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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Django Stochelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayabusa has chosen Sakura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Stochelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suzuki Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stochelo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hayabusa lands a shoulder strike.
Stochelo goes for a takedown attempt but Hayabusa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hayabusa misses with a looping right.
Stochelo slips under a jab.
Stochelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayabusa.
Stochelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stochelo ducks under a wild hook from Hayabusa.
Stochelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Django Stochelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stochelo misses with a takedown attempt - Hayabusa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayabusa thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayabusa misses with a hook. Stochelo ducked under it nicely.
Suzuki Hayabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Stochelo shoots for a takedown but Hayabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hayabusa wants to control but Stochelo is keeping him busy.
Hayabusa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stochelo wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Stochelo is not content to let Hayabusa control the position.
Hayabusa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stochelo tries to lock up and control but Hayabusa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayabusa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stochelo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stochelo tries to hold on but Hayabusa postures up.
Hayabusa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stochelo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stochelo struggling a bit here.
Hayabusa tries for a kimura but Stochelo is defending well.
Hayabusa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stochelo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hayabusa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stochelo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hayabusa lets go of the hold and Stochelo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suzuki Hayabusa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean McCallester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Bret Hart's Theme Song as his entrance music. Dean McCallester is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean McCallester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
McCallester is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Hart wants to slow McCallester down by chopping away at his legs.
McCallester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCallester was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
McCallester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
McCallester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hart throws a front kick aimed at McCallester's knee but McCallester avoids it well.
McCallester throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart scores with a hook.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
McCallester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hart scores with a takedown into McCallester's guard.
McCallester being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but McCallester blocks nicely.
Hart passes McCallester's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCallester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart thows a huge punch but McCallester dodges it nicely.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCallester's head.
Hart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCallester defending well though.
Hart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCallester defends it well.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking for a kimura but McCallester is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hart to get the leverage.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart wants to pass the guard but McCallester is defending well.
Hart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart 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.
Hart shoots in and bounces McCallester off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McCallester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCallester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but McCallester has wrist control.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bret Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hart moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by McCallester.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallester.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
McCallester moves to clinch but Hart breaks away
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart is trying to control. McCallester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hart is nestled in close to McCallester, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hart is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCallester's head.
McCallester avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart is taking a breather. McCallester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCallester looks a forlorn figure.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCallester looks a forlorn figure.
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hart landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart working for a submission but McCallester is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCallester throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCallester moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Dean McCallester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCallester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCallester is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, McCallester circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as McCallester blocks the low kick.
Hart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCallester in his tracks.
McCallester wants to clinch.
Hart connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCallester fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Hart.
McCallester tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
McCallester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart blocks a head kick by McCallester.
Dean McCallester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart jabs McCallester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bret Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCallester tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
McCallester throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
McCallester wants to land a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
McCallester moves into the clinch.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
McCallester scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallester.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. McCallester does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCallester tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart throws a right hand that McCallester ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallester also avoids with ease.
McCallester throws a leg kick but Hart moved away.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCallester misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hart there.
Hart drives through with a takedown into McCallester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart won't allow McCallester to get back to his feet.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bret Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hart drives through with a takedown into McCallester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Hart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bret Hart wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damein Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Clay Castro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damein Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheilds circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Sheilds sees coming a mile off.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro shoots for a takedown but Sheilds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheilds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sheilds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sheilds's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sheilds trying to hold on to Castro's head to control him but Castro postures up.
Sheilds is refusing to be controlled, as Castro sits in half guard.
Castro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castro.
Sheilds is pressing down on Castro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sheilds wriggles free and stands up.
Sheilds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castro on his heels. He'll look to pass Castro's guard now, I'm sure.
Sheilds trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Sheilds is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sheilds should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Castro is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sheilds throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Castro's body to avoid the submission. Castro has instead reached around Sheilds's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Castro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Clay Castro!
Clay Castro very nearly forgot to thank MERKIN FIGHTWEAR amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Opaki Ljevpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm has chosen yellow ledbetter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Helm told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opaki Ljevpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Helm!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljevpo with a poor takedown
and Helm counters by moving into the clinch.
