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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anubis comes into the arena with Lil B - The Age Of Information blaring out of the sound system. Wright has chosen Elements of Life- DJ Tiesto 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Anubis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anubis has managed to clinch.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Anubis is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anubis is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anubis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Anubis counters with a thumping low kick.
Anubis clinches up against the cage.
Anubis tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
Anubis closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright taking a breather.
Anubis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anubis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Anubis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anubis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Wright.
Wright is trying to stall.
Wright avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Wright stalls.
Anubis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Wright.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Az Anubis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Az Anubis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anubis is looking to clinch.
Anubis tries to clinch up
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a hook.
Anubis blocks a jab.
Wright throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anubis under the eye.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wright misses with a hook
and Anubis counters by clinching up.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Anubis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anubis has Wright pressed against the cage.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Anubis tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Wright blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Wright is struggling to control the position.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Anubis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
Anubis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Az Anubis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anubis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis letting Wright take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anubis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Anubis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Anubis has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Anubis effectively controlling the action here.
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Wright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Anubis has the dominant position.
Anubis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Anubis.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage.
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Wright avoids the elbow strike from Anubis, against the cage.
Anubis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Adron Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage.
Anubis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Adron Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anubis moves into the clinch.
Anubis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anubis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Anubis is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Anubis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anubis.
Anubis stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anubis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Adron Wright's cut even more.
Anubis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Anubis won't allow it.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Az Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adron Wright.
I think Anubis 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Az Anubis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theoran Fleury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puff Masta Fluff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleury comes to the cage accompanied by Oh Canada!. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theoran Fleury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Puff Masta Fluff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleury pinned against the cage. Fleury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fluff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puff Masta Fluff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleury scores with a head kick. Fluff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Puff Masta Fluff has been cut.
Fluff fails with a takedown attempt.
Fluff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fleury on his heels. He'll look to pass Fleury's guard now, I'm sure.
Fleury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleury keeping full guard, as Fluff tries to pass.
Fleury trying to keep a closed guard but Fluff is proving a slippery customer.
Fleury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fluff wants to get up but he can't break Fleury's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fleury working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fluff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fluff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fluff is looking to stand up but Fleury won't let him.
Fleury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fluff!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluff tries to lock up and control but Fleury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fleury has control of Fluff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fluff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fleury with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fluff is looking to improve his position but Fleury isn't that keen on the idea.
Fleury working for a submission but Fluff is keeping him at bay.
Fluff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fluff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fleury avoids the attempt from Fluff to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluff stops Fleury from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Fleury avoids the attempt from Fluff to control.
Fleury looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fleury controlling the position easily from mount.
Fluff is just holding on here. Fleury manages to take his back.
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!
Fluff tries to escape the position.
Fluff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fleury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fluff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fleury is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fluff preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fleury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleury is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fleury has got one arm under Fluff's chin. This could be trouble... Fluff trying to control the other hand but Fleury gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Fluff has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Theoran Fleury!
Theoran Fleury 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi comes into the arena with Joker's Wild blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lockwood's choice of entrance music: Coma by Overkill. On his way into the cage it seems that Dominick Rivaldi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dominick Rivaldi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Lockwood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lockwood.
Rivaldi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivaldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lockwood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivaldi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockwood.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick which misses Lockwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Lockwood tries to avoid it.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Lockwood.
Rivaldi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lockwood. That's going to slow Rivaldi down.
Lockwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivaldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lockwood throws a right hand that Rivaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivaldi also avoids with ease.
Rivaldi connects with a single shot there.
Rivaldi connects with a right hand. Lockwood shakes it off.
Lockwood misses with the combination.
Rivaldi thuds a left hand into Lockwood's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lockwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lockwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Lockwood.
Lockwood lands a head shot.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lockwood has time to react.
Rivaldi takes one to the side of the head.
Rivaldi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivaldi slips under a jab from Lockwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lockwood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivaldi jabs Lockwood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivaldi takes one to the chin there.
Lockwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Lockwood.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Lockwood.
Rivaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lockwood swinging wildly here.
Rivaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Lockwood misses.
Lockwood throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lockwood.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivaldi, right into the meat.
