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Syn' 236: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lime Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lister.
McGee misses with a straight right.
McGee connects with a body shot.
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Lister.
McGee sizes up Lister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Lister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lister throws a body kick that misses.
Lister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lister.
Lister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee needs to keep his hands up - Lister had a free shot at his head there.
Lime Lister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Lister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lister tries to land a front kick but McGee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lister thumps McGee with a low kick.
Lister throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister jabs McGee right on the nose. McGee blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee lands a jab to Lister's midsection.
Lister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
Lister throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lister.
Lister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lister there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lister misses with a wild body shot.
Lister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lister throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lister lunges at McGee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGee's hand.
Lister throws the kick towards the body but McGee avoids it.
McGee avoids the body shot from Lister.
McGee jabs Lister right on the nose. Lister blinks but takes it well.
Lister thuds his right hand into McGee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee throws a series of punches but Lister avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Lister scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee swings for the body but Lister moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGee lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lister falls backwards - clearly groggy! McGee dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klint's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pixies - Tame . Bruvik has chosen Rånny Bruvik as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olav Klint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klint fails with the takedown.
Klint tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruvik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klint decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bruvik controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Klint trying to control the action but Bruvik is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruvik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik is staying active underneath Klint, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Olav Klint wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruvik motions for Klint to come forward. Bruvik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruvik slaps away a takedown attempt from Klint, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klint throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bruvik was covering up waiting for the punch and Klint finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bruvik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Bruvik misses.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klint shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruvik defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olav Klint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klint takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Olav Klint has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint fails to land the takedown.
Klint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruvik. Bruvik obviously looking to wear him down.
Klint tries for a takedown but Bruvik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruvik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klint fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bruvik to the ground. Klint is now in Bruvik's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klint prevents Bruvik from getting back to his feet.
Klint postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint looking to sit in guard and control but Bruvik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruvik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klint is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bruvik advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klint has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bruvik is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olav Klint's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruvik.
Klint tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruvik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Klint shoots in for a takedown but Bruvik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruvik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruvik closes the distance and clinches.
Bruvik tries to throw a body punch but Klint avoids it by throwing Bruvik back against the cage.
Bruvik can't find room to land a body shot as Klint controls the action.
Bruvik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klint or not.
Nice body punch from Bruvik - that landed with a thud.
Bruvik lands an elbow that stopped Klint in his tracks for a moment.
Klint managing to block the knees to the body from Bruvik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bruvik.
Klint wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruvik won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik presses Klint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruvik is working Klint over against the cage.
Bruvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruvik crunches a lovely knee into Klint's ribcage.
Bruvik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klint avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bruvik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bruvik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruvik working Klint over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Bruvik.
Bruvik misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint is trying to drag Bruvik to the mat but Bruvik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klint is trying to pull guard but Bruvik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olav Klint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruvik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik leaning against his opponent.
Klint is trying to force a seperation but Bruvik has the dominant position.
Klint tries a body shot but Bruvik blocks it.
A hook to the body from Bruvik.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruvik.
Bruvik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruvik scores with a shot to the side of Klint's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint prevents a body shot from Bruvik.
A shot in the inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik is leaning against Klint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruvik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klint taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruvik.
Knees to the body from Bruvik.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bruvik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruvik has Klint pressed against the cage, preventing Klint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruvik keeps control of Klint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruvik.
Klint drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klint takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruvik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruvik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klint managing to block the knees to the body from Bruvik.
Bruvik is leaning against Klint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruvik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruvik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruvik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruvik.
Bruvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klint was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruvik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Bruvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olav Klint's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruvik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruvik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klint!
Bruvik tries to control but Klint wriggling away.
Bruvik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bruvik controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruvik landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Klint tries to hold on but Bruvik pushes him away.
Klint is working to get back to half guard.
Bruvik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klint is rocked!
Bruvik with shots to the head and body - Klint looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Klint is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klint wants to hold on but Bruvik pushes him away.
Klint seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruvik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klint can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olav Klint's cut is getting worse.
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!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bruvik! Klint is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ronny Bruvik!
A very excited looking Ronny Bruvik 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Ochoa has chosen Ice Cube - I Rep That West as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ochoa 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 Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Ochoa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly is trying to stall.
