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EUFC 157 Grappling vs.Sackett PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano has chosen Aalto - Resolution as his entrance music. Romulo Correa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulo Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Okano. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okano tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Correa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Okano connects with a solid leg kick.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Correa was not able to check.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Okano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okano.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correa misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Okano as the two fighters clinch.
Okano crunches a lovely knee into Correa's ribcage.
Okano lands with a light punch inside.
Okano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Okano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okano.
A solid body kick from Okano.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Correa was not able to check.
Romulo Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okano lands a leg kick that knocks Correa off balance momentarily.
Okano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Correa moves into the clinch.
Okano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okano obliges.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Correa is breathing heavily.
Okano blocks an elbow strike.
Correa tries to break free but Okano pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okano digs a right hand underneath Correa's ribcage. Correa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Correa pushes off an throws an elbow but Okano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okano lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okano.
Correa tries a knee to the head but Okano blocks it.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but Okano blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Correa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okano's brow.
Okano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okano scores with a knee to the head.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okano.
Okano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Correas head.
Okano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okano lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Okano.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Correa's face.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Okano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Correa wants to stall.
Correa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano manages to break the clinch.
Okano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Correa. That did some damage!
Correa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okano, pushing him back against the cage.
Correa missing with knees to the body.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okano obliges.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Okano.
Okano manages to break the clinch.
Okano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a solid body kick.
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa checks it.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa checks it.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Okano misses the shot to the body.
Okano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters with a body kick that stops Correa in his tracks momentarily.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but Okano pushes him off.
Okano misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okano throws a head kick that misses.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a nice leg kick.
Correa tries to clinch
and Okano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Okano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Koji Okano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Okano is looking to chop away at Correa's legs.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Correa is out of range.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Correa's knee momentarily.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano connects with a leg kick. Correa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okano is breathing heavily.
Correa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Correa's knee momentarily.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a one-two to the body.
Correa wants to clinch up but Okano keeps it at a distance.
Correa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a thumping low kick.
Okano lands a leg kick that knocks Correa off balance momentarily.
Correa is looking to clinch.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Correa looks to clinch
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correa tries to clinch
and Okano counters with an outside leg kick.
Okano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano moves into the clinch.
Okano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
Okano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correa misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Correa throws an elbow but misses.
Correa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okano lands an elbow inside that Correa shrugs off.
Okano scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano misses with a body punch.
Okano lands a shot to the body.
Koji Okano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Correa tries a knee to the head but Okano blocks it.
Okano is leaning against Correa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Correa's face.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but Okano blocks with his arms.
Okano landing knees to the head.
Okano avoids a wild elbow strike from Correa.
Correa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okano tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Okano back against the cage.
Correa misses with an elbow over the top.
Correa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okano pushes Correa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but Okano pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano motions for Correa to come forward. Okano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okano throws a jab but it's blocked by Correa.
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correa.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa tries to clinch up but Okano circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a head kick.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Okano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Correa wants to clinch.
Correa tries to clinch up but Okano circles away and keeps his distance.
Okano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Correa really felt that one!
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Correa shrugs it off.
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
Okano throws a nice head kick!
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okano 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 Correa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Correa avoids a kick to the body.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Okano back against the cage.
Okano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correa checks a leg kick.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Okano counters with a nice leg kick.
Correa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okano.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Correa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters with a head kick. That will keep Correa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a thumping low kick.
Koji Okano 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.
Correa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okano throws a low kick, looking for Correa's leg but Correa calmly moves out of range.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a body kick.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Correa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Correa shrugs it off.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves out of range.
Correa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okano connects with a jab.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Okano misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okano moves into range and clinches up with Correa.
Okano tries to work over Correa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Okano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa doesn't manage to clinch there - Okano circles away.
Romulo Correa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Correa lands a big head kick that sends Okano tumbling to the mat! Correa takes a step backwards and waves Okano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Okano is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Correa's head.
Okano is still on wobbly legs! Can Correa finish him?
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a straight right hand.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okano seems to have recovered his senses.