Lockwood tests Rivaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivaldi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Lockwood! He's out on his feet! Rivaldi rushes in and drops Lockwood with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominick Rivaldi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dominick Rivaldi made sure he mentioned >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $42), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Xanthopoulous Xvii has chosen Grimlock - Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Nix's chin.
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217 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulous Xvii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots for a double leg takedown but Nix sprawls well. He's pushed Xanthopoulous Xvii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nix misses with a wild body shot.
Nix misses the shot to the body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Nix. Beautiful body shot.
Xanthopoulous Xvii misses with a takedown attempt - Nix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimmy Nix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Nix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii has been cut.
Nix lands a right hook to the body.
Nix scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Nix.
Nix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xanthopoulous Xvii doesn't seem bothered though.
Xanthopoulous Xvii moves out of range of the strikes.
Nix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulous Xvii was well out of range. Poor timing from Nix.
Nix connects with a crisp jab.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nix as he jumps to the side.
Nix lands with a shot to the body.
Nix digs a good hook to Xanthopoulous Xvii's body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii looks gassed!
Nix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xanthopoulous Xvii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nix moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xanthopoulous Xvii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix leaves Xanthopoulous Xvii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xanthopoulous Xvii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut even more.
Xanthopoulous Xvii ducks under a wild hook from Nix.
Xanthopoulous Xvii moves away from the strike by Nix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xanthopoulous Xvii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Nix and Xanthopoulous Xvii goes tumbling to the canvas! Nix follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is rocked!
Xanthopoulous Xvii has hold of Nix's hands but Nix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is still in real trouble! Can Nix finish him?
The cut above Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice strikes from Nix there.
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Nix!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Nix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred E Toeson Esq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toeson Esq has chosen I Am the Walrus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
206 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manfred E Toeson Esq!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns stuffs the takedown.
Hearns takes one on the button.
Toeson Esq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toeson Esq looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hearns on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hearns throws a right and a left that Toeson Esq avoids nicely.
Hearns closes the distance and clinches.
Toeson Esq stalls.
Hearns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toeson Esq blocking some punches.
Hearns letting Toeson Esq take a breather here.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Toeson Esq.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toeson Esq misses with a body punch.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Toeson Esq.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toeson Esq blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearns misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearns.
Toeson Esq lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hearns pushes Toeson Esq back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Hearns.
The referee is keeping an eye on Toeson Esq - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hearns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hearns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hearns.
Hearns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toeson Esq misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearns tries to work over Toeson Esq's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearns struggles to land a body shot inside as Toeson Esq controls his hands.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hearns fails to land.
Hearns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toeson Esq backwards.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Toeson Esq controls the action.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hearns fails to land.
Hearns tries to work over Toeson Esq's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns scores with a shot to the side of Toeson Esq's head.
Hearns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toeson Esq's elbow.
Hearns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hearns.
Hearns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearns tries to throw a body punch but Toeson Esq avoids it by throwing Hearns back against the cage.
Hearns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearns working aggressively here.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
Hearns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toeson Esq tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toeson Esq is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hearns misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearns.
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!
Hearns pushes Toeson Esq back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Toeson Esq.
Hearns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toeson Esq tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toeson Esq.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hearns misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Hearns.
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toeson Esq blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagler Hearns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toeson Esq thumps Hearns with a low kick.
Hagler Hearns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Hearns misses.
Hearns throws a shot to the body.
Toeson Esq has managed to clinch.
Toeson Esq looking to slow down the pace here.
Toeson Esq blocks an uppercut.
Hearns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toeson Esq blocking some punches.
Toeson Esq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toeson Esq tries to throw a body punch but Hearns avoids it by throwing Toeson Esq back against the cage.
Hearns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toeson Esq backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toeson Esq stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toeson Esq taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hearns.
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns working aggressively here.
Hearns throws a punch but it's blocked by Toeson Esq.
Hearns struggles to land a body shot inside as Toeson Esq controls his hands.
Toeson Esq blocks an uppercut.
Hearns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toeson Esq.
Hearns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq blocking some punches.
Hearns lands a nice shot to the body.
