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Honour FC 4: All out War!! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson's entrance music is Duncan, Duncan Ferguson. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janek Grzmot!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzmot slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Grzmot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grzmot. That's going to slow Ferguson down.
Ferguson drops Grzmot with a right and a left! Ferguson comes rushing in but Grzmot regains his composure and manages to keep Ferguson in guard.
Grzmot is rocked!
It looks like Janek Grzmot has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson advances to half guard.
Grzmot is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Grzmot wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura but Grzmot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferguson to get the leverage.
Ferguson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Grzmot quite badly. Grzmot pulls Ferguson in close trying to recover. Ferguson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Grzmot on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Grzmot doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Ferguson!
A very excited looking Duncan Ferguson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Beucher is staring across the ring 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
Matthews has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Beucher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beucher is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matthews throws a punch but it's blocked by Beucher.
Beucher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beucher.
Beucher misses with an uppercut
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bobby Beucher has been cut.
Beucher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beucher misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews throws a head kick but Beucher moves out of range.
Matthews moves out of range as Beucher strikes.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Beucher.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Matthews tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Beucher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beucher tries to clinch up.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beucher drops Matthews with a left and a right! Oh, Matthews is hurt - Beucher dives into side control looking to finish!
Matthews is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beucher working the ground and pound.
Oh Matthews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews is looking to regain half guard here but Beucher keeps moving and retains side control.
Matthews gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Beucher lands a big elbow - Matthews is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Matthews is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bobby Beucher!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the ring accompanied by Dr. Kitch. Mendez has chosen Juno Reactor - Pistolero as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Escobar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Escobar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Escobar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Escobar counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a combination. Mendez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Mendez works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Mendez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez lands with a cross.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Mendez lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Enrique Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar.
Mendez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Escobar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enrique Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez cracks Escobar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Mendez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendez throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Mendez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Escobar lands the left hand.
Escobar throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Escobar cracks Mendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Mendez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendez throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Escobar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Mendez stalks Escobar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escobar's face. Escobar staggers backwards, shaken.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Escobar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Escobar is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a spinning back kick!
Mendez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Mendez lands with a cross.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar connects with a high kick.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enrique Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Mendez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Horrible takedown by Escobar or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Escobar wants to clinch
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar throws a head kick that Mendez semi-blocks.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar misses the jab.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendez thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mendez finds it's target.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Escobar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Mendez sends Escobar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mendez is motioning to the referee to let Escobar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mendez pounces like a tiger and cracks Escobar with a vicious hook! Escobar is down but not out! Mendez follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Enrique Mendez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko comes to the ring accompanied by Sweet Dreams. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Long avoids the body shot from Priebcko.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priebcko moves away.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Long blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Priebcko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Priebcko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Priebcko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Priebcko looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Priebcko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko connects with a jab.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Priebcko in his tracks.
Priebcko 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Priebcko leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Priebcko.
A big left from Priebcko misses.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Priebcko.
A clash of legs there as Long blocks the low kick.
Long dodges the punch combination from Priebcko.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Long moves out of range of the strikes.
Priebcko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Priebcko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long takes a kick to the side of the head.
Priebcko misses with a lunging right hand
and Long counters with a right hand to the body.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Priebcko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Priebcko blocks a head kick by Long.
Priebcko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Long looks gassed!
Priebcko throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.
Priebcko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Long doesn't seem bothered though.
Priebcko moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Long goes down! Can Priebcko finish him!?
Long is rocked!
Priebcko arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Long's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Priebcko!
Ivan Priebcko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sublime Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eichstaedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raging Douche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eichstaedt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Klaxons- Gravity Rainbow. Robert Eichstaedt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Eichstaedt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raging Douche!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douche lands with an uppercut that bounces Eichstaedt off the ropes and back into range.
Raging Douche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douche tries a head kick but it misses.
Douche takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Douche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Douche.
It looks like Robert Eichstaedt has been cut.
Douche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eichstaedt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douche on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douche scores with a punch to the head.