Okano swats away the attempt to clinch by Correa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws a body kick that misses.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a low kick, right behind Correa 's knee.
Correa slips under a jab from Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa defending well as Okano loads up on a big left hand.
Correa throws a head kick but Okano moves out of range.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Correa tries to clinch there but Okano circles away.
Correa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Correa wants to clinch up but Okano keeps it at a distance.
Okano gets a clinch.
Correa misses with an elbow over the top.
Correa trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romulo Correa.
Well Okano 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Okano!
After the big win, Koji Okano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Hot Ride . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weed.
Punch throws out a leg kick but Weed moves out of range and Punch only half commits.
Jab from Weed.
Weed needs to keep his hands up - Punch had a free shot at his head there.
Punch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weed.
Weed connects with a body shot that sends Punch's belly button to the back.
Weed moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Weed lands with a good body shot.
Weed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch blocks a jab.
Weed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Punch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Weed's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Weed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Punch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weed 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.
Punch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Punch seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Punch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Weed looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fast Punch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weed manages to avoid it.
Punch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jonathan Weed has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weed looking to slow down the pace here.
Weed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fast Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Weed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Punch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Weed receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed has Punch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Punch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weed digs a right hand into Punch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punch's gas tank.
Punch stops a takedown attempt from Weed.
Punch is pressed up against the cage. Weed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Punch down to the mat. Punch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weed avoids a kick to the body.
Weed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weed scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weed.
Punch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weed tries to avoid it but Punch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weed to the ground. Weed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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 Fast Punch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Weed's cut.
That's time! Punch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Weed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Weed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Punch's waist but Punch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weed off to one side.
A cross from Weed lands.
Punch takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Weed.
Weed lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch slips a jab from Weed.
Weed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Weed.
A clash of legs there as Punch blocks the low kick.
Punch works over Weed's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Punch does no damage.
Weed dodges the punch combination from Punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Weed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Weed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Punch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Punch misses with a hook. Weed ducked under it nicely.
Weed misses the jab.
Punch throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed moves out of range of the strikes.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weed manages to avoid it.
Weed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punch but Punch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fast Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Weed.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weed under the eye.
Weed thows a leg kick but Punch checks it
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a hook but Punch avoids it easily.
Weed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punch avoids it really well and circles away.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fast Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fast Punch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Weed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Punch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Punch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weed punishes Punch's body with a nice straight punch.
Punch misses with a lunging right hand
and Weed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weed.
Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weed turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weed manages to end up in side control.
Weed throws a strike aimed at the side of Punch's head but Punch avoids it well.
Punch manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weed is looking for a sweep. Punch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Weed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Punch not doing much here.
Weed pushes Punch off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Punch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Punch. Those never looked like landing.
Punch cracks Weed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weed doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch moves away from the strike by Weed.
Weed misses with a kick to the body.
Punch connects with a nice looking jab.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Weed's half guard.
Weed is staying active underneath Punch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fast Punch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Punch uses his free foot to push down on Weed's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands a big shot there that rocks Weed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Punch content just to control the position here.
Jonathan Weed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fast Punch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch looking to control but Weed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fast Punch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fast Punch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's entrance music is War - The Sick Puppies. A fine choice. 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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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Martin tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Martin digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin postures up.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Jackson motions for Martin to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Martin's legs.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nolan Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Jackson.
Martin lands a head shot.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin checks a low kick from Jackson.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin checks a low kick from Jackson.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful 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 Nolan Martin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Jackson takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Nolan Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson motions for Martin to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nolan Martin 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Martin scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin slips a jab from Jackson.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Jackson tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martin wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Shane Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Martin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin regains half guard, as Jackson was trying to land strikes.
Jackson is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Martin recovers full guard.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Nolan Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shane Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirror comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars. Michael Corleone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirror forces Corleone back against the cage and clinches.
Mirror taking a breather.
Mirror misses with the head strike.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Mirror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Mirror scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mirror.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mirror trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Mirror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mirror in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirror throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Mirror takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Fullsize Mirror has been cut.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Mirror blocks with his arms.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Mirror tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mirror's face.