Toeson Esq lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearns misses with a punch on the inside.
Toeson Esq tries to work over Hearns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns tries to work over Toeson Esq's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearns tries to throw a body punch but Toeson Esq avoids it by throwing Hearns back against the cage.
Toeson Esq is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toeson Esq blocking some punches.
Toeson Esq working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hearns takes a shot to the head.
Hearns misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toeson Esq obliges.
Toeson Esq lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Toeson Esq avoiding damage.
Hagler Hearns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hearns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toeson Esq pulls Hearns into guard.
Hearns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toeson Esq lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hearns!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns tries to hold on but Toeson Esq pushes him away.
Toeson Esq lands a nice shot to the head.
Toeson Esq with a couple of short strikes.
Toeson Esq landing punches.
Toeson Esq controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hearns that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearns squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Toeson Esq cracks Hearns with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Toeson Esq controlling the pace for now.
Hearns is bucking up trying to escape but Toeson Esq cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred E Toeson Esq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hearns misses with a body shot.
Hearns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toeson Esq.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.
Toeson Esq scores with a leg kick.
Hearns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toeson Esq drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toeson Esq wants a takedown.
Toeson Esq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hearns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns tries to throw a body punch but Toeson Esq avoids it by throwing Hearns back against the cage.
Hearns scores with a shot to the side of Toeson Esq's head.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toeson Esq lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
Toeson Esq just leaning against Hearns, taking a breather.
Toeson Esq missing with knees to the body.
Toeson Esq taking a breather.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Toeson Esq controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Hearns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Toeson Esq controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toeson Esq.
Hearns misses with a punch on the inside.
Toeson Esq blocks a body shot from Hearns.
Toeson Esq blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hearns lands a shoulder strike.
Hearns tries to work over Toeson Esq's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toeson Esq is stalling here.
Hearns presses Toeson Esq against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hearns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toeson Esq is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hagler Hearns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred E Toeson Esq.
Hearns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toeson Esq's elbow.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Toeson Esq controls the action.
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns is fighting off a takedown attempt but Toeson Esq is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hearns to the mat. Hearns regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hearns controls Toeson Esq momentarily but Toeson Esq frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq advances position into side control!
Hearns is letting Toeson Esq control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq scoring with punches from side control.
Toeson Esq advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toeson Esq cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toeson Esq avoids the attempt from Hearns to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred E Toeson Esq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toeson Esq 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred E Toeson Esq!
A victorious Manfred E Toeson Esq thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seed - By Sublime. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
161 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hendry misses with a looping right.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Hendry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Hendry throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Hendry takes one on the button.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Hendry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Hendry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez is looking to slow Hendry down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez stuns Hendry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Hendry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendry throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendry blocks the body kick.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez sizes up Hendry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Hendry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Hendry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendry throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Hendry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hendry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hendry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Hendry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Hendry.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendry's calf.
Lopez jabs Hendry right on the nose. Hendry blinks but takes it well.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Hendry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Hendry avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hendry. Hendry obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lands a head kick. Hendry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the body from Hendry misses
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez 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.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Hendry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendry throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Hendry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hendry checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Hendry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Hendry slips under a jab.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Hendry.
Hendry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Hendry does it's job there.
Lopez throws a hook but Hendry avoids it easily.
Lopez is looking to slow Hendry down with leg kicks.
Hendry scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Hendry takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Hendry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Hendry digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Hendry with a jab.
Hendry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendry throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Hendry.
Hendry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Lopez.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendry misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendry. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Hendry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hendry throws a big shot that misses.
Hendry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez checks a low kick from Hendry.
Hendry throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Hendry.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendry misses the target.
Hendry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Hendry's body. Hendry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Hendry there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Hendry avoids them all with ease.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendry lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez tests Hendry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Hendry fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendry misses with a wild combination.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez staying out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Hendry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hendry will feel that in the morning.
Lopez lunges at Hendry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendry's hand.
Hendry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendry swinging wildly here.
Hendry throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Hendry's leg. Hendry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hendry's head backwards.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Hendry.
Colin Hendry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez cracks Hendry with a good jab.