Helm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ljevpo has Helm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Helm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ljevpo wants to take the fight to the mat but Helm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opaki Ljevpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helm.
Helm misses with an elbow strike.
Helm lands an elbow inside that Ljevpo shrugs off.
Ljevpo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ljevpo manages to end up in side control.
Ljevpo working away.
Ljevpo working the head with strikes.
Ljevpo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helm is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Helm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ljevpo is working Helm over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljevpo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Helm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ljevpo is controlling him well.
Helm manages to get back to half guard.
Ljevpo wants to control but Helm is keeping him busy.
Ljevpo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ljevpo.
Ljevpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ljevpo with the ground and pound but Helm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ljevpo is looking to work some ground and pound but Helm has wrist control.
Ljevpo stopping the sweep attempt from Helm.
Ljevpo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo is working Helm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ljevpo throwing strikes but missing.
Ljevpo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ljevpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ljevpo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ljevpo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ljevpo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo is stalling in the full guard.
Helm looking for a guillotine here but Ljevpo defends easily.
Ljevpo postures up in Helm's guard and throws a big left but Helm blocks it.
Helm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ljevpo.
Ljevpo preventing the sweep.
Ljevpo is in close to Helm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Helm working a defensive guard here.
Ljevpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ljevpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ljevpo landing some decent shots from guard.
Ljevpo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Helm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ljevpo wants to control from the top but Helm keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ljevpo throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opaki Ljevpo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Ljevpo with that takedown attempt.
Helm tries to clinch but Ljevpo is having none of it.
Ljevpo fails with the takedown
and Helm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ljevpo's guard.
Helm preventing the sweep.
Helm works over Ljevpo with some ground and pound from guard.
Helm working some strikes from top position.
Ljevpo trying to keep a closed guard but Helm is proving a slippery customer.
Helm won't allow Ljevpo to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljevpo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ljevpo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ljevpo avoids the attempt from Helm to control.
Ljevpo throwing strikes but Helm uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Helm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ljevpo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Helm is looking to improve his position.
Ljevpo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ljevpo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ljevpo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ljevpo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Helm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ljevpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ljevpo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljevpo throwing strikes from guard but Helm blocks nicely.
Ljevpo throws a strike but Helm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Helm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ljevpo is trying to control the position but Helm postures up.
Helm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ljevpo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helm is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ljevpo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helm.
Helm trying to control the position from guard on top but Ljevpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ljevpo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ljevpo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opaki Ljevpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helm working the head and body with strikes.
Helm throwing shots but Ljevpo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm prevents Ljevpo from improving his position.
Ljevpo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helm.
Helm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ljevpo's head.
Ljevpo has hold of Helm's hands but Helm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helm working Ljevpo over with strikes.
Helm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helm lands strikes from half guard.
Helm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ljevpo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helm.
Opaki Ljevpo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ljevpo gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ljevpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ljevpo, not yet.
Ljevpo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Helm stopping the sweep attempt from Ljevpo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Helm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Helm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Helm wants it to stay on the feet.
Ljevpo shoots in for a takedown but Helm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Helm fails with the takedown.
Helm is looking to clinch but Ljevpo is avoiding it.
Helm wants to clinch but Ljevpo slips to the side
and Ljevpo counters with a takedown into side control.
Ljevpo tries to score with some ground and pound. Helm controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ljevpo is working Helm over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljevpo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Helm some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helm manages to get back to half guard.
Helm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ljevpo.
Helm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ljevpo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Helm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ljevpo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ljevpo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Helm is trying to stand back up but Ljevpo is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Helm.
Helm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Helm keeping moving, preventing Ljevpo from controlling successfully.
Ljevpo throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljevpo passes into half guard.
Ljevpo wants to control but Helm is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm is trying to control but can't.
Helm moves into full guard.
Ljevpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ljevpo defends well.
Ljevpo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ljevpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ljevpo throws an elbow that misses. Helm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ljevpo's guard. Nice move by Helm!
Helm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ljevpo is trying to keep Helm in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Helm has Ljevpo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Helm pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ljevpo tumbling to the mat - Helm dives into Ljevpo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljevpo working for a triangle but Helm defends it easily.