Mirror lands a shot to the body.
Mirror avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mirror.
Mirror's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mirror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirror misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Mirror blocks it.
Good body shot from Mirror.
Mirror tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Mirror lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirror manages to break the clinch.
Corleone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirror fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corleone , pushing him back against the cage.
Mirror has Corleone pushed against the cage.
Mirror has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Mirror is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Mirror into the cage.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Mirror blocks with his arms.
Mirror is looking to control Corleone 's arms but Corleone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirror has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirror.
Corleone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
Mirror tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirror can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Mirror is pushing Corleone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mirror tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Mirror back against the cage.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Mirror misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirror misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirror tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone landing knees to the head.
Mirror avoids the elbow strike from Corleone , against the cage.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Mirror blocks an elbow strike.
Mirror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirror scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Mirror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corleone .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirror escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirror.
Mirror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fullsize Mirror dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fullsize Mirror'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.
Corleone slips a jab from Mirror.
Mirror just misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mirror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirror misses the target.
Mirror looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Mirror misses the jab.
Mirror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirror works Corleone 's body with a nice hook.
Mirror closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mirror trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Mirror lands with a left to the head.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Mirror won't want to take too many of those.
Mirror softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corleone or not.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Mirror is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corleone is keeping busy.
Mirror gets through Corleone 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirror tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
A short left from Mirror.
Mirror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone takes a shot to the head.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone prevents a body shot from Mirror.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mirror scores with a shot to the side of Corleone 's head.
Mirror lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirror leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mirror struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Mirror escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corleone feints and then cracks Mirror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirror down.
Mirror checks the leg kick.
Corleone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirror misses with a hook to the body
and Corleone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirror chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corleone can pounce on him.
Fullsize Mirror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Corleone is predictable there
and Mirror connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corleone thumps Mirror with a low kick.
Mirror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone .
Mirror swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone .
Corleone throws a body kick the misses
and Mirror counters with a nice uppercut.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Mirror moved away.
Corleone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirror swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirror scores with a sloppy right hand. Corleone should have avoided that one.
Mirror lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Corleone .
Mirror darts in and clinches Corleone up against the cage.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fullsize Mirror has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mirror working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirror.
Mirror misses with a body punch.
Mirror throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Mirror misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mirror has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Mirror lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirror.
Mirror swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fullsize Mirror dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fullsize Mirror'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. This is the final round!
Mirror sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corleone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corleone has managed to clinch.
Mirror tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirror is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Mirror into the cage.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirror blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone .
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Mirror looking to stall.
Mirror misses with some punches.
Mirror scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Mirror.
Mirror misses with a body punch.
Mirror takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mirror - that landed with a thud.
Mirror misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mirror.
Corleone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mirror's defenses.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirror working aggressively here.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirror leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michael Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Mirror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mirror in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mirror tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Mirror back against the cage.
Corleone keeps control of Mirror as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirror has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mirror lands a hook that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Mirror lands a shot to the body.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror gets through Corleone 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mirror avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mirror fails to land.
Mirror struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Mirror.
Mirror slows down the pace here.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirror avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirror trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Mirror lands a shoulder strike.
Mirror gets through Corleone 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirror misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Mirror.
Fullsize Mirror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirror can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mirror avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirror dodges an elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirror on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mirror content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Mirror takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Corleone .
Well Mirror 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fullsize Mirror!
Fullsize Mirror decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ameno. Potter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Biggie Smalls - Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Big Hardon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Hardon.
A swing and a miss from Hardon.
Potter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Potter.
Hardon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardon circles away quickly and effectively.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardon moves away.
Hardon misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Hardon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardon.
Potter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardon blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Potter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Big Hardon has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Potter dodges the punch combination from Hardon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon lands a glancing blow to the side of Potter's head.
It looks like Gray Potter has been cut.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Hardon throws a body kick that misses.
Potter misses with the combination.
Potter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Potter jabs Hardon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardon dives in and scores a takedown into Potter's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potter trying to keep a closed guard but Hardon is proving a slippery customer.