Hendry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Hendry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hendry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez thuds his shin into the meat of Hendry's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendry misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Hendry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hendry misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Lopez staying out of range there.
A big right from Hendry misses.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez lands a head kick. Hendry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendry takes one to the chin there.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopez. That one must have hurt.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Hendry in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Hendry shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Hendry down.
Hendry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Hendry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Hendry's ribs.
Hendry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Hendry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan comes to the cage accompanied by FLAMES. Drezner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drezner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allan.
Drezner misses with the combination.
Allan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan misses with a kick to the body.
Allan tries a head kick but it misses.
Allan throws the kick towards the body but Drezner avoids it.
Allan blocks a head kick by Drezner.
Allan needs to keep his hands up - Drezner had a free shot at his head there.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Drezner misses with a looping left.
Allan slips under a jab.
Drezner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drezner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allan.
Allan scoring well with a low kick there.
Drezner misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allan. That's going to slow Drezner down.
Allan pushes Drezner away with a front kick.
Drezner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drezner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allan. Allan obviously looking to wear him down.
Drezner looks to throw the jab but Allan is out of range.
Allan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Allan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
Allan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
A cross from Allan lands.
A solid body kick from Allan.
Drezner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allan.
No joy there for Drezner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drezner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allan throws the kick towards the body but Drezner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allan. Drezner shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner throws a looping overhand right but Allan ducks down to avoid it.
Allan throws a hook to the side of Drezner's head but Drezner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allan. That did some damage!
Allan avoids the body shot from Drezner.
Allan takes one to the side of the head.
Allan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drezner.
Allan misses with a looping left.
Allan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drezner.
Drezner moves into the clinch successfully.
Allan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drezner.
Allan misses with the head strike.
Drezner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drezner doesn't manage to clinch there - Allan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan throws a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Drezner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner lands a right hook to the body.
Drezner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan missing with a left hand there. Drezner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drezner throws a sloppy head kick and Allan moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Drezner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allan doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Drezner misses.
Allan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drezner throws a leg kick but Allan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drezner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drezner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allan scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Allan.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drezner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drezner throws a looping overhand right but Allan ducks down to avoid it.
Drezner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allan can pounce on him.
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!
Allan lands a nice hook to Drezner's body. Drezner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drezner 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 Allan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allan cracks Drezner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Drezner moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drezner manages to avoid it.
A big right from Allan misses.
Drezner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drezner throws a right and a left that Allan avoids nicely.
Allan misses with a body shot.
Drezner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allan throws a poor cross that misses
and Drezner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drezner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allan throws a looping overhand right but Drezner ducks down to avoid it.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Allan lands with a cross.
Allan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drezner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allan scrambles back to his feet.
Allan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drezner.
Allan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Drezner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Allan counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan tries a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Allan throws a push kick but Drezner slaps the foot to one side.
Allan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drezner closes the distance and pushes Allan back into the cage.
Drezner blocks a body shot from Allan.
Drezner missing with knees to the body.
Allan is trying to push Drezner away but Drezner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Allan avoids a wild elbow strike from Drezner.
Drezner manages to break the clinch.
Zack Allan is winning the standup battle so far.
Drezner throws out a loose jab but Allan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allan just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Allan.
Drezner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Allan misses with a body shot.
Allan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allan moves away.
Drezner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Allan scores with a hook to the body. Drezner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drezner is looking to clinch but Allan is avoiding it.
Allan is looking to wear down Drezner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drezner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drezner throws the left hand but Allan avoids the punch easily.
Drezner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allan tries to keep at a distance but Drezner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drezner breaks the clinch.
Allan throws a wild body kick that Drezner sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allan. Drezner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
A jab from Drezner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Drezner.
Allan fakes the leg kick and cracks Drezner in the body.
Drezner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Allan throws a head kick that misses.
Allan moves out of range as Drezner strikes.
Allan misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drezner. Allan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drezner connects with a high kick.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick
and Drezner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allan.
A short right from Drezner on the inside.
Allan throws a head punch that misses.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drezner.
Allan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allan lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan breaks from the clinch.
Allan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drezner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allan circles away quickly and effectively.
