guillotine from mount but Young frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer wants to finish this one by submission but Young is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sawyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Sawyer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sawyer gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sawyer has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Sawyer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sawyer is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Young tries to get to full guard but Sawyer has control of the leg.
Sawyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Young makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is adopting a defensive guard.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Sawyer wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Sawyer prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Sawyer won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sawyer is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
Sawyer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sawyer wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sawyer is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sawyer down to the mat. Sawyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Sawyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young rushes Sawyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young has Sawyer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Young pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sawyer tumbling to the mat - Young dives into Sawyer's guard.
Young is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sawyer trying to control the position.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Sawyer looking to control.
Sawyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sawyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sawyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Sawyer blocks nicely.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.
Sawyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sawyer darts in trying to clinch
and Young moves into the clinch.
Young tightens his grip and picks Sawyer up, before dumping him to the ground. Sawyer manages to land in guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sawyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Young throws a strike but Sawyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young kicks off Sawyer and gets to his feet.
Sawyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sawyer wants to clinch.
Young shoots in and bounces Sawyer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sawyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sawyer holds on and takes a little breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Sawyer is retaining full guard.
Sawyer is trying to keep Young in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tom Sawyer just wasn't active enough.
Sawyer gets a clinch.
Young is trying to drag Sawyer to the mat but Sawyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sawyer prevents the takedown attempt.
Young is trying to drag Sawyer to the mat but Sawyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tom Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Young.
Young is trying to drag Sawyer to the mat but Sawyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer effectively controlling the action here.
Young wants a takedown.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer stops a takedown attempt from Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Young!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ness Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Madara Uchiha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ness Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Madara Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha misses with a low kick.
Webster shoots in but no luck this time.
Uchiha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Webster fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Uchiha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uchiha throws a head kick that misses.
Webster shoots in looking for a takedown. Uchiha tries to sprawl out of it but Webster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uchiha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ness Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webster tries for a takedown but Uchiha circles away easily
and Uchiha counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Uchiha misses.
Uchiha misses with a straight left.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Webster.
Uchiha wants to land a leg kick but Webster is out of range.
Webster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uchiha throws a shot from downtown. Webster moves away and avoids it.
Webster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but Webster persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
Uchiha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Webster feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uchiha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Webster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Webster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uchiha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uchiha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uchiha has an active guard here but Webster has managed to pass into half guard.
Uchiha gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Webster throwing strikes but missing.
Uchiha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Webster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Webster drops back looking for a leg! Uchiha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uchiha manages to kick Webster off! Webster jumps back into Uchiha's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uchiha keeping full guard, as Webster tries to pass.
Webster with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Webster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uchiha looking for a guillotine here but Webster defends easily.
Webster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Webster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Webster slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Uchiha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Webster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Webster in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webster tries for a kimura but Uchiha is defending well.
Webster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uchiha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Webster wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ness Webster 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.
A right-left combo lands from Uchiha.
Webster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Uchiha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uchiha throws a sloppy head kick and Webster moves out of range easily.
Uchiha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webster connects with an inside leg kick.
Webster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uchiha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Webster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ness Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uchiha misses with a wild combination.
Uchiha throws a jab but it's blocked by Webster.
A swing and a miss from Uchiha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uchiha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uchiha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webster.
Uchiha tries to sprawl but Webster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Uchiha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uchiha is defending against the submission attempts here by Webster.
Webster is looking for a kimura here.
Webster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uchiha keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster seems to be looking for submissions.
Uchiha wants to get back to full guard.
Ness Webster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uchiha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Webster is working for an americana but Uchiha has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Webster was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha keeping moving, preventing Webster from controlling successfully.
Webster wants to pass the guard but Uchiha is keeping the position.
Webster trying to control but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Webster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uchiha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uchiha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Webster is aware though and is defending well.
Uchiha has his foot on Webster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Webster works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Webster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uchiha is breathing heavily.
Webster wants to control from the top but Uchiha keeps moving.
Webster pushes down on Uchiha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Webster is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Webster is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Webster prevents Uchiha from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ness Webster dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Webster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Webster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uchiha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Webster.
Webster lands with a right hand.
Uchiha misses with a body shot.
Webster shoots in and gets a takedown into Uchiha's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uchiha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uchiha is looking to stand up but Webster isn't so interested in that idea.
Webster pushes down on Uchiha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Webster looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Webster there.
Uchiha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uchiha wants to improve his position but Webster is controlling well.
Webster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uchiha tries to get to full guard but Webster has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webster is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Uchiha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Webster.
Well, if Webster is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Uchiha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Webster there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Webster maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Uchiha could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Webster has cracked it and Uchiha is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Webster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ness Webster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitali Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko throws a jab when Sheen was well out of range.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheen.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Charlie Sheen has been cut.