Potter wants to stand up but Hardon is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter pushes Hardon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.
Potter throws a right and a left that Hardon avoids nicely.
A head kick by Hardon misses
and Potter counters with a left and a right that stings Hardon.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardon.
Potter thows a leg kick but Hardon checks it
and Hardon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
Hardon ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardon misses with the combination.
Potter throws a combination that misses
and Hardon counters with a nice body kick.
Hardon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potter looks gassed!
Potter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardon checks a low kick from Potter.
Hardon thuds his right hand into Potter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon misses with a looping right.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Hardon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Potter checks it well.
Potter stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter slips a jab from Hardon.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardon circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter is looking to stand up but Hardon isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potter is rocked!
Hardon postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Potter covers up, he's hurt! Hardon keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hardon and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hardon can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Hardon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Z might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Haters. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin swings for the body but Z moves out of range.
Martin misses with a hook
and Z counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Z throws a big shot that misses.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Z.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Z staying out of range there.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Z misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Z is looking to clinch.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Z moved out of range nicely.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Z misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin cracks Z with an open hand slap.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Z on his heels. He'll look to pass Z's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin gets to his feet - Z follows without any prompting.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Z just misses with a punch to the body.
Z thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin lands a jab.
Z throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a hook but Z blocks it.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Z with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Z lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Z's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Z scrambles back to his feet.
Z looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Z was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Z lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jay Z is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Z throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Z at a distance.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin misses with a hook. Z ducked under it nicely.
Z looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Z walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Z steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Z throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin slips under a jab.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Z takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Z working to try and regain half guard.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martin throws a sloppy strike and Z uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Z has ended up in Martin's guard.
Z stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Z looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Z utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Z manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Z throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Z prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Z misses the jab.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Z moved out of range nicely.
Z tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Z's knee momentarily.
Z on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Z's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Z scrambles back to his feet.
Z is rocked!
Z staying out of range there.
Oh Z is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Z slips under a jab from Martin.
A big right from Martin misses.
Z uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Z falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Martin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tillman's choice of entrance music: Here Comes the Boom. Manny Baddabing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddabing looks to land a combination but Tillman avoids it well.
Baddabing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baddabing misses with a body shot
and Baddabing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baddabing fails with a takedown attempt.
Tillman stuns Baddabing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tillman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baddabing doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tillman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baddabing.
Tillman misses with a kick to the body.
Baddabing ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Baddabing works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman misses with a straight left.
Tillman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tillman swings for the body but Baddabing moves out of range.
Tillman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tillman misses with a double jab
and Baddabing counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tillman clobbers Baddabing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Manny Baddabing has been cut.
Baddabing throws a one two combo.
It looks like Pat Tillman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman looks to score with a jab to the body but Baddabing is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing lands a jab to the nose.
Tillman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baddabing tries a head kick but it misses.
Baddabing just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillman misses with a hook. Baddabing ducked under it nicely.
Tillman throws a looping overhand right but Baddabing ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baddabing.
Baddabing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillman.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Baddabing is looking to wear down Tillman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baddabing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baddabing showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baddabing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tillman keeps working.
Tillman tries to get to full guard but Baddabing has control of the leg.
Baddabing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baddabing is thwarting Tillman's attempts to control the position.
Baddabing takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tillman trying to control but Baddabing postures up.
Tillman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baddabing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baddabing lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing controlling the action here.
Tillman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baddabing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tillman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baddabing prevents Tillman from standing back up.
Baddabing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tillman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baddabing is working away from the top position though.
Baddabing keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baddabing throws an off balance right hand
and Tillman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baddabing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tillman missing with a left hand there. Baddabing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baddabing moves away.
Tillman moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat Tillman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baddabing throws a head kick that misses.
Baddabing forces Tillman back against the cage and clinches.
Tillman lands a hook that snaps the head of Baddabing backwards.
Tillman working hard to break the clinch.
Tillman swings wildly with an uppercut but Baddabing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddabing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tillman throws a jab when Baddabing was well out of range.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Baddabing works Tillman's body with a nice hook.
