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Rising 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tooks Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Reed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tooks Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Reed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Parr.
Luke Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed clinches up against the cage.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parr swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Parr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reed's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Reed tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Parr misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr drives through with a takedown into Reed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed moves into the clinch successfully.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parr fails to land the takedown.
Parr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reed moves into the clinch.
Parr working hard to break the clinch.
Reed tries to break free but Parr pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed is pushing Parr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parr working hard to break the clinch.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Parr is controlling him.
Parr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Parr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reed defends it nicely.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tooks Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parr.
Reed connects with a high kick.
Parr swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Parr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reed avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Reed.
Reed throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Parr has a takedown stuffed.
Parr is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed instigates a clinch.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed is looking to clinch but Parr is avoiding it.
Parr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Parr wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parr wants to stand but Reed is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parr wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Reed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reed cracks Parr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reed throws a series of punches but Parr moves out of range.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reed!
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Parr's head back.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Parr which made him look bad.
Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parr is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed tries to break free but Parr pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed throws a right hand that Parr ducks under and follows up with a left that Parr also avoids with ease.
A solid body kick from Reed.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Parr or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed which made him look bad.
Reed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parr circles away quickly and effectively.
Reed stuns Parr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Parr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Parr is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Parr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Parr gets tackled into the cage by Reed. Reed maintains the clinch.
Parr working hard to break the clinch.
Reed gets control of Parr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reed will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Parr is retaining full guard.
Parr has an active guard here but Reed has managed to pass into half guard.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reed wants to stand up but Parr is controlling the position.
Parr wants to get back to full guard but Reed has passed into side control.
Reed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Parr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Parr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reed is trying to take his opponent's back.
Reed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parr is looking to escape.
Parr is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parr tries to improve his position but instead Reed has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parr circles away quickly and effectively.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luke Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reed.
Parr lands with a good body shot.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch but Parr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reed is fending him off so far but Parr persists. Nope, Reed circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown. Parr tries to sprawl out of it but Reed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Parr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reed. Parr shrugs it off though.
Reed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Parr is rocked!
Whack! Reed lands a heavy head kick that drops Parr. The ref tackles Reed to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Parr was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Luke Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bertholf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
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25
295 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Bertholf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertholf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Bertholf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bertholf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertholf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bertholf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bertholf lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Bertholf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bertholf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bertholf scores with a jab.
Silva moves out of range as Bertholf strikes.
Bertholf swinging wildly here.
Bertholf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arthur Bertholf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertholf lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Bertholf. That snapped Silva's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Bertholf both land. Nice combination.
Bertholf throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Bertholf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertholf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Bertholf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bertholf throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva prevents Bertholf from breaking the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bertholf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bertholf connects with a body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bertholf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bertholf wants it to stay on the feet.
Arthur Bertholf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BulletTooth Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
No joy there for Bertholf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bertholf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertholf holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bertholf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bertholf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bertholf.
Bertholf throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bertholf lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf lands with a good body shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bertholf tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bertholf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bertholf looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bertholf scores with a four punch combination!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bertholf is avoiding it.
Bertholf connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf 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.
Sloppy strikes from Bertholf. Those never looked like landing.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bertholf keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Bertholf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bertholf throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arthur Bertholf is winning the standup battle so far.
Bertholf throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bertholf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Bertholf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Bertholf misses.
Bertholf throws a good cross that connects.
Bertholf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bertholf misses with a wild combination.
Bertholf looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertholf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bertholf, as that shot connected.
A combination from Bertholf does no damage.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bertholf.
Arthur Bertholf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Arthur Bertholf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bertholf.
Bertholf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bertholf.
Bertholf tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bertholf works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Bertholf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bertholf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bertholf just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Bertholf to the mat.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertholf defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertholf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bertholf wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bertholf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bertholf has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertholf defends well.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bertholf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertholf tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bertholf controls the pace.
Bertholf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bertholf tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bertholf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bertholf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Bertholf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bertholf tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bertholf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva stops Bertholf from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bertholf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bertholf bucks and avoids them well.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bertholf wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bertholf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bertholf manages to avoid easily.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Bertholf is in no mood to give up.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Bertholf is in no mood to give up.