Sheen shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Sheen backpedaling.
Sheen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sheen shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense.
Sheen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Sheen moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sheen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vitali Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko throws out a powerful jab.
Sheen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klitschko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sheen somewhat.
Vitali Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Sheen.
Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Klitschko pinned against the cage. Klitschko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Klitschko sends Sheen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Klitschko is motioning to the referee to let Sheen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sheen is rocked!
That has opened up Charlie Sheen's cut even more.
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!
Sheen bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Klitschko comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sheen falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sheen was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitali Klitschko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popyachtsa has chosen Upyachka Dance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Popyachtsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
A big left from Long misses.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popyachtsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Long has been cut.
Long looks to land a combination but Popyachtsa avoids it well.
Popyachtsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long slips a straight right by Popyachtsa.
Long misses with a combination
and Popyachtsa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a leg kick.
Long dodges the punch combination from Popyachtsa.
Popyachtsa lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Long slips under a jab.
Alex Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popyachtsa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popyachtsa lands a left and a right that send Long crashing to the mat, dazed. Popyachtsa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popyachtsa lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Long can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Popyachtsa and Long drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Popyachtsa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shachlo Popyachtsa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Heavy handed |
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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
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macapinlac Co!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Co's head.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manhoef swings for the body but Co moves out of range.
Co will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Co fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Co fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macapinlac Co. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Co rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhoef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef scores with a nice right hand.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef thumps Co with a low kick.
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Co's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Co shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manhoef is trying to defend but Co finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Manhoef is pressing down on Co's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manhoef is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manhoef wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Co won't allow Manhoef to get back to his feet.
Manhoef is looking to sweep but instead, Co has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Co there.
Manhoef wants to improve his position but Co is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to kick Co off but Co keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Co slips a nice elbow through Manhoef's hands, connecting with Manhoef's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Co missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manhoef wants to control but Co is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Co is working for a submission of some sort.
Manhoef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Co.
Manhoef is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Co jumps into side control!
Co working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Manhoef wants to control but Co postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co scores with punches from side control.
Manhoef tries to improve position but can't.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Co easily there. Co is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Manhoef tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Co wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Co is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manhoef has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Co.
Co gets to mount! Manhoef was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Co scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Co can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Co landing shots from mount.
Manhoef takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Co connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manhoef is desperately trying to improve his position but Co has a good base and remains in mount.
Manhoef tries to hold on but Co postures up.
Co lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef is looking to improve his position but Co isn't that keen on the idea.
Manhoef looks gassed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macapinlac Co dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Co is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Co checks a leg kick.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Co.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Co takes one to the side of the head.
Manhoef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Co is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Co blocks the low kick.
Co fails with a takedown attempt.
Co 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Co shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macapinlac Co. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Co shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manhoef sprawls well. Manhoef wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Co gets slowly back to his feet.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Co fails to land the takedown.
Co misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Macapinlac Co is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Co tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Co.
A big right from Co misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manhoef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Co has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Co and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Co fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manhoef looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a nice body kick.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Co avoids a kick to the body.
Co throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Co misses.
Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Co blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Co scores with the left hand. Manhoef knows he should have avoided that one.
Manhoef scores with the left hand. Co knows he should have avoided that one.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Co avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Co scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Co is working for a submission of some sort.
Co 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.
Co wants to work for an arm triangle but Manhoef is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Co closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Co's sensitive parts.
Co is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Manhoef lands an impressive looking overhand right. Co doesn't seem phased though.
Co looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Manhoef finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manhoef avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a hook to the body. Co takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Co throws a jab when Manhoef was well out of range.
Manhoef lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Manhoef.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Co feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef is trying to control the position but Co postures up.
Co throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Co's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manhoef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Co has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manhoef can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manhoef must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Co can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manhoef controls the pace.
Co is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Co keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co wants to sweep here but Manhoef controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Co trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Manhoef controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Melvin Manhoef was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Co fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co misses with a wild body shot.
Co throws a series of punches but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Co's front leg.
Co misses with a double jab.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manhoef lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Co takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Co shoots in for a double leg but Manhoef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macapinlac Co. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Co.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manhoef 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl has chosen My Life Be Like- by GRITS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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30
183 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Vasyl!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasyl tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Vasyl is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasyl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasyl leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Vasyl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasyl.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasyl.
Vasyl throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Vasyl thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasyl tries to clinch up.
Watson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasyl throws out a powerful jab.
Vasyl misses the jab.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson slips a straight right by Vasyl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasyl.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasyl doesn't seem phased though.
Vasyl wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vasyl working for submissions but it's allowed Watson to get to half guard.
Vasyl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Vasyl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasyl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasyl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Watson has passed into half guard!
