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Syn' 205: Gears Of Enlightenme PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Anthony Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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284 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Jones tries to tie him up.
Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones stops Brown from standing up.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown pulls Jones in to control the position.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown pulls Jones in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Brown controlling the position.
Jones postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Jones looks gassed!
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like David Brown has been cut.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown jumps guard but Jones stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Brown tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown avoids the body shot from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Brown tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
David Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because David Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
David Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown'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.
Brown is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Anthony Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because David Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
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.
Brown wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Brown!
In his post fight interview, David Brown started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mace Baars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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238 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mace Baars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Staton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Baars.
Staton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baars.
Staton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baars as he jumps to the side.
Staton drops his hands momentarily and Baars takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Staton!
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!
Baars lands a jab to Staton's midsection.
Staton shoots for a takedown but Baars saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Staton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baars throws a sloppy body shot
and Staton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baars thinking.
Staton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baars.
Staton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton closes the distance and clinches.
Staton taking a breather.
Staton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baars is defending well for now.
Baars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baars.
Staton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Baars - that landed with a thud.
Staton just leaning against Baars, taking a breather.
Staton throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baars.
Baars looking to slow down the pace here.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but Staton blocks with his arms.
Staton trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton landing knees to the body.
Staton blocks a body shot from Baars.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baars.
Baars goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staton tries to land knees in the clinch but Baars avoids the damage to the body.
Staton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baars tries to work over Staton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baars successfully pulls guard.
Staton tries to free his leg and advance position but Baars is retaining full guard.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baars keeping moving, preventing Staton from controlling successfully.
Staton lands a couple of digs.
Staton landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Staton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Staton is trying to get an arm triangle but Baars is defending well.
Baars is not content to let Staton control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staton is putting a hurting on Baars here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars is trying to get back to half guard.
Baars gets back to half guard.
Baars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baars sees it coming and defends easily.
Baars tries to get to full guard but Staton has control of the leg.
Staton is trying to control. Baars wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton winds up and cracks Baars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staton is thwarting Baars's attempts to control the position.
Baars gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Staton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Staton wants to land a leg kick but Baars is out of range.
Baars on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baars missing with a left hand there. Staton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staton lands a leg kick that knocks Baars off balance momentarily.
Baars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staton.
Baars fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staton.
Staton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Baars throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Staton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton lands a glancing blow to the side of Baars's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Staton.
Baars throws a combination. Staton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Staton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
Baars blocks a leg kick.
Baars throws a looping overhand right but Staton ducks down to avoid it.
Baars slips under a jab from Staton.
Staton throws a wild body kick that Baars sees coming a mile off.
Staton misses with a low kick.
Baars lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
A head kick misses from Staton.
Staton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baars takes one on the button.
A low kick from Baars misses
and Staton counters with an inside leg kick.
Staton ducks under a wild hook from Baars.
Staton clinches.
Staton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baars backwards.
Staton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baars blocks it with crossed arms.
Staton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baars is defending well for now.
Baars goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staton lands an elbow inside that Baars shrugs off.
Baars is working Staton over against the cage.
Baars tries a body shot but Staton blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Staton.
Baars using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Staton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Staton pushes off an throws an elbow but Baars leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Staton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Staton trying to land knees to the body.
Staton managing to block the knees to the body from Baars.
Baars jumps guard but Staton stands there with Baars around his waist. Baars gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Staton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baars tries to land a knee to the head but Staton blocks with his arms.
Staton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baars throws a head punch that misses.
Staton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baars lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staton lands a good knee to the midsection. Baars won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baars blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars jumps guard but Staton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Staton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Staton tries a knee to the head but Baars blocks it.
Staton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baars has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baars drops down looking for an ankle pick but Staton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mace Baars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staton throws a leg kick but Baars sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baars takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baars misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baars throws a good cross that connects.
Baars tries to clinch
and Staton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Staton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baars misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Staton counters with a straight right hand.
Staton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baars is in trouble now - Staton has advanced to mount!
Staton looking to control but Baars is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Staton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baars is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee Staton has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Baars that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baars is in all sorts of trouble here.
Staton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baars tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baars is working hard here to advance position.
Staton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baars hang on?
Staton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Staton landing punches.
Baars in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton lands a nice shot to the head.
Baars is squirming around, avoiding Staton's attempts to control the action.
Staton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Staton lands with some strikes.
Staton trying to control but Baars is having none of it.
Staton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baars?
Lee Staton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baars is trying desperately to improve position.
Staton controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars is trying to escape the mount.
Baars manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Baars wants to improve his position but Staton is controlling well.
Baars wants to control but Staton is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars is looking to improve his position.