BulletTooth Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bertholf can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bertholf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BulletTooth Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bertholf is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Bertholf avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertholf is working to get back to half guard.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
BulletTooth Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bertholf 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bertholf!
Arthur Bertholf took some time post fight to say the following; 'I would like to thank my manager Keith Hawk for pulling me off the street and giving me a shot. I would be nothing without him! Now is the time to go and do some training and maybe someone could actually stand in the ring with me and give me a workout but I Doubt it. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua has chosen "Summon the Spirits" by Pouppee Fabrikk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andy La Plegua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yannick Ahmed's chin.
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy La Plegua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmed misses with a body shot.
Ahmed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for La Plegua.
It looks like Yannick Ahmed has been cut.
Ahmed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Plegua misses with a two punch combination.
Ahmed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahmed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahmed doesn't manage to clinch there - La Plegua circles away.
Ahmed has a takedown stuffed.
Ahmed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. La Plegua tries to avoid it but Ahmed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag La Plegua to the ground. La Plegua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahmed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La Plegua forces Ahmed back against the cage and clinches.
La Plegua blocking some punches.
La Plegua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahmed.
La Plegua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
La Plegua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahmed fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahmed avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for La Plegua to work.
La Plegua lands a nice uppercut.
Ahmed is rocked!
La Plegua lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ahmed to his knees! La Plegua keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy La Plegua!
Andy La Plegua 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzales's choice of entrance music: Himno Nacional Mexicano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales misses the jab.
Gonzales lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter 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.
Carter slips under a jab.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Gonzales coming out on top.
Gonzales stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzales throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter slips under a jab from Gonzales.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Carter prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Gonzales wants a takedown.
Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Gonzales throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzales takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Gonzales is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carter jumps into guard, dragging Gonzales to the mat.
Gonzales is looking to advance position but Carter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Brent Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales wants to break free but Carter has control.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Gonzales dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzales lands a head shot.
Gonzales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzales connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter manages to pull guard.
Gonzales is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzales has gone for a leg lock! Carter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gonzales's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzales wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Brent Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
Brent Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Gonzales.
Gonzales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Gonzales cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter misses with the combination.
Gonzales connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter wants to clinch.
Gonzales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter slips a straight right by Gonzales.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzales is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carter jumps guard and drags Gonzales to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales trying to move into half guard but instead Carter has managed to sweep!
Carter advances position into side control!
Gonzales gets back to half guard.
Gonzales is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter trying to control the pace.
Carter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gonzales!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter'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!
Gonzales misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzales scores with a four punch combination!
Enrique Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzales swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Gonzales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzales checks a low kick from Carter.
Enrique Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a one two! Gonzales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonzales misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Gonzales.
Enrique Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Enrique Gonzales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzales.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Gonzales avoids it.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Gonzales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzales sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzales throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Gonzales slips the punch.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Gonzales tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzales 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Gonzales!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in but Brookins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brookins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Paul Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam James.
Brookins swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a two punch combo.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brookins.
James fails with the takedown.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Brookins tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brookins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brookins misses the shot to the body.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Brookins misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a takedown into Brookins's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James wanted to stand there but Brookins had control of the position.
Brookins is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
Brookins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James tries to stand but Brookins is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins is looking to sinch up a triangle. James throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brookins's body to avoid the submission. Brookins has instead reached around James's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brookins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Brookins!
Paul Brookins 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allah Habibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple comes to the cage accompanied by On My Level. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allah Habibi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habibi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Habibi wants to clinch up but Whipple keeps it at a distance.
Habibi dodges the punch combination from Whipple.
Whipple misses with a two punch combination.
Habibi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Habibi avoids the body shot from Whipple.
Whipple misses with a wild body shot.
Habibi walks into a straight right hand from Whipple.
Habibi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whipple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Habibi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whipple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Whipple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whipple connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Habibi to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Whipple!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keith Whipple!