Baddabing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Baddabing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baddabing misses the target.
Baddabing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tillman throws out the jab.
Baddabing jabs Tillman right on the nose. Tillman blinks but takes it well.
Baddabing lands a jab to the head.
Baddabing shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baddabing seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baddabing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baddabing has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baddabing has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tillman's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing dominating with strikes here.
Tillman is desperately trying to improve his position but Baddabing has a good base and remains in mount.
Tillman is squirming around, avoiding Baddabing's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing prevents Tillman from getting the reversal.
Baddabing landing strikes from the mount.
Baddabing cracks Tillman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tillman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tillman wants to control but Baddabing is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baddabing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baddabing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That has opened up Pat Tillman's cut even more.
Baddabing landing shots from mount.
Tillman is rocked!
The cut above Pat Tillman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pat Tillman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manny Baddabing!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Don't Talk To Strangers as his entrance music. Blixt Boxlund could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Rua's chin.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands with a right hand.
Boxlund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rua throws a hook but Boxlund avoids it easily.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxlund.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxlund circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rua.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boxlund's head.
Boxlund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua moves into the 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!
Nice elbow from Rua.
Boxlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxlund takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Blixt Boxlund has been cut.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxlund scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxlund blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Boxlund fails to land.
Boxlund tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxlund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boxlund is trying to get back to full guard.
Boxlund won't allow Rua to pass to mount.
Boxlund is trying to get back to full guard.
Rua seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Boxlund is defending well.
Boxlund tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Rua controlling the pace.
Rua wants to pass to mount but Boxlund is defending the position.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Rua.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxlund.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Boxlund.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Boxlund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxlund avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boxlund dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua lands with a light punch inside.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua misses with some punches.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxlund.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxlund takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boxlund is rocked!
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Boxlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua jerks Boxlund's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Boxlund drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rua goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rua because Boxlund was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Pedro Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar has chosen Trial by Fire 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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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Leiden.
Dardar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Dardar.
Dardar swings for the body but Leiden moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leiden misses its intended target.
Leiden tries to clinch but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar throws the left hand but Leiden avoids the punch easily.
Dardar takes one on the button.
Dardar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardar misses with the combination.
Leiden looking to score a takedown here. Dardar is defending well but Leiden drives through and ends up in Dardar's guard.
Leiden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dardar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leiden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dardar.
Dardar keeps Leiden at a distance using the push kick.
Dardar lands a leg kick that knocks Leiden off balance momentarily.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses.
Leiden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leiden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dardar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dardar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leiden's head.
It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Dardar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dardar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden closes the distance and pushes Dardar back into the cage.
A short left from Dardar.
Leiden misses with a punch on the inside.
Dardar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leiden scores with a head kick.
Dardar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dardar misses with an uppercut. Leiden saw that one coming.
Leiden staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leiden, as that shot connected.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Dardar misses.
Dardar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dardar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leiden counters with a thumping low kick.
Dardar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dardar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leiden manages to avoid it.
Dardar checks a leg kick.
A jab from Dardar does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leiden.
Dardar drops Leiden with a nice combination! Dardar dives into Leiden's guard, looking to finish!
Leiden is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dardar stands and steps away. Leiden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Leiden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dardar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leiden seems to have got his legs back now.
Dardar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leiden.
Leiden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dardar dodges the punch combination from Leiden.
Dardar throws a big shot that misses.
Leiden checks a low kick from Dardar.
Dardar drops Leiden with a left right combo! Dardar follows him down to the ground into side control.
Leiden is trying to control Dardar's posture but Dardar avoids it.
Leiden gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden tries to hold on but Dardar postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dardar is looking to stand but Dardar has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dardar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden'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.
Dardar throws a one two combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leiden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dardar misses with a wild body shot.
Leiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dardar.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dardar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Dardar misses the target.
Dardar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leiden manages to avoid it.
Leiden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leiden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dardar blocks a jab.
Leiden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dardar throws a body kick that misses.
Leiden throws a head kick but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar misses with a wild body shot.