Allan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Allan coming out on top.
Allan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Allan.
Allan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drezner.
Drezner throws a sloppy head kick and Allan moves out of range easily.
Allan throws a body punch but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drezner scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Drezner moves out of range easily.
Allan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Drezner. That snapped Allan's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner 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. This is the final round!
Allan throws a head kick but Drezner moves out of range.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drezner connects with a looping right hand.
Drezner feints and then cracks Allan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allan down.
Allan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drezner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drezner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allan lands with a nice body kick.
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drezner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Allan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drezner takes the fight into the clinch.
Drezner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drezner. That did some damage!
Allan jabs Drezner right on the nose. Drezner blinks but takes it well.
Drezner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allan on the side of the head.
Drezner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Allan.
Drezner misses with a lunging right hand
and Drezner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allan thumps Drezner with a low kick.
Good work by Allan as he checks the leg kick.
Drezner scores with a jab to the body.
Allan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allan tests Drezner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drezner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allan scoring well with a low kick there.
Drezner takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Drezner misses.
Drezner tries to clinch there but Allan circles away.
Drezner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drezner lands a lovely overhand right.
Allan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drezner is out of range and Allan settles back down.
Allan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allan scores with a shot to the body.
Allan throws a body punch but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allan moves away.
Allan throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drezner lands with an overhand left.
Drezner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drezner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drezner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allan.
A head kick from Drezner lands but Allan takes it in his stride.
Drezner moves out of range of the body kick.
Allan moves forwards but Drezner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allan is rocked!
Drezner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allan scores with a jab.
Allan pushes Drezner away with a front kick.
Allan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drezner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drezner throws a wild body kick that Allan sees coming a mile off.
Drezner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan tries to land a leg kick but Drezner saw it coming and moves away.
Drezner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allan manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allan misses with a low kick.
Allan misses with a wild body shot.
Drezner scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Drezner.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drezner misses with a hook. Allan ducked under it nicely.
Drezner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan tried to score with a low kick but Drezner checks it.
Drezner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allan counters with an inside leg kick.
Allan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drezner.
Drezner throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zak Drezner.
Well Drezner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Drezner!
An out of breath Zak Drezner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Otaktay has chosen ISIS - THE TOWER as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Otaktay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otaktay is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Otaktay circles away and we're back to standing.
Otaktay lands a jab.
Otaktay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otaktay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Otaktay moves into the clinch successfully.
Otaktay breaks from the clinch.
Otaktay fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Otaktay takes one to the chin there.
Otaktay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Otaktay, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Otaktay against the cage but Otaktay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Otaktay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Otaktay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Otaktay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Otaktay.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Otaktay tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie 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.
Gracie tries to control but Otaktay wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Otaktay, under a barage of strikes from Gracie.
Otaktay is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Otaktay doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Otaktay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Otaktay looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Otaktay keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Otaktay blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is fighting to break Otaktay's control of his arms but Otaktay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay 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.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Otaktay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Otaktay is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Otaktay wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Otaktay!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
Otaktay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Otaktay tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Otaktay is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Otaktay is squirming around nicely.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
Otaktay is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Otaktay is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Otaktay wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otaktay clinches with his opponent.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Otaktay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gracie dominated that second 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.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Otaktay. Otaktay maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Otaktay.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie jumps guard but Otaktay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Otaktay lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Otaktay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Otaktay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otaktay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Otaktay breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a body punch but Otaktay moves out of range.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otaktay to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie tests Otaktay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahiga Otaktay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Otaktay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otaktay is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Otaktay circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otaktay scores with a leg kick.
Otaktay lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
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!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otaktay.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Otaktay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Otaktay sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otaktay throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Otaktay thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Otaktay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otaktay is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otaktay down to the mat. Otaktay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a shot to the body.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otaktay lands with a nice body punch.
Otaktay darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Otaktay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
Otaktay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otaktay drops Gracie with a naaaaasty hook - Gracie is in real trouble here! Otaktay dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ahiga Otaktay 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncomfortable Positions!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Positions as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Positions lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cox lands a jab.
Cox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Positions counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Cox misses its intended target.