Keith Whipple made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser comes to the cage accompanied by Sirius. Donald Fraser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fraser, as that shot connected.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Fraser's shoulder, as Fraser tries to avoid the shot.
Fraser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fraser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Alves moves out of range as Fraser strikes.
Fraser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraser catches Alves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Fraser connects with a crisp jab.
Fraser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fraser clinches.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fraser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Fraser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alves slips under a jab.
Fraser fails to land with a series of punches.
Fraser tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Fraser seems unphased.
Fraser bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
Alves throws a solid leg kick but Fraser takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alves.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraser.
Fraser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraser wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Fraser misses the shot to the body.
Fraser throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Fraser moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
Fraser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fraser misses with a body shot.
Fraser looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fraser checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Fraser blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraser closes the distance and clinches.
Fraser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraser.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fraser lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fraser.
Fraser lands a nice uppercut.
Fraser lands an uppercut.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fraser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fraser dips a shoulder and cracks Alves with a mighty uppercut! Alves falls back against the cage and Fraser unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alves is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fraser screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Fraser!
A relieved looking Donald Fraser thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen Don Omar - Danza Kuduro as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Skipper moves out of range and Oliveira only half commits.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Skipper shrugs off.
It looks like Elix Skipper has been cut.
Skipper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira working Skipper over with knees to the body.
Skipper blocks an uppercut.
Skipper blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skipper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Skipper managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira pushes off an throws an elbow but Skipper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skipper blocks an elbow strike.
Skipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skipper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to stall.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Elix Skipper's cut is getting worse.
Skipper tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
Skipper dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skipper is defending well for now.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira stops a takedown attempt from Skipper.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elix Skipper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Skipper is trying to stall.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Skipper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oliveira prevents it.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skipper is breathing heavily.
Oliveira stalling.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skipper's defenses.
Jeez, Elix Skipper's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elix Skipper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Oliveira!
Ricardo Oliveira gave a mention to [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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27
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimo Kanoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanoa.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanoa's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Kanoa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Kanoa misses with a leg kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanoa throws a low kick but Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver tries to clinch up but Kanoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kanoa sprawls well initially but Silver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa is refusing to be controlled, as Silver sits in half guard.
Silver wants to advance to full mount but Kanoa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kanoa is adopting a defensive guard.
Kanoa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kanoa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kanoa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kanoa!
Silver stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kanoa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanoa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silver trying to control the position but Kanoa is working away.
The strikes coming from Silver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silver postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kanoa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silver is working for a kimura but Kanoa is defending it quite comfortably.
Silver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Kanoa is defending well.
Silver thows a huge punch but Kanoa dodges it nicely.
Kanoa is not content to let Silver control the position.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Kanoa is defending well.
Kanoa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver is trying to work for a kimura but Kanoa is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver wants to advance to full mount but Kanoa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Silver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kanoa jabs Silver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver moves away from the strike by Kanoa.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanoa punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanoa works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Kanoa connects with a looping right hand.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Kanoa.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanoa gets an underhook and turns Silver into the cage.
Silver jumps guard but Kanoa stands there with Silver around his waist. Silver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kanoa wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Kanoa - that landed with a thud.
Kanoa prevents a body shot from Silver.
Kanoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanoa slips a jab from Silver.
Nice takedown defense from Kanoa. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Kimo Kanoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa throws an off balance right hand
and Silver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kanoa's guard.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Kanoa is keeping the position.
Kanoa has his hands on Silver's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanoa is keeping the position for now.
Kanoa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kanoa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kimo Kanoa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kanoa did well to prevent Silver getting side control.
Silver trying to control from half guard but Kanoa is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silver is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silver looks to land a strike but Kanoa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kanoa trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Kanoa is keeping the position.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silver is looking to advance position but Kanoa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanoa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Kimo Kanoa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kanoa throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Kanoa is out of range.
Kanoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silver.
Kanoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Kanoa throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanoa misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kanoa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Kanoa misses
and Silver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kanoa is refusing to be controlled, as Silver sits in half guard.
Silver stalling away here and it's allowed Kanoa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chad Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanoa looking to control.