Ljevpo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ljevpo's head.
Helm postures up and lands a big shot to Ljevpo's brow.
Helm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opaki Ljevpo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ljevpo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opaki Ljevpo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Mikkelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Mikkelson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Mikkelson throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Mikkelson takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Mikkelson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
Turner lands a head kick. Mikkelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner moves away from the strike by Mikkelson.
Turner rushes Mikkelson and presses him up against the cage.
Mikkelson lands a nice uppercut.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikkelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mikkelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.
Mikkelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikkelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mikkelson is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner lands an elbow just above Mikkelson 's eye.
Mikkelson blocking some punches.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Mikkelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikkelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikkelson.
Turner has managed to clinch.
Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mikkelson managing to block the knees to the body from Turner.
Mikkelson is trying to force a seperation but Turner has the dominant position.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikkelson's efforts to push away.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped Mikkelson in his tracks for a moment.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikkelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Mikkelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turner lands a damaging elbow.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikkelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Mikkelson has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Mikkelson is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Mikkelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mikkelson is pressed against the cage. Turner pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Mikkelson! Two more big strikes from Turner and Mikkelson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ike Turner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey Otool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Otool might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What it's like by Everlast. Eron Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Otool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otool doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Otool.
Otool throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Otool.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Otool is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva trying to hold on to Otool's head to control him but Otool postures up.
Otool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Otool.
Silva tries to roll over but Otool keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otool looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has control of Otool's left arm, preventing Otool from doing any damage.
Silva looking to control.
Otool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Otool defends easily.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Otool throws a big elbow that misses.
Otool distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Otool scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Otool pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Otool is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Otool is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva scoring with strikes but Otool is staying in there.
Otool is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva looking to finish Otool with some ground and pound. This is bad for Otool!
Silva lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Otool is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva tries to control but Otool wriggling away.
Silva cracks Otool with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Otool looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Otool's face.
Otool is rocked!
Otool in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Otool is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otool is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Otool! More shots from Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eron Silva!
A very excited looking Eron Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Murdock has chosen Man Without Fear-Rob Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bushido Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Murdock's chin.
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165 lbs
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26
166 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murdock counters with a nice body kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Murdock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Nice elbow from Murdock.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
Murdock thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown trying to stall but Murdock improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murdock throws an elbow but misses.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Murdock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Murdock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bushido Brown has been cut.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown gets through Murdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock lands an elbow inside.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Brown has Murdock pressed against the cage.
Murdock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Murdock.
Matthew Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Murdock throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Matthew Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murdock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Murdock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with some punches.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Murdock.
Brown gets through Murdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Murdock in his tracks for a moment.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
Brown tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murdock throws an elbow but misses.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bushido Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bushido Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Murdock sees coming a mile off.
Brown jabs Murdock right on the nose. Murdock blinks but takes it well.
Brown blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Matthew Murdock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murdock slips a jab from Brown.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Murdock.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown looks for the body kick but Murdock saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown pushes Murdock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushido Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
Matthew Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Murdock cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock checks a leg kick nicely.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Murdock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Murdock.
Well Murdock 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murdock!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Murdock made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, 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 Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Longface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longface is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All That Remains-This Calling. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Longface!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati misses with a hook
and Longface counters with a left to the body.
Longface punishes Donati's body with a nice straight punch.
Donati misses with a left hand
and Longface counters with a series of strikes. Donati will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donati darts in and clinches Longface up against the cage.
Donati lands a nice uppercut.
Longface drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donati pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donati listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donati throws a lazy uppercut
and Longface counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati looks to throw the jab but Longface is out of range.
Donati takes the fight into the clinch.
Donati is stalling here.
Donati lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donati.
Donati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donati lands a nice uppercut.
Donati working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donati lands a left hand.
It looks like Curtis Longface has been cut.
Donati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donati leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donati lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donati.
Donati misses with a body punch.
Donati scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati misses with the head strike.
Longface wants to take the fight to the mat but Donati manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Donati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donati lands a nice uppercut.
Donati misses with a punch on the inside.