Eichstaedt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douche.
Douche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eichstaedt avoids the body shot from Douche.
A punch combination from Eichstaedt misses.
Eichstaedt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douche misses with a jab to the body
and Eichstaedt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douche looking to stall.
Douche avoids a wild elbow strike from Eichstaedt.
Eichstaedt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douche is defending well for now.
Douche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douche lands with a light punch inside.
Douche is leaning against Eichstaedt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douche.
Douche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eichstaedt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eichstaedt looks to throw the jab but Douche is out of range.
Eichstaedt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eichstaedt tries to clinch
and Douche counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eichstaedt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Douche lands a big head kick that sends Eichstaedt to the canvas! Douche follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raging Douche!
Raging Douche was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pappy Shrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shrew kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The Morning. The crowd seem to be enjoying Illianenko's choice of entrance music: Only God Can Judge Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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245 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pappy Shrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illianenko throws a front kick that sends Shrew stumbling back into the ropes.
Illianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shrew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shrew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Illianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Illianenko misses with a straight left.
Illianenko throws a right hand that Shrew ducks under and follows up with a left that Shrew also avoids with ease.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Shrew keeps it at a distance.
Shrew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shrew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shrew sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illianenko defending well as Shrew loads up on a big left hand.
Shrew misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shrew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Illianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Illianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Shrew keeps it at a distance.
Shrew slips under a jab from Illianenko.
Illianenko feints a jab promting Shrew to slip. Illianenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shrew slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Illianenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shrew counters with a nice body shot.
Illianenko scores with a hook to the body. Shrew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shrew checks a leg kick.
Shrew misses with a hook to the body
and Illianenko counters with an inside 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!
Shrew scores with a hook to the body. Illianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Shrew moves out of range.
Shrew throws a right hand that Illianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Illianenko also avoids with ease.
Shrew throws a series of punches but Illianenko moves out of range.
Shrew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Illianenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shrew digs a right hand underneath Illianenko's ribcage. Illianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Illianenko looks gassed!
Shrew tries a body shot but Illianenko blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Illianenko.
Shrew blocks a body shot from Illianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko taking a breather.
Illianenko wants a takedown.
Shrew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Illianenko takes a shot to the head.
Shrew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Illianenko backwards.
Shrew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Illianenko backwards.
Shrew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Illianenko.
Shrew letting Illianenko take a breather here.
A short right from Shrew.
Illianenko letting Shrew take a breather here.
Shrew misses with a punch to the body.
Shrew lands with a light punch inside.
Illianenko wants to stall.
Shrew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Illianenko backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shrew lands an uppercut.
Shrew lands a nice uppercut.
Shrew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Illianenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Shrew.
Shrew tries to work over Illianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shrew wants to stall.
Shrew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shrew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shrew struggles to land a body shot inside as Illianenko controls his hands.
Illianenko tries to stall but Shrew uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shrew lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shrew.
Shrew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shrew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shrew lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappy Shrew dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Illianenko.
Illianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shrew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shrew is looking to wear down Illianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shrew tries to bum rush Illianenko with a series of wild strikes but Illianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shrew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Illianenko moves away.
Shrew walks forward, straight into a front kick from Illianenko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Illianenko.
Shrew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shrew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Shrew.
Decent striking displayed by Illianenko there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Illianenko.
Shrew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Illianenko ducks under a wild hook from Shrew.
Shrew throws a body punch but Illianenko moves out of range.
Illianenko throws a low kick but Shrew moves out of range easily.
Shrew tries to clinch up.
Shrew cracks a nice hook into Illianenko's ribs.
Shrew thows a body shot but no joy.
Shrew throws a body punch but Illianenko moves out of range.
Illianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shrew circles away.
Shrew closes the distance and pushes Illianenko back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrew misses with some punches.
Illianenko has Shrew pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shrew manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shrew pushes Illianenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pappy Shrew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Illianenko is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shrew is trying to stall.
Shrew is working Illianenko over against the ropes.
Shrew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Illianenko.