Cox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Positions. Positions obviously looking to wear him down.
Positions tries to land a leg kick but Cox saw it coming and moves away.
Positions has a takedown stuffed.
Positions tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Positions, right into the meat.
Cox scores with a jab to the body.
Positions throws a shot to the body.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Positions misses with a low kick.
Positions displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Positions moves away from the strike by Cox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox scores with a punch to the head.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Positions scores with a hook to the body. Cox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Positions is looking to clinch.
Cox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Positions. Positions obviously looking to wear him down.
Positions pushes Cox away with a front kick.
Positions has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cox.
Cox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Positions misses with a punch to the body.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Positions controls the action.
Positions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Positions lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
Positions misses with a short punch on the inside.
Positions turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox defending against the ground and pound.
Positions cracks Cox with a big elbow.
Positions working the ground and pound but Cox is defending the strikes.
Positions is chipping away with strikes.
Cox taking a bit of punishment here - Positions scoring with strikes.
Cox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Positions's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Positions is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Positions is now in half guard.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Positions prevents Cox from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Positions.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Positions throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cox is not content to let Positions control the position.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Positions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Positions has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Positions.
Positions is keen to just control but Cox is a slippery customer.
Positions might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cox kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Positions is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Positions cracks Cox with a solid left hand.
Cox trying to strike off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Positions trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortable Positions dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cox throws a leg kick that misses.
Positions blocks the body kick.
Positions checks a leg kick nicely.
Positions missing with a left hand there. Cox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Positions swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Positions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Positions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Positions manages to avoid it.
Cox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Positions throws a quick inside leg kick.
Positions looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cox prevents the takedown attempt.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Positions controls the action.
Positions struggles to land a body shot inside as Cox controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox working aggressively here.
Positions throws a punch but it's blocked by Cox.
Positions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox wants to get back to striking at distance but Positions won't allow it.
Cox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Positions digs a right hand underneath Cox's ribcage. Cox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cox working aggressively here.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Positions's elbow.
Positions blocks a body shot from Cox.
Positions prevents a body shot from Cox.
Cox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Positions fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Positions misses with a short punch on the inside.
Positions pushes Cox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Positions lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Positions is controlling the position.
Positions misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Positions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a punch to the body.
Cox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Positions lands a body shot.
Positions tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cox looking to slow down the pace here.
Cox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Positions prevents it.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Positions lands a left hand.
Positions works on Cox's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Positions scores with a nice short uppercut.
Positions misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Cox - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a body shot.
Positions softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Positions throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coxs head.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Positions is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Positions.
Cox misses with some punches.
Positions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Positions lands a right hand.
Positions changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Positions looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Positions manages to avoid it.
Cox blocks a low kick nicely.
Positions is looking to chop away at Cox's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Positions cracks Cox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Positions tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Positions.
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!
Positions ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Positions blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Cox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Positions throws a quick inside leg kick.
Positions works the jab nicely.
Cox stuffs the takedown.
Eaton Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncomfortable Positions.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Positions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox digs a good body shot into Positions's ribs.
Cox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Positions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Positions is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortable Positions 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.
Positions is looking to chop away at Cox's legs.
An inside leg kick from Cox misses.
Uncomfortable Positions seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Positions scoring well with a low kick there.
Positions looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cox is fending him off so far but Positions persists. Nope, Cox circles away and we're back to standing.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cox loads up on a big right hand but Positions slips the punch.
Positions closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cox to the mat! Cox manages to get full guard.
Positions looking to pass the guard.
Positions looking to sit in guard and control but Cox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cox throws a big right hand that misses.
Positions is looking for a triangle but Cox pushes his legs off easily.
Positions keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox advances to half guard.
Cox lands with a punch from half guard.
Cox seems to be looking for submissions.
Cox is working for a kimura but Positions is defending it quite comfortably.
Positions is trying to get back to full guard.
Cox throwing shots but Positions is blocking nicely.
Positions is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Positions still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Positions has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Positions tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Positions has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox is not content to let Positions control the position.
Check out the look on Positions's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cox is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Positions is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Positions dominating with strikes here.