Vasyl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson thows a huge punch but Vasyl dodges it nicely.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Vasyl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasyl keeps working.
Vasyl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasyl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasyl keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Vasyl keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Vasyl keeps moving.
Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vasyl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Vasyl's legs - danger averted.
Watson wants to control from the top but Vasyl keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Watson just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Vasyl misses.
Watson moves out of range as Vasyl strikes.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson dives in and scores a takedown into Vasyl's guard.
Watson 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.
Vasyl keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasyl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
Vasyl with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasyl postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Vasyl throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vasyl's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Vasyl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyl looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Watson has picked Vasyl up and slammed him! Vasyl can't keep hold of the triangle and Watson manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasyl misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vasyl!
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Vasyl tries to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasyl regains half guard.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Vasyl is working away.
Ground and pound from Watson.
Vasyl is trying to control but Watson passes into side control!
Vasyl is trying to work for a sweep but Watson has mounted him!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vasyl is looking to get to half guard.
Watson lands with some strikes.
Watson cracks Vasyl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vasyl is rocked!
Watson wants to control the pace but Vasyl is squirming around nicely.
Vasyl is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
A big strike lands for Watson! That's really hurt Vasyl and he's turned his back - Watson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Watson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Watson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, one day like this. Shears comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shears.
O Leary looks to land a combination but Shears avoids it well.
O Leary stalks Shears and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shears's face. Shears staggers backwards, shaken.
Shears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Leary doesn't manage to clinch there - Shears circles away.
O Leary misses the shot to the body.
Shears shoots for a double leg takedown but O Leary sprawls well. He's pushed Shears's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shears.
Shears displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Leary throws out the jab.
O Leary throws a body punch but Shears moves out of range.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Shears fails with a takedown attempt.
Larry O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Shears.
O Leary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Leary.
O Leary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Leary lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Leary trying to control but Shears is working from the bottom.
O Leary's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Leary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Larry O Leary wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shears uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shears avoids the body shot from O Leary.
Shears cracks O Leary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Leary tries to clinch but Shears is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary tests Shears's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shears swats away the attempt to clinch by O Leary.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
O Leary throws the left hand but Shears avoids the punch easily.
Shears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary has Shears up against the cage in a clinch.
O Leary lands a shoulder strike.
O Leary presses Shears against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Leary works on Shears's body with a couple of short punches.
O Leary struggles to land a body shot inside as Shears controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shears.
O Leary keeps control of Shears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shears working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to slow down the pace here.
Shears is trying to force a seperation but O Leary has the dominant position.
O Leary has Shears pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. O Leary pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shears tumbling to the mat - O Leary dives into Shears's guard.
Shears being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
O Leary has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shears to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! O Leary is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shears pulls down on the head and he's put O Leary to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Shears!
Billy Shears is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Kechman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is one day like this. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikola Kechman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary misses with a hook.
Kechman avoids the head kick by O Leary.
Kechman throws a head kick that misses
and Kechman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Leary tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kechman gets tackled into the cage by O Leary. O Leary maintains the clinch.
O Leary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kechman being controlled against the cage.
O Leary connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kechman's face.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kechman blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary lands an elbow that stopped Kechman in his tracks for a moment.
O Leary controlling the action here for a moment.
Kechman looking to throw knees to the head but O Leary is blocking nicely.
O Leary is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but Kechman blocks with his arms.
O Leary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kechman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kechman throws an elbow that misses.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Leary struggles to land a body shot inside as Kechman controls his hands.
Kechman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kechman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Leary.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Leary stalling in the clinch.
O Leary successfully pulls guard.
O Leary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kechman can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Leary looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throwing strikes here but Kechman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kechman is looking to get to half guard.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working Kechman over with strikes here.
Kechman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Leary raining down hammerfists from mount.
O Leary looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Leary's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a nice shot to the head.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
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!
O Leary sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kechman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Leary thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid body kick from O Leary.
Kechman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Leary gets a clinch.
Kechman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Leary is keeping busy.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kechman manages to break the clinch.
O Leary pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kechman is out of range and O Leary settles back down.
O Leary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kechman wants to clinch up but O Leary keeps it at a distance.
O Leary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nikola Kechman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Leary scores with the left hand. Kechman knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kechman misses with a head kick.
O Leary clinches up against the cage.
Kechman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kechman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Leary gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Leary blocks an elbow strike from Kechman.
O Leary can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Leary.
Kechman trying to land knees to the body.
Kechman tries to land knees in the clinch but O Leary avoids the damage to the body.
O Leary connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nikola Kechman has been cut.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but Kechman blocks with his arms.
O Leary with a knee to the head.
Kechman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kechman is rocked!
Kechman tries to land knees in the clinch but O Leary avoids the damage to the body.
Kechman is still on wobbly legs! Can O Leary finish him?