Shrew misses with a body punch.
Shrew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shrew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shrew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shrew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shrew is working Illianenko over against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Shrew.
Illianenko prevents a body shot from Shrew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Illianenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shrew.
Shrew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Shrew on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shrew taking a breather.
Illianenko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Shrew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pappy Shrew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Illianenko.
Shrew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shrew dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Shrew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Illianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shrew can't find room to land a body shot as Illianenko controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrew misses with a punch to the body.
Shrew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Shrew.
Good body shot from Shrew.
Shrew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Illianenko or not.
Nice body punch from Shrew.
Shrew gets through Illianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shrew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Illianenkos head.
Shrew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shrew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Illianenko is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Shrew.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shrew lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappy Shrew dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shrew circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Illianenko to the canvas! Illianenko doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shrew keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pappy Shrew!
Post fight, Pappy Shrew stared into the camera and said 'Everybody say "Heyyy we want some pussssayyy".'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist's entrance music is Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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200 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabaret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Cabaret blocks a head kick by Artist.
Cabaret pivots, looking for a leg kick but Artist is out of range and Cabaret settles back down.
Cabaret 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.
Artist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabaret manages to avoid it.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabaret takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
Cabaret misses with a low kick as Artist jumps back.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Cabaret tries to keep at a distance but Artist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Artist tries to work over Cabaret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabaret can't break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artist working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Artist - that landed with a thud.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Cabaret.
Artist gets underhooks to prevent Cabaret's takedown attempt.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabaret wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabaret's elbow.
Cabaret blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Artist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artist tries to work over Cabaret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Cabaret.
Cabaret tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Cabaret back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret blocking some punches.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabaret is trying to break the clinch but Artist has him pressed against the ropes.
Cabaret blocking some punches.
Artist is working Cabaret over against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaret has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Artist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabaret prevents a body shot from Artist.
Cabaret misses with a body punch.
Cabaret presses Artist against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Artist tries to work over Cabaret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabaret tries to score a body lock takedown but Artist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everth Cabaret.
Cabaret wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabaret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabaret scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Cabaret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret misses with the head strike.
Cabaret fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Artist.
Cabaret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artist has him pressed against the ropes.
Artist lands a left hand.
Cabaret is looking for a takedown.
Cabaret tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist blocks a body shot from Cabaret.
Cabaret is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cabaret is trying to break free.
Cabaret tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Cabaret breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Artist.
Artist cracks the inside of Cabaret's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Cabaret there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cabaret staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Artist.
Cabaret looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Artist is fending him off so far but Cabaret persists. Nope, Artist circles away and we're back to standing.
Artist throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cabaret counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabaret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Artist throws a front kick aimed at Cabaret's knee but Cabaret avoids it well.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist throws the left hand but Cabaret avoids the punch easily.
Artist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Artist walks into a straight right hand from Cabaret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabaret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Artist missing with a left hand there. Cabaret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabaret fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabaret keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabaret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Artist is out of range.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabaret checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist feints and then cracks Cabaret's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabaret down.
Cabaret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist moves out of range of the body kick from Cabaret.
Artist just misses with a punch to the body.
Artist's corner calls for a 1-2. Artist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Artist throws a shot from downtown. Cabaret moves away and avoids it.
Artist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabaret fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Artist checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabaret shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Artist as he avoids it easily.
Artist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Artist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cabaret thows a body shot but no joy.
Artist pushes Cabaret up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cabaret blocks a body shot from Artist.
Cabaret breaks from the clinch.
Cabaret pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabaret shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cabaret thowing shots but they're missing.
Artist tries to hold on but Cabaret postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret looking to finish with strikes here!
Artist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Artist holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cabaret tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Artist avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cabaret.
Artist avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cabaret.
Cabaret has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Artist's face.
Cabaret looking to land elbow strikes but Artist uses the position to regain half guard.
Artist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist trying to hold on to Cabaret's head to control him but Cabaret postures up.
Artist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Artist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabaret.
