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Strikedown 21: On the Line PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holly Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by The World most Dangerous Man. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holly Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man controls Shamrock momentarily but Shamrock frees himself.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Man wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Shamrock manages to pass to side control.
Well, if Shamrock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
Shamrock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Shamrock wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Shamrock passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shamrock controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is working to tighten is grip on Man's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Man has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shamrock is really squeezing tight and eventually Man passes out! Shamrock breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ken Shamrock!
Ken Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Siren!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siren tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hart is trying for a kimura here. Siren looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hart wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Hart!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider The Table (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Table kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No no Limit, I'll reach for the sky!. Torres has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Dan Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider The Table!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Table stuffs the takedown.
The Table throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Table stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Table moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres looks gassed!
The Table connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dan Torres has been cut.
The Table connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torres momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Table fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Table works Torres's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Table scoring well with a low kick there.
The Table scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Table connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Table throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Table connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Table cracks the inside of Torres's front leg.
Torres on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Table connects with a solid leg kick.
The Table connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Table.
The Table thuds his shin into the meat of Torres's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Table thuds his shin into the meat of Torres's side.
Good leg kick by The Table there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Table throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
The Table scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
The Table lands a brutal head kick. Torres looks out on his feet and The Table throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Spider The Table!
Spider The Table took some time post fight to say the following; 'I work real hard to collect my cash!Tick tick ticka tick take your time,
when I'm goin' I'm goin' for mineOpen your ears and you will hear itI tell you this 'cause there's no limit!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Hold Me Now. Emelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eagle Lands. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Vatanen throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatanen moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vatanen is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vatanen trying to control here.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vatanen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatanen is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Vatanen taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
Emelianenko is thwarting Vatanen's attempts to control the position.
Vatanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko working over Vatanen with some ground and pound. Vatanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vatanen tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Vatanen is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko prevents Vatanen from improving his position.
Emelianenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vatanen tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatanen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emelianenko wants to control but Vatanen is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko prevents Vatanen from improving his position.
Vatanen is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vatanen tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatanen is trying to control but Emelianenko passes into side control!
Vatanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Vatanen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emelianenko connects with a decent elbow.
Emelianenko is putting a hurting on Vatanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vatanen tries to buck Emelianenko off but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Vatanen struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Emelianenko is keen to just control but Vatanen is a slippery customer.
Emelianenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vatanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Vatanen is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vatanen is staying active underneath Emelianenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vatanen is looking to improve his position.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vatanen manages to get to full guard.
Vatanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vatanen trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vatanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Emelianenko is working Vatanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vatanen working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Vatanen keeps moving.
Vatanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vatanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatanen.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vatanen doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Vatanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vatanen throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Vatanen misses with a body shot.
Vatanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Vatanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vatanen is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Vatanen with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vatanen is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko slows the pace down in half guard.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vatanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vatanen wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vatanen keeps working.
Vatanen trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Vatanen actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vatanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emelianenko controlling the pace.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Vatanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vatanen tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Vatanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vatanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Vatanen is refusing to be controlled, as Emelianenko sits in half guard.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko working over Vatanen with some ground and pound. Vatanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Vatanen defends it.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back.
Vatanen wants to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vatanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Emelianenko.
Gattsu Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vatanen keeps working.
Vatanen wants to get back to full guard.
Vatanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to control from half guard but Vatanen is working away.
Vatanen gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vatanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko advances to half guard.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vatanen gets a clinch.
Vatanen pulls Emelianenko into guard.
Emelianenko is in close to Vatanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko is working Vatanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vatanen has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emelianenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vatanen is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emelianenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vatanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Vatanen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vatanen is on top in guard.
Vatanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Vatanen controlling him for the moment.
Vatanen trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Vatanen tries to pass.
Vatanen preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vatanen is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Vatanen punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatanen.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko cracks Vatanen with an open hand slap.
Vatanen throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatanen throws out the jab.