Staton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baars works his way to full guard. Good work.
Staton is stalling in the full guard.
Mace Baars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Staton trying to control but Baars is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lee Staton.
Staton digs a good body shot into Baars's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Staton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Staton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Herer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes into the arena with Damian Marley - Confrontation blaring out of the sound system. Joey Rodinerio Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
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, Jack Herer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Herer misses with a straight right.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bravo is out of range and Herer settles back down.
Herer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Herer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Herer rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Herer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bravo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Herer to the mat. Herer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Herer's guard.
Bravo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herer trying to control from the bottom.
Bravo wants to advance to full mount but Herer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Herer keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herer wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Herer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bravo is one step ahead there.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Herer is keeping the position.
Bravo trying to control but Herer is working from the bottom.
Herer wants to stand and escape but Bravo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herer is keeping the position for now.
Herer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Herer connects with a body shot.
Herer scores with a head kick.
Bravo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Herer was covering up waiting for the punch and Bravo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo trying to control but Herer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herer wants to stand and escape but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo won't allow Herer to sweep him here.
Bravo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Herer is proving hard to escape from.
Bravo 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.
Herer keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herer is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Bravo tries to move to full mount but Herer actually manages to regain half guard.
Herer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bravo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Herer reverses the position - he's now on top in Bravo 's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Joey Rodinerio Bravo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Herer cracks the inside of Bravo 's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Herer.
Bravo checks a low kick from Herer.
Herer misses with a head kick.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Herer is avoiding it.
Bravo fails with the takedown.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Herer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herer leaves Bravo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herer throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Herer scores with a head kick.
Herer lands a glancing blow to the side of Bravo 's head.
Bravo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herer pinned against the cage. Herer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herer scores with a leg kick.
Bravo gets tackled into the cage by Herer. Herer maintains the clinch.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Herer.
Herer tries to throw a body punch but Bravo avoids it by throwing Herer back against the cage.
Herer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Herer is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Herer as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herer is trying to trip Bravo . He has hold of a leg but Bravo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Herer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Herer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Herer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Herer defends it easily.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Herer from controlling successfully.
Bravo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Herer from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Herer from controlling successfully.
Herer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Herer from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Herer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bravo gets a clinch.
Herer lands with a light punch inside.
Bravo wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herer.
Bravo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bravo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Herer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Herer as the two fighters clinch.
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.
Herer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Herer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Herer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravo jumps guard but Herer stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Herer lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Herer 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. And we move into the final round!
Herer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bravo is able to avoid easily.
Herer throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Herer moves into the clinch.
Herer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bravo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Bravo right now.
Herer looking for the choke but no joy.
Herer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bravo is looking for a way out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bravo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Herer punishes Bravo with strikes from the back mount.
Herer punches Bravo on the ear.
Herer really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bravo .
Herer punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herer thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bravo covers up after that shot from Herer.
Herer wants to control but Bravo manages to buck him off and is now in Herer's guard! Nice work there by Bravo !
Herer trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Herer is keeping the position.
Bravo stands and throws Herer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo advances to mount.
Bravo has control of Herer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Herer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bravo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bravo trying to control but Herer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Herer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Herer!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bravo 's guard.
Herer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Herer seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Herer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Herer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Herer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by Bitches Brew. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Williams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Harvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harvey drops Williams with a left right combo! Harvey follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Carl Williams has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams is not content to let Harvey control the position.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harvey's best efforts.
Harvey content to control rather than advance.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams throwing strikes here but Harvey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harvey is on top in guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harvey is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harvey thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Doug Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Williams! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Williams is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Williams's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doug Harvey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bleed It Out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
Maia is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Maia coming out on top.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
Maia throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett cracks Maia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Sheldon Maia has been cut.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett throws a wild body kick that Maia sees coming a mile off.
Maia scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia with a hook.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Maia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bennett to the canvas! Bennett doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheldon Maia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quik has chosen Zro ft. Devin the Dude - Hit'em with the Mule (Ratatatat Remix) 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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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Narvaez there.
Crunch! Quik slams his shin into Narvaez's torso.
Quik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Narvaez at a distance.
Narvaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narvaez scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Narvaez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narvaez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quik momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quik lands a jab to Narvaez's midsection.
Narvaez has a takedown stuffed.
Quik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik throws out a powerful jab.
Quik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Quik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narvaez.
Quik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narvaez.
Quik throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
Quik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quik throws a push kick but Narvaez slaps the foot to one side.
Jamal Quik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narvaez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quik looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Quik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Quik moves out of range.
Quik throws the kick towards the body but Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez lands with an uppercut that bounces Quik off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez 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.