Artist works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabaret working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Artist's head.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist is looking for a triangle here but Cabaret uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Artist defending against the ground and pound.
Cabaret working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Artist gets back to half guard.
Artist taking some punishment here, with Cabaret in his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabaret with the ground and pound but Artist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cabaret postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Cabaret throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabaret is out of range.
Cabaret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabaret throws a good cross that connects.
Cabaret closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Artist wants to improve his position but Cabaret is controlling well.
Cabaret sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Artist defending well though.
Cabaret with the ground and pound but Artist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cabaret missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabaret with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabaret works over Artist with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret distracts Artist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Artist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabaret is one step ahead there.
Artist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabaret scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabaret throwing strikes but missing.
Cabaret throws an elbow that misses. Artist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabaret's guard. Nice move by Artist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabaret has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Artist has managed to get both his arms back between Cabaret's legs - danger averted.
Artist preventing the sweep.
Artist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cabaret is proving hard to escape from.
Cabaret is looking for a triangle here but Artist uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cabaret looks to move to half guard but instead Artist has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist prevents Cabaret from getting the reversal.
Cabaret bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Artist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabaret missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabaret throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Artist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabaret.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist controls Cabaret momentarily but Cabaret frees himself.
Cabaret postures up and lands a big shot to Artist's brow.
Cabaret postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabaret throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabaret works over Artist with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabaret 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Fortt scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Givens. No joy for Fortt on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Fortt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortt.
Givens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortt throws a jab when Givens was well out of range.
Givens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Givens throws a head kick that misses.
Givens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortt to score with a decent uppercut.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortt.
A big left from Fortt misses.
Nice uppercut there from Fortt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fortt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Givens blocking some punches.
Givens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Givens trying to control the position but instead, Fortt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Givens into the ropes.
Fortt throws a head punch that misses.
Fortt swings wildly with an uppercut but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Givens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Givens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Givens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Givens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt scores with the left hand. Givens knows he should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fortt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Givens - the referee stops the clock and Fortt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Givens. Fortt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fortt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Fortt blocks the leg kick.
Givens shoots in looking for a takedown but Fortt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Givens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fortt wants to clinch.
Givens throws the left hand but Fortt avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Givens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortt misses with a lunging right hand
and Givens counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Givens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt is trying to stand.
Givens is keen to just control but Fortt is a slippery customer.
Givens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Givens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fortt defending well though.
Fortt gets back to full guard.
Fortt trying to control the position.
Givens won't allow Fortt to get back to his feet.
Givens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fortt is controlling Givens's posture.
Khairi Fortt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Givens throws a series of punches but Fortt moves out of range.
Givens dodges the punch combination from Fortt.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortt missing with a left hand there. Givens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Givens slips under a jab.
Fortt gets caught napping as Givens dives in and scores a takedown. Fortt manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Givens closes the distance and clinches.
Givens blocks an uppercut.
Fortt tries a body shot but Givens blocks it.
Givens blocking some punches.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fortt fails to land.
Givens lands a body shot.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Givens wants a takedown.
Givens tries for a takedown but Fortt manages to get underhooks.
Givens trying to stall but Fortt improves his position.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Givens fails to land.
Fortt lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Givens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortt's elbow.
Givens misses with the head strike.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortt is keeping busy.
Fortt blocks a body shot from Givens.
Givens working aggressively here.
Givens lands an uppercut.
Fortt pushes Givens back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Givens taking a breather.
Givens tries a body shot but Fortt blocks it.
Givens wants to stall.
Fortt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Givens.
Givens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortt lands a nice shot to the body.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Givens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortt's elbow.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortt is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortt misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
Givens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt lands an uppercut.
Givens misses with a body punch.
Givens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortt or not.
Fortt misses with a punch to the body.
Raylan Givens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Givens is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortt scores with a hook to the body.
Givens slowing the pace effectively.
Givens is working for takedown but Fortt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
Fortt blocks a body shot from Givens.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Givens.