Turo Vatanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen connects with a jab.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vatanen avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vatanen as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vatanen moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko shoots in but Vatanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turo Vatanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gattsu Emelianenko.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vatanen under the eye.
Vatanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vatanen.
Vatanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vatanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vatanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vatanen cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.
Vatanen stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Vatanen works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Vatanen connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vatanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vatanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vatanen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turo Vatanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gattsu Emelianenko!
After winning the bout, Gattsu Emelianenko 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head. The key to victory for Tyler Mayfield has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield digs a good hook to Rocha's body.
Rocha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayfield is out of range and Rocha settles back down.
Good work by Mayfield as he checks the leg kick.
Mayfield lands a front kick.
Rocha lands with a nice body punch.
Rocha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocha, as that shot connected.
Rocha lands with a shot to the body.
Rocha scores with a leg kick.
Mayfield tries to land a front kick but Rocha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mayfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocha's calf.
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha checks the leg kick.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Rocha keeps it at a distance.
Rocha checks a leg kick.
Mayfield dips to his left and cracks Rocha with an uppercut!
Mayfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocha darts in and clinches Mayfield up against the cage.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Mayfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Mayfield as he checks the leg kick.
Mayfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayfield.
Tyler Mayfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Mayfield's shoulder, as Mayfield tries to avoid the shot.
Mayfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rocha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha. Mayfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Rocha.
Mayfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocha at a distance.
Rocha misses with a body shot.
Mayfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rocha motions for Mayfield to come forward. Rocha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mayfield.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Mayfield.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rocha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mayfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Mayfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Mayfield keeps moving.
Mayfield is pulling down on Rocha's head to control his posture.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha preventing the sweep.
Rocha is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayfield has wrist control.
Mayfield is trying to control the position but Rocha postures up.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rocha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rocha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rocha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocha blocks a leg kick.
Rocha avoids a kick to the body.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha motions for Mayfield to come forward. Rocha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha lands with a hook. Mayfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayfield moves out of range as Rocha throws a body kick.
Rocha misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha throws a front kick that sends Mayfield stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Rocha does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayfield sprawls well. He's pushed Rocha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mayfield!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rocha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rocha rushes Mayfield and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha.
Mayfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mayfield.
Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mayfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyler Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rocha.
Rocha looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocha can't break the clinch.
Rocha is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mayfield can't fight it off and eventually Rocha manages to take the fight to the floor. Mayfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mayfield is trying to control the position but Rocha postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demian Rocha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Mayfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha misses with an uppercut. Mayfield saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocha.
Rocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayfield manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayfield.
Rocha misses with a low kick.
Rocha throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayfield counters with a head kick. That will keep Rocha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mayfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rocha thows a leg kick but Mayfield checks it
and Mayfield counters with a straight right hand.
Mayfield keeps Rocha at a distance using the push kick.
Mayfield throws a low kick, looking for Rocha's leg but Rocha calmly moves out of range.
Mayfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocha throws out the jab.
Mayfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Mayfield lands but Rocha takes it in his stride.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rocha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayfield sprawls well. Mayfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield is looking to slow Rocha down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayfield as he connects with a hook.
Mayfield walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rocha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rocha shoots in and gets a takedown into Mayfield's guard.
Mayfield controls Rocha momentarily but Rocha frees himself.
Mayfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
Rocha pushes down on Mayfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mayfield wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
Mayfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mayfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayfield has control of Rocha's left arm, preventing Rocha from doing any damage.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mayfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demian Rocha.
Rocha misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha loads up on a big right hand but Mayfield slips the punch.
Mayfield misses with a body kick.
Mayfield lands the left hand.
Rocha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Mayfield.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the body.
Mayfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rocha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rocha avoids a kick to the body.
Rocha avoids the head kick by Mayfield.
Mayfield stuffs the takedown.
Tyler Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rocha.
Mayfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayfield.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayfield.
Rocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayfield manages to avoid it.
Mayfield with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayfield ducks under a wild hook from Rocha.
Rocha rushes Mayfield and presses him up against the cage.
Rocha is working for takedown but Mayfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mayfield.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Mayfield as Rocha shoots in.
Rocha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Mayfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayfield.
Rocha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mayfield - that will leave a mark!
Mayfield scores with a leg kick.
Mayfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rocha's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mayfield with a nice cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mayfield!
Mayfield throws a nice looking combination but Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Mayfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Mayfield's cut.
That's time! Mayfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mayfield throws a leg kick but Rocha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocha throws out the jab.
Mayfield clinches.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Demian Rocha has been cut.
Rocha looking for a takedown.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but Rocha blocks it.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocha is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayfield.
Rocha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayfield's elbow.
Knees to the body from Mayfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield lands an elbow inside that Rocha shrugs off.
Rocha is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayfield finish him?
Mayfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rocha seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayfield lands a nice elbow.
Mayfield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rocha with a big uppercut! Rocha tries to clinch up but Mayfield pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rocha to the mat! Rocha covers up and Mayfield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyler Mayfield!
Tyler Mayfield really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson comes to the cage accompanied by Showdown. The crowd seem to be enjoying McKenzie's choice of entrance music: Man From Atlantis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hezekiah Munson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson shoots in for a double leg but McKenzie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munson throws a lazy head kick
and Munson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Munson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Munson looking to score a takedown here. McKenzie is defending well but Munson drives through and ends up in McKenzie's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Munson stops McKenzie from standing up.
McKenzie is adopting a defensive guard.
McKenzie pushes Munson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Munson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McKenzie cracks the inside of Munson's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson walks into a straight right hand from McKenzie.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Namor McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie scores with a head kick.
Munson moves in looking to clinch but McKenzie pushes him off.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie connects with a leg kick. Munson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from McKenzie.
It looks like Hezekiah Munson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie drops Munson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Munson looks back up at him and smiles so McKenzie waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Munson is rocked!
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Munson instigates a clinch.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munson prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
Munson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKenzie working aggressively here.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for McKenzie.
A head punch on the inside from McKenzie fails to land.
McKenzie blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McKenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson lands a damaging elbow.
McKenzie misses with some punches.
Munson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munson's elbow.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
McKenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munsons head.
McKenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie cracks Munson with a nice body shot.
Munson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McKenzie.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
Munson lands a nice elbow.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
McKenzie dodges an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
Munson pushes off an throws an elbow but McKenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Munson just misses with a elbow thrown towards McKenzie's brow.
Munson lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
McKenzie pushes Munson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that round.
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!
Munson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munson in his tracks.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenzie leaves Munson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munson checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Munson - that will leave a mark!
McKenzie tries to work over Munson's front leg with a kick but Munson checks it.
Munson moves in looking to clinch but McKenzie pushes him off.
Munson closes the distance and clinches up with McKenzie, looking for a takedown. Munson pushes McKenzie against the cage but McKenzie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
McKenzie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munson closes the distance and clinches up with McKenzie, looking for a takedown. Munson pushes McKenzie against the cage but McKenzie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hezekiah Munson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Munson's leg. Munson is trying to keep his angry face on.
McKenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKenzie.
Munson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKenzie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Munson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McKenzie - the referee stops the clock and Munson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McKenzie. Munson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Munson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body. Munson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKenzie tests Munson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McKenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Munson's head back.
McKenzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKenzie lands a big head kick that sends Munson tumbling to the mat! McKenzie takes a step backwards and waves Munson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Munson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie moves in close and cracks Munson with a massive right hand! Munson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by McKenzie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Namor McKenzie!
Namor McKenzie is the new heavyweight champion!
Namor McKenzie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Alexander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogers can pounce on him.
Rogers wants to land a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs.
Alexander looks for the body kick but Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexander checks it well.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs.