Silver pushes down on Kanoa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kanoa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to control. Kanoa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kanoa!
Kanoa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanoa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silver.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanoa is retaining full guard.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanoa is keeping the position for now.
Silver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to work some ground and pound but Kanoa has wrist control.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanoa is keeping the position for now.
Silver looking to sit in guard and control but Kanoa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimo Kanoa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Kanoa sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Kanoa as Silver shoots in.
Kimo Kanoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Silver.
Kanoa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanoa throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanoa throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Silver!
Chad Silver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Xenakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Xenakis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Heisenberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Xenakis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg gets caught napping as Xenakis dives in and scores a takedown. Heisenberg manages to retain guard.
Xenakis stands and steps away. Heisenberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Xenakis has his takedown stuffed
and Heisenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Heisenberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xenakis.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenakis.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xenakis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Xenakis tries to bench press Heisenberg off him but Heisenberg keeps the position.
Heisenberg controlling the position from side mount.
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!
Heisenberg trying to control the action but Xenakis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenakis tries to bench press Heisenberg off him but Heisenberg keeps the position.
Xenakis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Heisenberg wants to control but Xenakis is keeping him busy.
Heisenberg working the strikes but Xenakis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xenakis defending well though.
Heisenberg controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xenakis is not content to let Heisenberg control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Walt Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands with a nice body punch.
Xenakis shoots in but no luck this time.
Walt Heisenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Xenakis.
Xenakis fails with the takedown.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenakis manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg is looking to wear down Xenakis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heisenberg counters with a nice body shot.
Xenakis with a poor takedown
and Heisenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenakis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heisenberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Xenakis misses with a lunging right hand
and Heisenberg counters with a nice body shot.
Heisenberg lands a jab to the head.
Xenakis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xenakis moves away.
Xenakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenakis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heisenberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heisenberg wants to control but Xenakis is keeping him busy.
Heisenberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xenakis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Heisenberg is trying to control. Xenakis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Xenakis manages to get to full guard.
Xenakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Heisenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xenakis shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Xenakis as Heisenberg shoots in.
Xenakis avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Xenakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenakis fails with the takedown
and Heisenberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Xenakis is just out of range.
Heisenberg throws a body punch but Xenakis moves out of range.
Heisenberg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Xenakis to the ground. Heisenberg is now in Xenakis's guard.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Xenakis keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xenakis is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenakis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position but Xenakis postures up.
Xenakis lands a couple of digs.
Xenakis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xenakis is looking to stand up but Heisenberg won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenakis throwing strikes but missing.
Xenakis being controlled here momentarily.
Xenakis won't allow Heisenberg to sweep him here.
Xenakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heisenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xenakis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenakis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xenakis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position but Xenakis postures up.
Xenakis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Heisenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xenakis is one step ahead there.
Xenakis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titus Xenakis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xenakis distracts Heisenberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xenakis postures up in Heisenberg's guard and throws a big left but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg wants to sweep here but Xenakis controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xenakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heisenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xenakis slips nicely into half guard.
Heisenberg trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis drops an elbow to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Xenakis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heisenberg trying to control from the bottom.
Heisenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xenakis.
Heisenberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xenakis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xenakis's back!
Xenakis trying to get back to his feet but Heisenberg is in full control for now.
Heisenberg tries to get the hooks in deep but Xenakis pushed the leg off.
Good control from Heisenberg.
Xenakis tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to control but Xenakis manages to buck him off and is now in Heisenberg's guard! Nice work there by Xenakis!
Xenakis working some strikes from top position.
Xenakis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heisenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xenakis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Xenakis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xenakis landing some decent shots from guard.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Xenakis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Xenakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Heisenberg which made him look bad.
Heisenberg misses with a left hand
and Xenakis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xenakis.
Xenakis throws a big elbow that misses.
Xenakis cracks Heisenberg with a solid left hand.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position but Xenakis postures up.
Xenakis throws a strike but Heisenberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xenakis keeping moving, preventing Heisenberg from controlling successfully.
Xenakis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Xenakis keeps moving.
Xenakis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Walt Heisenberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xenakis.