Givens misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
A short uppercut from Givens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortt can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Givens.
Givens tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Givens blocks an uppercut.
Givens wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fortt closes the distance and clinches.
Fortt lands a body shot.
Fortt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens cracks Fortt with a nice body shot.
A short right from Fortt on the inside.
Givens looking to stall.
Fortt tries to work over Givens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Givens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fortt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fortt moves out of range of the leg kick from Givens.
Givens drives through with a takedown into Fortt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Givens!
Givens is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fortt avoids the attempt from Givens to control.
Fortt looking to secure an arm triangle but Givens defends it well.
Givens 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.
Givens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fortt trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Givens stops Fortt from standing up.
Givens wants to control from the top but Fortt keeps moving.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Givens trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fortt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fortt wants to control from the top but Givens keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens is controlling Fortt's posture.
Fortt wants to pass the guard but Givens is keeping the position.
Fortt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Givens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fortt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fortt passes Givens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fortt is trying to work for a kimura but Givens is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens is not content to let Fortt control the position.
Givens wants to improve his position but Fortt is controlling well.
Fortt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fortt seems to be working for a kimura but Givens defends the submission attempt.
Givens wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens won't allow Fortt to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Khairi Fortt just about did enough to take it.
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.
Fortt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Givens.
Fortt 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.
Fortt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Givens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Givens looking for submissions off his back.
Fortt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Givens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fortt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Givens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Givens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens actively working from the bottom here.
Fortt is trying to control. Givens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Givens wants to control but Fortt is keeping busy.
Fortt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fortt trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
Givens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt takes Givens's back.
Givens showing good submission defense here.
Givens preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fortt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fortt trying to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens fending off the submission attempt from Fortt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fortt looking for the choke but no joy.
Will Fortt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Givens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Givens keeping full guard, as Fortt tries to pass.
Givens looking to control but Fortt passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Givens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens has his foot on Fortt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fortt works his way back into a safe position though.
Fortt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Givens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Givens can't keep his opponent in guard - Fortt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khairi Fortt dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fortt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fortt with a jab.
Givens throws a leg kick but Fortt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fortt moves into range and clinches up with Givens.
Givens blocks a body shot from Fortt.
Fortt lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fortt - that landed with a thud.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Givens.
Fortt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Givens.
Fortt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Givens looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Fortt blocks an uppercut.
Fortt pushes Givens back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Givens struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortt controls his hands.
Fortt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Givens looking to slow down the pace here.
Fortt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Givens's efforts to push away.
Fortt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt is leaning against Givens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
Fortt lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortt lands with a light punch inside.
Givens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortt.
Fortt misses with the head strike.
Givens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Givens misses with a body punch.
Fortt lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Givens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens tries a body shot but Fortt blocks it.
Fortt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fortt misses with some punches.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Givens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Givens.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Givens blocks a body shot from Fortt.
Fortt struggles to land a body shot inside as Givens controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Fortt.
Fortt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Givens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fortt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fortt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Givens doesn't seem bothered though.
Givens moves away from the strike by Fortt.
Givens misses with a right hand
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortt thuds a left hand into Givens's body.
Givens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Fortt slips under a jab.
Fortt shoots for a takedown but Givens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khairi Fortt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fortt 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khairi Fortt!
Khairi Fortt is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Khairi Fortt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya comes into the arena with Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower blaring out of the sound system. 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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn lands a leg kick that knocks Takaya off balance momentarily.
Damn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damn throws a body punch but Takaya moves out of range.
Takaya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
Damn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takaya. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takaya. Damn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takaya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damn lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Takaya.
Takaya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Damn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya moves into range and clinches up with Damn.
Damn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damn lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Damn.
Damn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damn cracks Takaya with a nice body shot.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takaya.
Damn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takaya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Damn.
Takaya is trying to drag Damn to the mat but Damn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takaya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn trying to control the position but instead, Takaya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damn into the ropes.
Damn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takaya.
Takaya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Damn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takaya as Damn tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaya.