Rogers throws a wild body kick that Alexander sees coming a mile off.
Rogers scores with a head kick.
Rogers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rogers checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexander blocks a head kick by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander throws a wild body kick that Rogers sees coming a mile off.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Alexander moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.
Alexander slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander blocks the body kick.
Alexander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexander checks it well.
Rogers throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Rogers avoids it.
Rogers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rogers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Travis Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Rogers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexander's brow.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Alexander.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander misses with the body kick
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rogers checks a leg kick.
Alexander scores with a body shot.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Alexander has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers wants to break free but Alexander has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexander avoids it.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Rogers looks gassed!
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.
Alexander landing knees to the body.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexander is working Rogers over against the cage.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Alexander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donk. Alexander catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.
Alexander looking to control.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogers is pulling down on Alexander's head to control his posture.
Alexander wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rogers managing to control the position.
Alexander stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Steve Rogers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
Steve Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Rogers throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters circling a little - Alexander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Alexander checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Alexander. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Travis Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Alexander missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rogers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexander is out of range and Rogers settles back down.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Alexander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexander 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 Rogers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rogers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander blocks a leg kick.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Alexander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs.
Rogers tries to work over Alexander's front leg with a kick but Alexander checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexander.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Rogers feints and then cracks Alexander's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexander down.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Rogers misses
and Alexander finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Alexander.
Alexander cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander checks the leg kick.
Alexander tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Alexander tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alexander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers misses with a leg kick
and Alexander counters with a left to the body.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Alexander lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexander.
Alexander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogers. That's going to slow Alexander down.
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!
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexander scores with a hook.
Alexander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Alexander takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Alexander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander rushes Rogers and presses him up against the cage.
Rogers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Travis Alexander has been cut.
Alexander wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Alexander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Alexander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Alexander wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Alexander wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander managing to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Alexander clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Alexander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers blocks the body kick.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexander.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexander avoids it.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rogers blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Alexander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers has Alexander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexander misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alexander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Travis Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Alexander shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
Rogers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexander after a bit of a struggle.
Alexander tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Rogers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexander is able to avoid easily.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alexander lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Alexander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steve Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Alexander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexander tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Rogers throws a head kick that Alexander semi-blocks.
Rogers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexander is out of range and Rogers settles back down.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Alexander throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers shoots in but Alexander avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Alexander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
A big right from Alexander misses.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers wants to clinch but Alexander slips to the side
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Alexander misses.
Rogers is looking to land body kicks.
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Alexander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Travis Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Alexander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander with a nice cross.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexander. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexander swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alexander checks a low kick from Rogers.
Alexander delivers a nice body kick.
Alexander thows a body shot but no joy.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
Rogers tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexander lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Rogers lands but Alexander takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg.
Rogers misses with a low kick as Alexander jumps back.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander checks a low kick from Rogers.
Rogers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rogers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Rogers.
I think Rogers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers is the new middleweight champion!
Steve Rogers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen I�m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Pierre Trudeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trudeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Austin Smith has been cut.
Trudeau moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Trudeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith works the jab nicely.
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!
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Trudeau there.
Trudeau cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Nice shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to land a combination. Trudeau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
A left lands for Smith.
Trudeau takes one on the button.
Trudeau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trudeau throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trudeau.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses with a hook. Trudeau ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trudeau checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Trudeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trudeau takes one to the chin there.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands a head kick. Trudeau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Trudeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trudeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Trudeau misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trudeau has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Trudeau is working Smith over against the cage.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudeau tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Smith tries to stall but Trudeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudeau works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Trudeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trudeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trudeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith gets a clinch.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Smith is looking to control Trudeau's arms but Trudeau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Austin Smith 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!
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Trudeau blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Trudeau.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Trudeau as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre Trudeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trudeau lands with a light punch inside.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Trudeau finish him?
Trudeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
Trudeau dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and Trudeau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith 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 - Trudeau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Trudeau!
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