Jab by Quik.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quik, right into the meat.
Quik connects with a combination that backs up Narvaez into the cage. Quik lands a flurry of punches that gets past Narvaez's guard. Narvaez is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Quik bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Quik!
After the fight, Jamal Quik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku comes to the cage accompanied by IV. Gee Damn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Damn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Ekaku.
Damn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ekaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekaku throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Damn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damn with a jab.
Ekaku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Gee Damn has been cut.
Ekaku looks to throw the jab but Damn is out of range.
Ekaku moves out of range as Damn throws a body kick.
Damn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ekaku to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damn's calf.
Damn has his takedown stuffed
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damn looks gassed!
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ekaku looks to land a body kick but Damn moved away.
Ekaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damn. Damn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ekaku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku scores with a nice right hand.
Damn is rocked!
Ekaku connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Damn out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hakuin Ekaku!
Hakuin Ekaku seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaVey comes to the cage accompanied by Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix. Lucas LaVey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton moves in looking to clinch but LaVey pushes him off.
Norton is looking to slow LaVey down with leg kicks.
LaVey looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
LaVey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaVey throws a head kick that misses.
Norton wants to land a leg kick but LaVey is out of range.
Norton cracks LaVey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
LaVey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaVey wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Norton takes a swing at LaVey's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norton.
LaVey connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Norton.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LaVey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norton quickly recovers to half guard.
Norton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. LaVey is working away from the top position though.
Norton is looking for a sweep. LaVey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
LaVey controlling the action here.
Norton wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaVey trying to control from half guard but Norton is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucas LaVey.
Norton tries to clinch up.
Norton connects with a body shot that sends LaVey's belly button to the back.
LaVey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norton is able to avoid easily.
Norton lands with a straight right. LaVey didn't see that one coming.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped LaVey in his tracks.
Taylor Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from LaVey.
Norton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey misses with a leg kick
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Norton cracks LaVey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
LaVey is looking to chop away at Norton's legs.
LaVey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaVey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton feints and then cracks LaVey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LaVey down.
LaVey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norton checks a low kick from LaVey.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaVey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
LaVey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norton avoiding damage as LaVey throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
LaVey managing to block the knees to the body from Norton.
LaVey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
LaVey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as LaVey controls the action.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaVey trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from LaVey.
Norton looks gassed!
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaVey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norton throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Norton.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
LaVey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LaVey tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton is trying to break the clinch but LaVey is controlling him.
LaVey blocks an uppercut.
LaVey trying to land knees to the body.
Norton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taylor Norton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
LaVey is looking to chop away at Norton's legs.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaVey.
LaVey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norton throws a looping overhand right but LaVey ducks down to avoid it.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by LaVey.
Taylor Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaVey digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
and LaVey counters with an outside leg kick.
LaVey misses with a head kick.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Norton checks the leg kick.
LaVey misses with an attempted mid kick.
LaVey throws a chopping leg kick but Norton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
LaVey throws a leg kick
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by LaVey - just one landing.
LaVey drives through and clinches with Norton against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
LaVey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LaVey misses with a punch to the body.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaVey can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
LaVey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norton 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!
LaVey tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Norton pushes LaVey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norton prevents LaVey from breaking the clinch.
LaVey tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.
LaVey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
LaVey is rocked!
LaVey blocks an uppercut.
Oh LaVey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaVey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but LaVey uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaVey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaVey blocks an uppercut.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton lands an elbow inside.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
LaVey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
LaVey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by LaVey.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but LaVey uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaVey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaVey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by LaVey.
LaVey seems to have got his legs back now.
LaVey missing with knees to the body.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LaVey backwards.
LaVey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
LaVey tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Norton.
LaVey trying to land knees to the body.
LaVey blocks a body shot from Norton.
LaVey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey misses with a body punch.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from LaVey.
LaVey blocks an elbow strike from Norton.
LaVey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton scores a nice knee to the body.
Norton tries a body shot but LaVey blocks it.
Norton blocks a body shot from LaVey.
LaVey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor Norton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norton looking to slow down the pace here.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from LaVey.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
LaVey misses with a body punch.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton lands a big right hand that drops LaVey! The killer instinct kicks in and Norton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Norton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Norton!
Taylor Norton is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Taylor Norton took to the microphone: 'Great fight Dee Pain! You're a warrior bro. I know the fans wanna know what's next for Taylor Norton. I love you guys, but #!*@ the belt, that shit can wait. KEYNES!! Do you hear me you arrogant #!*@ I'm coming for yo ass! Set it up Karter! Make it happen!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying War's choice of entrance music: War Ensemble. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen jabs War to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meighen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
War lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meighen takes a step back to recover.