Jesse Dardar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leiden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dardar.
Dardar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Leiden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leiden blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dardar swings for the body but Leiden moves out of range.
Dardar misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dardar.
Leiden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dardar throws a lazy uppercut
and Leiden counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dardar!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leiden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leiden controlling from the full mount.
Leiden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dardar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dardar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leiden trying to mount his opponent but Dardar defends it.
Leiden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dardar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dardar is squirming around, avoiding Leiden's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dardar is controlling an arm, preventing Leiden from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Dardar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Decent striking displayed by Leiden there.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Leiden lands.
Leiden throws a leg kick but Dardar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leiden.
Leiden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dardar is out of range.
Leiden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dardar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dardar stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiden. Leiden gets slowly back to his feet.
Dardar swats away the attempt to clinch by Leiden.
Dardar moves out of range as Leiden strikes.
Dardar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Dardar.
A head kick misses from Leiden.
Dardar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leiden on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden misses with a hook.
Leiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dardar misses the target.
Leiden moves away from the strike by Dardar.
Dardar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Dardar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leiden doesn't seem phased though.
Dardar misses with a combination
and Leiden counters with a series of strikes. Dardar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leiden misses with an uppercut.
Dardar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leiden.
Dardar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardar throws a hook but Leiden blocks it.
Dardar misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Leiden coming out on top.
Jesse Dardar 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.
Dardar connects with a leg kick. Leiden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dardar scores with a spinning back kick!
Leiden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dardar misses with a body shot.
Leiden misses with a body kick.
Dardar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leiden. Leiden obviously looking to wear him down.
Leiden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dardar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leiden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dardar as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leiden blocks a head kick by Dardar.
Leiden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leiden misses the shot to the body.
Leiden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leiden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
Dardar cracks Leiden with a good jab.
Yang Leiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leiden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left and a right from Dardar both land. Nice combination.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
Leiden throws a right hand that Dardar ducks under and follows up with a left that Dardar also avoids with ease.
Leiden loads up on a big right hand but Dardar slips the punch.
Leiden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dardar throws a body kick that misses.
Leiden connects with a looping right hand.
Dardar lands a lovely overhand right.
Leiden misses the jab.
Dardar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dardar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dardar moves out of range as Leiden strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dardar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a leg kick but Leiden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dardar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leiden blocks a head kick by Dardar.
Leiden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leiden fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Leiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leiden throws a sloppy head kick and Dardar moves out of range easily.
Leiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardar moves away.
Leiden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dardar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leiden's calf.
Dardar throws a series of punches but Leiden avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Dardar.
Leiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Dardar.
I've got Dardar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Dardar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Sackett (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jubal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Grappling.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Grappling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grappling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grappling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Grappling does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Grappling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett lands with a straight right. Grappling didn't see that one coming.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling lands a front kick.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grappling avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Grappling throws a series of strikes that have Sackett backpedaling.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grappling saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling connects with a high kick.
Grappling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Grappling circles away.
Grappling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Grappling blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Grappling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Grappling thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sackett if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett looks gassed!
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Grappling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Grappling.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Grappling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grappling lands with a good body shot.
Grappling connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grappling.
A big left from Sackett misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Grappling off balance momentarily.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grappling throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sackett at a distance.
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Grappling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grappling feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grappling!
Grappling is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grappling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grappling. Grappling obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grappling.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Grappling tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grappling digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Striker Grappling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grappling scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a three punch combo!
Grappling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grappling.
Grappling fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Grappling lands with an overhand left.
Sackett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grappling.
Grappling thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Grappling delivers a nice body kick.
Grappling feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Grappling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
Grappling lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grappling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grappling throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grappling scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grappling.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Grappling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
Grappling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Grappling connects with an inside leg kick.
Grappling feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Grappling throws a front kick that sends Sackett stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling lands an overhand right.
Grappling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
Sackett is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Grappling. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Grappling finish him?
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Grappling cracks Sackett with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sackett falls to his knees and Grappling doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Striker Grappling!
Striker Grappling retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Striker Grappling, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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