Kelly tries to break free but Ochoa pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Ochoa has the dominant position.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochoa.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa lands with a good body shot.
Ochoa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ochoa lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ochoa pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Ochoa thuds his shin into the meat of Kelly's side.
Ochoa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ochoa slips under a jab from Kelly.
Ochoa throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Ochoa lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ochoa misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ochoa counters with a head kick.
Kelly throws a head kick but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
Ochoa rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly is trying to push Ochoa away but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Ochoa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly cracks Ochoa with an open hand slap.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Ochoa's body. Ochoa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Ochoa misses
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ochoa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ochoa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Ochoa is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Ochoa is looking to escape.
Ochoa kicks Kelly off and gets back to his feet.
Ochoa tries to clinch up.
Ochoa tries to clinch up.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
A head kick by Ochoa misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ochoa throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a good, hard body kick but Ochoa shrugs it off.
Kelly checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Kelly motions for Ochoa to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lunges at Ochoa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ochoa's hand.
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Ochoa lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
A big right from Ochoa misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Ochoa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a kick to the midsection.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ochoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ochoa, right into the meat.
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ochoa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with an overhand left.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ochoa misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Kelly.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ochoa wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ochoa thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ochoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a wild body shot.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ochoa throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Ochoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Ochoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly wants to break free but Ochoa has control.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to push Ochoa away but Ochoa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ochoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Ochoa throws a body kick that misses.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ochoa misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ochoa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Ochoa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A leg kick checked by Ochoa.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ochoa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Connor Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Ochoa moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly digs a good hook to Ochoa's body.
Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochoa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kelly postures up in Ochoa's guard and throws a big left but Ochoa blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ochoa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Danny Ochoa!
Danny Ochoa wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Ochoa made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncher comes to the cage accompanied by Let's go dancing. Barker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. Hard Puncher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker throws a combination that misses
and Puncher counters with a good low kick that Barker was not able to check.
Puncher wants to land a leg kick but Barker is out of range.
Barker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puncher.
Puncher throws an off balance right hand
and Barker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puncher's knee momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Puncher
and Barker counters with a nice leg kick.
Barker slips a straight right by Puncher.
Puncher misses the shot to the body.
Puncher connects with an inside leg kick.
Barker is looking to score with low kicks.
Barker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barker lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but Puncher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker is looking to work some ground and pound but Puncher has wrist control.
Barker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puncher is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker throwing strikes from guard but Puncher blocks nicely.
Puncher keeping moving, preventing Barker from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barker trying to move into half guard but instead Puncher has managed to sweep!
Barker has momentary wrist control but Puncher slips an elbow through the middle.
Puncher postures up.
Barker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puncher defends well.
Puncher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Puncher defends it easily.
Puncher trying to control but Barker is working from the bottom.
Barker looking for a sweep. Not yet Barker, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puncher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Puncher's guard.
Puncher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puncher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barker trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Barker looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a big right hand that misses.
Puncher wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Puncher is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barker is in close to Puncher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barker trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puncher is trying to control but can't.
Barker wants to work for an arm triangle but Puncher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barker misses the shot to the body.
Barker jabs Puncher right on the nose. Puncher blinks but takes it well.
Barker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barker misses with a low kick.
Barker avoids the body shot from Puncher.
Puncher lands a jab to Barker's midsection.
Barker misses with a looping left.
Puncher cracks Barker with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Barker.
Barker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barker misses the body punch
and Puncher counters with a stiff right hand.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Barker is just out of range.
Puncher looks for the body kick but Barker saw that one coming.
Barker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Puncher defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barker.
Puncher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barker looking to secure an arm triangle but Puncher defends it well.
Puncher wants to hold on but Barker pushes him away.
Puncher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barker scoring with strikes but Puncher is staying in there.
Puncher working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barker tries to control but Puncher wriggling away.
Barker is landing with some decent strikes but Puncher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Barker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barker with good strikes from the mount here!
Barker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puncher is looking to escape.
Barker landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher is looking to get to half guard.
Barker cracks Puncher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Puncher is rocked!
Barker loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Puncher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barker land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barker stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Barker!
After the fight, William Barker 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Why Cant we Be Friends!. Jesus Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colossus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Colossus lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzalez.