Meighen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
War misses with a low kick.
War defending well as Meighen loads up on a big left hand.
War throws a hook to the side of Meighen's head but Meighen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War throws the left hand but Meighen avoids the punch easily.
Meighen misses with a hook
letting War counter with a right hand.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War scores with a head kick. Meighen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Meighen pivots, looking for a leg kick but War is out of range and Meighen settles back down.
Meighen on the wrong end of a kick 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!
War looks to land a right hand but Meighen moved out of range.
Meighen wants to slow War down by chopping away at his legs.
Meighen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
War fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meighen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
War lands a head shot.
War avoids a kick to the body.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Meighen. Those never looked like landing.
War is looking to score with low kicks.
Meighen moves away from the strike by War.
Meighen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from War.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meighen.
Meighen feints and then cracks War's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow War down.
A lazy left from Meighen finds it's target.
War looks to throw a body kick
and Meighen counters with a good low kick that War was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meighen finds it's way round the side to connect with War's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a nice body punch.
War lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meighen's sensitive parts.
Meighen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meighen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
War avoids the body shot from Meighen.
Meighen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Meighen.
Meighen motions for War to come forward. Meighen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
War takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
War throws a leg kick that misses.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but War uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
War walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meighen.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Forever War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
War takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen throws a leg kick but War moved away.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Meighen's shoulder, as Meighen tries to avoid the shot.
War staying out of range there.
War connects with a jab.
Meighen cracks War with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
War lands a head kick!
Meighen throws a nice looking combination but War bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
War jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meighen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from War.
Meighen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Meighen misses.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
War misses the jab.
War staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meighen checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
War throws the left hand but Meighen avoids the punch easily.
War takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses.
Meighen throws a half hearted mid kick.
War misses with a low kick.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
Meighen tries to clinch there but War circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for War.
Meighen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but War is out of range.
Meighen thuds his right hand into War's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
War staying out of range there.
Meighen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meighen lands a slapping body shot.
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 Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meighen.
Meighen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
Meighen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meighen blocks a head kick by War.
War throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meighen.
War has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meighen.
Meighen misses with a straight left.
Meighen lands with a straight right. War didn't see that one coming.
Meighen digs a good hook to War's body.
Meighen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
War throws a shot from downtown. Meighen moves away and avoids it.
Meighen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meighen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meighen misses with a few strikes there.
War avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
War throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meighen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and War is able to avoid easily.
War defending well as Meighen loads up on a big left hand.
Meighen moves out of range as War throws a body kick.
War misses with a hook.
Meighen avoids the body shot from War.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Meighen does a little dance to reset his feet.
War dodges the punch combination from Meighen.
Meighen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen blocks a jab.
Meighen avoids a punch combination nicely.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
War throws the kick towards the body but Meighen avoids it.
A big left from Meighen misses.
War tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
Meighen connects with the punch.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
War throws a body punch but Meighen moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Meighen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meighen misses with a double jab.
Meighen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but War uses good head movement to avoid it.
War jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meighen misses the jab.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meighen's calf.
Meighen looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
War loads up on a big right hand but Meighen slips the punch.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Meighen.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
War throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
War works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meighen throws a quick inside leg kick.
War takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Meighen moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
War throws the kick towards the body but Meighen avoids it.
No joy there for War, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meighen throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Meighen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meighen thows a body kick. War tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meighen throws the kick towards the body but War avoids it.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from War.
War scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meighen in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
War is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meighen tries to work over War's front leg with a kick but War checks it.
Meighen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War cracks Meighen with a right hand to the side of the head.
War throws a hook to the side of Meighen's head but Meighen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Meighen.
War connects with a body shot.
Meighen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen throws a poor cross that misses
and War connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
War looks to land a body kick but Meighen moved away.
War swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meighen.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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.
War cracks the inside of Meighen's front leg.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
War lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meighen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meighen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meighen.
Meighen throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
War pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
War takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War misses with a hook
and War takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meighen scores with a jab. War acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
War looks to land a right hand but Meighen moved out of range.
Meighen ducks under a wild hook from War.
War connects with a body shot that sends Meighen's belly button to the back.
War throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War wants to land a leg kick but Meighen is out of range.
A good leg kick by Meighen.
Meighen instigates a clinch.
Meighen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meighen breaks the clinch.
War feints and then cracks Meighen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meighen down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meighen 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 War has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from War and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meighen throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and checks it nicely.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
War misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
War getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
War slips under a jab.
War's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and War duly obliges.
War cracks Meighen with a right hand to the side of the head.
War takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
War scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War cracks Meighen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Meighen blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meighen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
Meighen lands a jab.
Meighen scores with a head kick.
War looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meighen is able to avoid easily.
Meighen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from War.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meighen.
Meighen throws a hook but War blocks it.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from War.
An inside leg kick from War misses.
Meighen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from War.
Meighen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meighen lands a slapping body shot.
War takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meighen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meighen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
Meighen tries to score with a low kick but War moves his leg out of the way.
War looks for the body kick but Meighen saw that one coming.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Meighen.
War throws a push kick but Meighen slaps the foot to one side.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meighen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meighen throws a leg kick but War checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a hook
enabling Meighen to counter with a crisp jab.
Meighen doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meighen manages to avoid it.
War is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meighen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
War tries to land a front kick but Meighen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meighen. That's going to slow War down.
Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meighen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meighen throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Meighen.
A left lands for Meighen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for War, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from War is predictable there
and Meighen counters with an outside leg kick.
War uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meighen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Meighen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
War misses with an uppercut
and Meighen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meighen motions for War to come forward. Meighen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen ducks under a wild hook from War.
Meighen lands a nice leg kick that just misses War's sensitive parts.
War keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
War ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
War cracks the inside of Meighen's front leg.
War takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meighen clobbers War with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meighen checks a leg kick.
Meighen tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meighen throws a low kick, looking for War's leg but War calmly moves out of range.
Meighen lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses War's front leg but catches the back leg as War tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meighen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
War fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meighen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meighen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meighen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from War.
War throws a leg kick but Meighen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meighen connects with an inside leg kick.
War is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
War checks a low kick from Meighen.
War throws a body kick that misses.
War takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Meighen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from War.
War misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
Meighen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen throws a leg kick that misses.
Meighen takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meighen checks it well.
War throws the left hand but Meighen avoids the punch easily.
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
Meighen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meighen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from War.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meighen.
War bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meighen 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 War has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from War and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
War's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meighen under the eye.
Meighen throws a low kick but War moves out of range easily.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meighen's head backwards.
War misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War wants to slow Meighen down by chopping away at his legs.
War ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meighen dodges the punch combination from War.
War swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meighen.
War connects with a nice looking jab.
War scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
War lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
War throws a wild body kick that Meighen sees coming a mile off.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meighen thows a body kick. War tries to catch it but that hurt him.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meighen is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with an uppercut. War saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meighen. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
Meighen connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War looks to throw the jab but Meighen is out of range.
Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
Meighen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War connects with a nice looking jab.
War throws the kick towards the body but Meighen avoids it.
Meighen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on War. That did some damage!
War staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War tries a head kick but it misses.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meighen.
Meighen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for War.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Meighen looks to land a left hand but War moved out of range nicely.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
War blocks the body kick.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meighen.
Meighen connects with a good right hand that stumbles War. War circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
War ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
War throws a wild body kick that Meighen sees coming a mile off.
Meighen scores with a leg kick.
Meighen blocks a jab.
Meighen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
War jabs at Meighen's body.
War throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
War scores with a leg kick.
Meighen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on War. That did some damage!
Meighen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but War uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen tries to move into range but War moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meighen. That's going to slow War down.
Meighen throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - War coming out on top.
Meighen lands a glancing blow to the side of War's head.
War has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meighen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meighen 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.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meighen's calf.
War is looking to chop away at Meighen's legs.
Meighen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meighen digs a good body shot into War's ribs.
Meighen throws a head kick that half lands.
Forever War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War throws out a powerful jab.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meighen misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Meighen misses
and Meighen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meighen tries to land a leg kick but War saw it coming and moves away.
War scores with a leg kick.
War throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meighen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
War slips a straight right by Meighen.
Meighen lands a nice leg kick that just misses War's sensitive parts.
Meighen misses with a low kick as War jumps back.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
War checks a leg kick.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws a hook but Meighen blocks it.
War walks into a left hand.
Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
War swings for the body but Meighen moves out of range.
War takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
War has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meighen.
Nice uppercut there from Meighen.
Some bone on bone action there as Meighen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
War takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
War avoids the body shot from Meighen.
Meighen avoids the head kick by War.
War is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Meighen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meighen is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meighen jabs War right on the nose. War blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from War.
War takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meighen lands with a good body shot.
War misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Meighen.
Meighen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
War avoids a kick to the body.
Meighen scores with a hook to the body. War takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meighen lands with a right hand.
War defending well as Meighen loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War misses with a body shot.
War lands a head shot.
Meighen scores with a nice strike.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meighen 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
A less than humble Arthur Meighen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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