Positions connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cox is in a horrible position here. Positions smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cox is looking to improve his position but Positions isn't that keen on the idea.
Positions raining down shots from the mount!
Positions lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Positions landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is trying desperately to improve position.
Positions with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox taking shots to the head.
Cox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Positions lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cox hang on?
Cox is rocked!
Positions unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cox wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Positions celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncomfortable Positions! Uncomfortable Positions retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Uncomfortable Positions, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sackett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snoop Dogg - Vato. Grossman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Grossman in a clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grossman - that landed with a thud.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grossman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Grossman.
Grossman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Grossman tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Grossman tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grossman's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grossman to the ground. Sackett is now in Grossman's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Grossman blocks nicely.
Sackett trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Grossman trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Grossman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grossman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Sackett cracks Grossman with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman managing to control the position.
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grossman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sackett's guard.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Grossman from controlling successfully.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grossman being controlled here momentarily.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Grossman tries to pass.
Grossman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Les Grossman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett slaps away a takedown attempt from Grossman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Grossman does it's job there.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
Grossman wants to clinch.
Sackett pushes Grossman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grossman prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett is trying to drag Grossman to the mat but Grossman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Grossman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman working hard to break the clinch.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grossman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yance Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Grossman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grossman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grossman avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grossman scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grossman can pounce on him.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
Grossman lands a lovely overhand right.
Grossman throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Grossman tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Les Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grossman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grossman thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Grossman lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Grossman lands with a nice body punch.
Grossman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett cracks Grossman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett tries to clinch but Grossman is having none of it.
Grossman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grossman connects with a nice looking jab.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grossman moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Grossman lands with a good body shot.
Grossman keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman lands with a slapping head kick.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sackett 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman moves into the clinch.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
Grossman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grossman.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grossman is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Grossman.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Grossman scoring well with a low kick there.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Grossman throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grossman finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Grossman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sackett tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grossman!
Sackett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grossman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman tries to lock up and control but Sackett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grossman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grossman wants to hold on but Sackett pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman 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.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grossman tries to sprawl but Sackett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sackett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grossman trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
Yance Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grossman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sackett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grossman is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grossman has his hands on Sackett's head, controlling the position.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grossman is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Grossman wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Grossman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grossman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Grossman.
Sackett closes the distance and pushes Grossman back into the cage.
Grossman trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grossman into the cage.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Les Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossman.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Sackett takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grossman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grossman - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grossman.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Grossman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Les Grossman just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grossman feints a jab promting Sackett to slip. Grossman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sackett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Grossman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a double jab
and Grossman counters with a head kick. That will keep Sackett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Grossman lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sackett sprawls well. Sackett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grossman is looking to clinch.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Grossman.
Grossman checks a leg kick nicely.
Grossman throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Grossman throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grossman tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grossman motions for Sackett to come forward. Grossman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman checks the leg kick.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Grossman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grossman.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Grossman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Grossman tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grossman can pounce on him.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman wants to clinch.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sackett's waist but Sackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Les Grossman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sackett stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Grossman settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grossman.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
Grossman lands a head kick!
Grossman throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Grossman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
Sackett is looking to slow Grossman down with leg kicks.
Grossman throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Grossman slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
Sackett wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grossman as he jumps to the side.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.
Yance Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a big head kick but Sackett shrugs it off.
Sackett clinches up with Grossman and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman effectively controlling the action here.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grossman, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Grossman slows down the pace here.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Grossman's head.
Grossman working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Sackett tries to score a body lock takedown but Grossman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grossman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Grossman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sackett wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yance Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Grossman on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grossman.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Grossman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett pushes Grossman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Grossman - that landed with a thud.
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.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Les Grossman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Grossman on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Grossman.
Sackett pushes Grossman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Les Grossman.
I think Grossman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Les Grossman!
Les Grossman is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Les Grossman gave a big smile as he said 'The universe... is talking to us right now. You just gotta listen.
[Mr Gutz turns on Flo Rider's "Low" and LG begins to dance to the beat] See, this is the good part, Yance Sackett. This is when the job gets fun! '.
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