Takaya blocks a body shot from Damn.
Damn prevents a body shot from Takaya.
Damn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takaya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takaya is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damn blocks a body shot from Takaya.
Takaya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damn lands with a short shot to the head.
Takaya takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Yoshihiro Takaya has been cut.
Nice body punch from Damn.
Takaya is working Damn over against the ropes.
Damn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Damn.
Damn lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn is trying to maintain a safe position but Takaya gets an underhook and turns Damn into the ropes.
Damn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damn lands a high kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damn 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 Takaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takaya.
Takaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damn with a jab.
Takaya blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Damn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn loads up on a big right hand but Takaya slips the punch.
Damn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Takaya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takaya.
Damn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takaya is able to avoid easily.
Damn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damn motions for Takaya to come forward. Damn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takaya misses with a takedown attempt
and Damn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damn misses with a low kick.
Damn stuffs the takedown attempt from Takaya. Takaya gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaya loads up on a big right hand but Damn slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn loads up on a big right hand but Takaya slips the punch.
Takaya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takaya throws out the jab.
Takaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takaya takes one to the chin there.
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Takaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takaya stuns Damn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Damn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damn leaves Takaya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Damn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn lands with an uppercut that bounces Takaya off the ropes and back into range.
Damn cracks the inside of Takaya's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takaya looks to land a left hand but Damn moved out of range nicely.
Damn has Takaya up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Takaya.
Damn blocks a body shot from Takaya.
Takaya blocks a body shot from Damn.
Damn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damn throws a nice looking combination but Takaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Damn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Takaya misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya misses with a hook. Damn ducked under it nicely.
Damn misses with a head kick.
Takaya throws a shot from downtown. Damn moves away and avoids it.
Damn misses with a low kick.
Damn scores with a nice strike.
Takaya has closed the distance and engaged Damn in a clinch.
Damn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takaya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damn is keeping busy.
Takaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Damn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takaya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damn lands with a left to the head.
Takaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damn's elbow.
Takaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takaya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Damn gets an underhook and turns Takaya into the ropes.
Takaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Damn scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaya tries to throw a body punch but Damn avoids it by throwing Takaya back against the ropes.
Takaya looking to slow down the pace here.
Damn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takayas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Takaya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damn.
Damn misses with a body shot.
Damn throws a hook but Takaya avoids it easily.
Damn throws a head kick that half lands.
Takaya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Damn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damn pounces like a tiger and cracks Takaya with a vicious hook! Takaya is down but not out! Damn follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gee Damn!
Gee Damn is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Gee Damn, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cameron St James's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gull!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull misses with a double jab.
Gull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gull throws a looping overhand right but St James ducks down to avoid it.
St James cracks Gull with a right hand to the side of the head.
St James throws a nice inside leg kick.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James checks a leg kick nicely.
St James connects with a leg kick. Gull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eli Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gull fails to land with a series of punches.
St James motions for Gull to come forward. St James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gull just misses with a punch to the body.
St James looking to score a takedown here. Gull is defending well but St James drives through and ends up in Gull's guard.
St James passes into half guard.
St James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James lands strikes from half guard.
Gull trying to control but St James postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St James in particular looking to stall.
St James trying to control from Gull's half guard. Gull has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James looking to sit in guard and control but Gull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gull postures up.
Gull trying to stand up but can't free himself from St James's guard.
St James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull tries to stand but St James is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St James throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Gull.
Gull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St James scores with a nice body kick.
St James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James gets a double leg takedown into Gull's guard.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James throwing strikes from guard but Gull blocks nicely.
St James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James trying to control but Gull is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St James tries to land a front kick but Gull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Gull avoids the body shot from St James.
Eli Gull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gull scores with a shot to the body.
Gull misses with a series of wild punches.
Gull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St James manages to avoid it.
St James throws a wild body kick that Gull sees coming a mile off.
Gull misses with a two punch combination.
St James misses with a head kick.
St James throws a leg kick but Gull sees it coming and moves out of range.