Longface blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Donati.
Donati is working Longface over against the cage.
Donati lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donati dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Donati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donati lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Longface's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Longface changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donati fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Virgil Donati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Longface.
Donati scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donati.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donati clobbers Longface with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donati scores with the left hand. Longface knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Donati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Longface's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Longface looks up at the clock. Bad move! Donati lands a right hand from hell, dropping Longface. Donati pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Donati!
Virgil Donati thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by x. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hendricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hendricks swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Hendricks misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendricks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Hendricks counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendricks throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Hendricks .
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!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Hendricks misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Hendricks .
Hendricks blocks a jab.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Hendricks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendricks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Hendricks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Hendricks lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendricks feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Hendricks throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Hendricks connects with an inside leg kick.
Hendricks drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Hendricks on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Hendricks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hendricks controlling the action here for a moment.
Hendricks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Hendricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but Hendricks has him pressed against the cage.
Hendricks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hendricks .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Barnes trying to stall but Hendricks improves his position.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hendricks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendricks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hendricks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Come on Hendricks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendricks has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendricks struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Hendricks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hendricks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hendricks taking a breather.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hendricks - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hendricks . Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hendricks throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Hendricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Ricardo Hendricks is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Hendricks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes works Hendricks 's body with a nice hook.
Barnes moves out of range as Hendricks throws a body kick.
Hendricks tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendricks .
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendricks checks it well.
Hendricks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks misses with a head kick.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A solid body kick from Hendricks .
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hendricks rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Hendricks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hendricks . Hendricks obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Hendricks 's ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hendricks here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hendricks throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hendricks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Hendricks throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hendricks .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Hendricks 's knee but Hendricks avoids it well.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Hendricks takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hendricks .
Hendricks takes one on the button.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Hendricks scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Hendricks lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Hendricks moves away and avoids it.
Barnes punishes Hendricks 's body with a nice straight punch.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
An inside leg kick from Hendricks misses.
Barnes wants to slow Hendricks down by chopping away at his legs.
Hendricks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendricks tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Hendricks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks .
Hendricks checks the leg kick.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hendricks can pounce on him.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hendricks can pounce on him.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Hendricks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes punishes Hendricks 's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
A head kick from Hendricks lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Hendricks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hendricks checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendricks misses with a head kick.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Hendricks saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Hendricks finds it's target.
Hendricks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendricks .
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Hendricks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Hendricks with a jab.
Barnes cracks Hendricks with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Hendricks moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Hendricks .
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendricks . That's going to slow Barnes down.
Hendricks is looking to clinch.
Hendricks misses with a looping right.
Hendricks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Hendricks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Hendricks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hendricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Hendricks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hendricks on the side of the head.
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!
Hendricks throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Hendricks avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendricks manages to avoid it.
Hendricks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Hendricks throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a hook. Hendricks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes digs a good hook to Hendricks 's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendricks . Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Hendricks didn't see that one coming.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hendricks .
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Hendricks .
Barnes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hendricks .
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendricks looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Hendricks .
Barnes moves out of range as Hendricks throws a body kick.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Hendricks lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Hendricks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Barnes punishes Hendricks 's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Hendricks seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hendricks rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendricks throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hendricks is keeping busy.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hendricks pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hendricks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hendricks has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hendricks .
Hendricks working aggressively here.
Hendricks stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Hendricks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendricks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the cage.
Hendricks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendricks misses with a body punch.
Hendricks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Hendricks misses with a body punch.
Hendricks is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hendricks .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendricks won't allow it.
Hendricks swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hendricks swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendricks misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hendricks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hendricks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricardo Hendricks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands with a short shot to the head.
Hendricks keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Hendricks is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Hendricks fails to land.
Barnes tries to break free but Hendricks pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hendricks .
Hendricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendricks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendricks cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Barnes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hendricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Hendricks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendricks misses with a body punch.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendricks lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendricks 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Barnes is rocked!
Hendricks throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Barnes crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Hendricks !
Ricardo Hendricks retains his light heavyweight title!
Ricardo Hendricks made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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