O Leary has Kechman pushed against the cage.
Kechman seems to have recovered his senses.
Kechman looking to throw knees to the head but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Paddy O Leary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kechman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kechman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Leary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kechman swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kechman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kechman is breathing heavily.
Kechman throws an elbow that misses.
Kechman misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
O Leary has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kechman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Leary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Leary has Kechman pressed against the cage.
Kechman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kechman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kechman tries a knee to the head but O Leary blocks it.
Kechman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Leary.
O Leary is trying to drag Kechman to the mat but Kechman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Leary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kechman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Leary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kechman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kechman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Leary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Leary is struggling to control the position.
O Leary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kechman taking a breather.
O Leary connects with a knee to the head.
O Leary tries a knee to the head but Kechman blocks it.
Kechman misses with a knee to the head.
O Leary landing knees to the head.
O Leary tries to score a body lock takedown but Kechman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Leary misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kechman backwards.
Kechman misses with a knee strike.
O Leary looking for a takedown.
Kechman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Leary lands an elbow just above Kechman 's eye.
Kechman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kechman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Leary is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Kechman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Leary can't get the takedown.
Kechman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from O Leary.
Kechman trying to control the position but instead, O Leary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kechman into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikola Kechman'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.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Kechman.
O Leary clinches.
O Leary has Kechman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kechman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Leary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Leary has Kechman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kechman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kechman throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Leary avoiding damage.
O Leary goes for a takedown attempt but Kechman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kechman.
O Leary throws a head kick that misses.
Kechman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kechman misses the target.
O Leary has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Leary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Leary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kechman misses with a knee strike.
Kechman looking to stall.
O Leary with a knee to the head.
O Leary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Leary obliges.
Kechman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Leary tightens his grip and picks Kechman up, before dumping him to the ground. Kechman manages to land in guard.
O Leary stays in close to Kechman's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kechman can't keep his opponent in guard - O Leary advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paddy O Leary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kechman taking some punishment here, with O Leary in his half guard.
O Leary is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kechman!
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Kechman is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
Kechman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Leary dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Leary looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Leary landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nikola Kechman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Kechman. Beautiful body shot.
O Leary throws a sloppy head kick and Kechman moves out of range easily.
O Leary pushes Kechman up against the cage in a clinch.
O Leary stalling.
Kechman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kechman trying to control the position but instead, O Leary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kechman into the cage.
O Leary landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Leary trying to land knees to the body.
Kechman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from O Leary.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kechman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kechman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Leary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kechman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kechman taking a breather.
Kechman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Leary holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Leary tries to land knees in the clinch but Kechman avoids the damage to the body.
Kechman lands a damaging elbow.
Kechman misses with a knee to the head.
Kechman leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for O Leary.
Kechman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kechman avoiding damage as O Leary throws knees to the body.
O Leary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Leary is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Leary working Kechman over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kechman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Leary scores with a knee to the head.
O Leary taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kechman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kechman wants to get back to striking at distance but O Leary won't allow it.
O Leary crunches a lovely knee into Kechman's ribcage.
O Leary lands a damaging elbow.
O Leary scores a nice knee to the body.
Kechman trying to land knees to the body.
O Leary stalls.
O Leary gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
O Leary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kechman can do to turn this around?
O Leary has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kechman regains guard immediately.
Kechman being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kechman is keeping the position for now.
Kechman wants to improve his position but instead O Leary has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
O Leary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Leary looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kechman defending well though.
Kechman has hold of O Leary's hands but O Leary slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary had his way with Nikola Kechman in that round.
The cut man is working on Nikola Kechman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Leary instigates a clinch.
O Leary managing to block the knees to the body from Kechman.
A knee to the head by O Leary.
Kechman looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Leary.
Kechman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Leary blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary stalling the fight.
Kechman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Leary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Leary taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Leary.
Kechman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary leaning against his opponent.
Kechman tries to land knees in the clinch but O Leary avoids the damage to the body.
O Leary avoiding damage as Kechman throws knees to the body.
O Leary connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary landing knees to the body.
O Leary lands a knee to the body.
Kechman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Leary.
Kechman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kechman takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Leary working Kechman over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for O Leary to work.
O Leary lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from O Leary.
O Leary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Leary dodges an elbow strike from Kechman.
Kechman tries to break free but O Leary pushes him back against the cage.
O Leary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kechman'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.
O Leary is trying to trip Kechman. He has hold of a leg but Kechman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. O Leary persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Leary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kechman has momentary wrist control but O Leary slips an elbow through the middle.
O Leary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Leary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kechman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary is in close to Kechman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Leary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kechman keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Kechman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nikola Kechman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Leary is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kechman's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Leary 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy O Leary!
Paddy O Leary retains his welterweight title!
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