St James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gull throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
St James defending well as Gull loads up on a big left hand.
Gull misses the jab.
St James moves into range and clinches up with Gull.
St James can't find room to land a body shot as Gull controls the action.
St James lands a nice uppercut.
Gull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St James.
Gull misses with a wild body shot.
Gull misses with a two punch combination.
St James slips under a jab.
Gull throws a shot from downtown. St James moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James thows a body shot but no joy.
Gull lands with a nice body punch.
Gull thows a body shot but no joy.
St James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St James scores with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gull moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Gull. Beautiful body shot.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gull jabs St James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
Eli Gull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gull throws a low kick but it's checked well by St James.
St James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gull swivels and escapes.
St James shoots in for a takedown but Gull shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from St James.
Gull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St James rather than just go for the knockout.
Gull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St James moves out of range of the body kick from Gull.
Gull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gull just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St James, right into the meat.
Gull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gull lands a jab to St James's midsection.
Gull misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James throws a leg kick
and St James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gull checks the leg kick.
Gull throws out a loose jab but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gull checks the leg kick.
St James connects with a right hand. Gull shakes it off.
Gull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Gull.
Gull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Gull. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gull. St James does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St James somewhat.
Gull misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Gull 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.
Gull throws a nice looking combination but St James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gull's guard.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St James with a flurry of punches that miss.
St James content to stall in guard here.
St James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James is trying to control the action in half guard but Gull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St James wants to advance to full mount but Gull doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gull keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gull working a defensive guard here.
St James looking to sit in guard and control but Gull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gull's guard.
St James trying to control but Gull is working from the bottom.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St James throwing strikes but missing.
St James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St James.
St James wants to control from the top but Gull keeps moving.
Gull keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
St James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St James is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St James throws the left hand but Gull avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull avoids the body shot from St James.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
Gull blocks a leg kick.
Gull throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
Gull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gull throws out the jab.
Gull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gull takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gull misses with a series of wild punches.
St James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St James.
Gull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St James throws a body punch but Gull moves out of range.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Gull as St James shoots in.
Gull swats away the attempt to clinch by St James.
Gull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! St James slams his shin into Gull's torso.
The crowd cheers as Gull lands an impressive looking overhand right. St James doesn't seem phased though.
Gull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gull finds it's way round the side to connect with St James's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James throws a sloppy head kick
and Gull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gull lands the left hand.
Gull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gull connects with a leg kick. St James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gull throws out the jab.
Gull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St James.
Gull looks to throw the jab but St James is out of range.
St James misses the shot to the body.
Gull looks to land a combination but St James avoids it well.
St James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St James showed some decent athleticism there.
Gull trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but St James manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James breaks from Gull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St James unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gull is squirming around, avoiding St James's attempts to control the action.
Gull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gull holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gull is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James controlling from mount.
St James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by St James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Gull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gull is looking to get to half guard.
Gull is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James avoids the attempt from Gull to control.
St James lands with some strikes.
St James lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St James thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James had his way with Eli Gull in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gull falls off balance throwing a combination
and St James counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from St James. Gull does a little dance to reset his feet.
St James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gull throws a one two combo.
St James scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St James. Gull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gull misses with a double jab.
Gull blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from St James.
St James misses with a body kick.
St James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gull sprawls well initially but St James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gull is staying active underneath St James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James uses his free foot to push down on Gull's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gull.
St James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gull can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St James controlling from mount.
St James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gull is looking to escape.
St James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James working Gull over with strikes here.
St James landing punches.
Gull is bucking up trying to escape but St James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St James tries to control but Gull wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St James throwing strikes here but Gull is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
St James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St James throws a wild left hand from mount and Gull manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St James.
St James sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St James trying to mount his opponent but Gull defends it.
Eli Gull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to take a breather but Gull is having none of it.
Gull taking some punishment here, with St James in his half guard.
St James 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.
St James trying to mount his opponent but Gull defends it.
St James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gull is not content to let St James control the position.
St James passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!
Cameron St James retains his bantamweight title!
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