Heisenberg shoots in and bounces Xenakis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Xenakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xenakis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Xenakis trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Titus Xenakis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Xenakis shoots in for a double leg but Heisenberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walt Heisenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Xenakis.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walt Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xenakis fails with a takedown attempt.
Heisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Heisenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Xenakis's ribcage but misses.
Xenakis with a poor takedown
letting Heisenberg counter with a right hand.
Heisenberg throws a body punch but Xenakis moves out of range.
Heisenberg connects with a single shot there.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xenakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xenakis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg cracks a nice hook into Xenakis's ribs.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenakis shoots in for a double leg but Heisenberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heisenberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xenakis's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenakis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Heisenberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xenakis!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xenakis is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Heisenberg clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heisenberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xenakis's guard.
Xenakis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heisenberg trying to control but Xenakis is working from the bottom.
Xenakis 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.
Xenakis trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus Xenakis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Xenakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Walt Heisenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heisenberg, as that shot connected.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xenakis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heisenberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xenakis somewhat.
Jab by Heisenberg.
A big right from Heisenberg misses.
Xenakis avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Titus Xenakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Xenakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heisenberg tries to avoid it but Xenakis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heisenberg to the ground. Heisenberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heisenberg throws a body punch but Xenakis moves out of range.
Xenakis shoots for a takedown but Heisenberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walt Heisenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Xenakis.
Xenakis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Heisenberg leaves Xenakis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xenakis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heisenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heisenberg lands a jab to Xenakis's midsection.
Heisenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xenakis avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xenakis was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
A big right from Xenakis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenakis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Xenakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xenakis.
Xenakis feints and as Heisenberg raises his hands in defense, Xenakis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heisenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Xenakis is proving a slippery customer.
Heisenberg seems keen to control Xenakis's posture.
Xenakis won't allow Heisenberg to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Xenakis advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg won't allow Xenakis to pass to mount.
Xenakis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Heisenberg!
Heisenberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heisenberg regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Xenakis is very close to passing his half guard.
Xenakis wants to free his trapped foot but Heisenberg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Heisenberg gets back to full guard.
Xenakis works over Heisenberg with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenakis working some strikes from top position.
Heisenberg wants to sweep here but Xenakis controlling him for the moment.
Xenakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heisenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Heisenberg had his way with Titus Xenakis in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heisenberg misses with a shot to the body
so Xenakis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Xenakis throws a big elbow that misses.
Xenakis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heisenberg has control of Xenakis's left arm, preventing Xenakis from doing any damage.
Xenakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heisenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heisenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xenakis is one step ahead there.
Xenakis scoring with some ground and pound.
Heisenberg is trying to keep Xenakis in close.
Xenakis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg working a defensive guard here.
Xenakis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xenakis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xenakis lands a couple of elbows.
Xenakis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xenakis postures up.
Xenakis stands up over Heisenberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Xenakis advances to half guard.
Xenakis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heisenberg defending well though.
Xenakis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heisenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xenakis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Xenakis is very close to passing his half guard.
Xenakis thows a huge punch but Heisenberg dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heisenberg's head.
Heisenberg trying to control here.
Xenakis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heisenberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Xenakis throwing shots but Heisenberg is blocking nicely.
Xenakis with the ground and pound but Heisenberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Xenakis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Heisenberg pulls Xenakis in to control the position.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xenakis won't allow Heisenberg to sweep him here.
Xenakis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xenakis working some strikes from top position.
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg controlling the position.
Heisenberg has momentary wrist control but Xenakis slips an elbow through the middle.
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xenakis lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xenakis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Heisenberg working a defensive guard here.
Xenakis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xenakis with a nice head shot there.
Xenakis distracts Heisenberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heisenberg is trying to keep Xenakis in close.
Xenakis throws an elbow that misses. Heisenberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xenakis's guard. Nice move by Heisenberg!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis is adopting a defensive guard.
Heisenberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Walt Heisenberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Xenakis feints and as Heisenberg raises his hands in defense, Xenakis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Xenakis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heisenberg 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walt Heisenberg!
Walt Heisenberg retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Walt Heisenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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