Colossus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colossus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Colossus controls the action.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Colossus can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Colossus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Colossus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colossus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colossus blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Colossus.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez is leaning against Colossus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Colossus takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Gonzalez tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colossus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colossuss head.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Gonzalez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Colossus misses with a punch on the inside.
Colossus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Colossus was well out of range.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colossus digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colossus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Colossus's legs.
Colossus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colossus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Colossus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Colossus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Colossus's body.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colossus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colossus scores with a jab.
Colossus rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
Gonzalez just leaning against Colossus, taking a breather.
Colossus misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Colossus misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Colossus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Colossus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Nice body punch from Colossus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colossus takes a shot to the head.
Colossus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
Colossus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colossus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colossus tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Colossus ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Colossus ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Colossus.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez with a jab.
Colossus moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
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!
Colossus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez scores with a one two! Colossus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Colossus is rocked!
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Colossus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colossus is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Colossus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Colossus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colossus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Colossus is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Colossus blocks it.
Colossus blocks an uppercut.
Colossus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Colossus.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colossus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colossus momentarily.
Colossus is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Jesus Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Colossus's head but Colossus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colossus seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Colossus.
Gonzalez tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Colossus.
Colossus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Colossus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colossus works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Colossus tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Colossus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colossus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colossus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colossus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Colossus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colossus lands a body punch.
Colossus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Colossus unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gonzalez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Colossus is unloading with more strikes now! Gonzalez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jt Colossus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell's Gate. 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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28
198 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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26
195 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evangelisti misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Evangelisti misses with a wild combination.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot 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!
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Bennett saw that one coming.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Evangelisti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evangelisti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Evangelisti.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Evangelisti finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Bennett moves forwards but Evangelisti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evangelisti checks it well.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evangelisti misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Evangelisti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evangelisti connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti throws a front kick that sends Bennett stumbling back into the cage.
Evangelisti lands a left and a right that send Bennett crashing to the mat, dazed. Evangelisti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bennett is rocked!
Evangelisti is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bennett flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bennett is out cold! Evangelisti holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Evangelisti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkula - Lift The Whip. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mullen's choice of entrance music: Country Boy Can Survive. Billy Bishop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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141 lbs
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30
146 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Mullen misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mullen 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 Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Mullen down.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Billy Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mullen on his heels. He'll look to pass Mullen's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop postures up in Mullen's guard and throws a big left but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a couple of digs.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop passes Mullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bishop 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.
Mullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mullen to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen wants to improve his position but instead Bishop has moved into half guard.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mullen's head.
Bishop is trying to work for a kimura but Mullen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Mullen is keeping him busy.
Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mullen is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mullen, not yet.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Mullen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mullen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mullen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mullen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Mullen throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Mullen's legs.
Mullen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Good work by Mullen as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Mullen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullen feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into Mullen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Billy Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billy Bishop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Mullen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullen lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Mullen's ribs.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Mullen checks it
enabling Mullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop takes one to the chin there.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Mullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Mullen working hard to break the clinch.
Mullen tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Mullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Mullen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mullen dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
A right hook to the body lands for Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Mullen controls the action.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Mullen avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
Mullen is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullen controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mullen checks it well.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Mullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop presses Mullen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Mullen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Mullen sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mullen's guard.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Bishop stands up over Mullen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop stays in close to Mullen's body and controls the position.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen moves into full guard.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Mullen can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mullen won't allow Bishop to pass to mount.
Mullen is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mullen manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bishop is in close to Mullen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mullen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mullen stacks Bishop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mullen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Billy Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Billy Bishop thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
144 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Rose!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose moves away from the strike by Peppers.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Peppers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Peppers avoids it.
Peppers checks a low kick from Rose.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Peppers off balance momentarily.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peppers's head backwards.
Rose tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Peppers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Peppers 's knee.
Rose clinches up with Peppers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Peppers lands a knee to the body.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peppers doesn't seem phased though.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
That kick from Rose tenderised Peppers's leg. Peppers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peppers. That did some damage!
Peppers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Peppers scores with a leg kick.
Peppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Peppers settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peppers throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose checks a low kick from Peppers.
Peppers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a one two! Peppers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peppers throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Peppers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands a body punch.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Rose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Peppers throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Peppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers lands a front kick.
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Rose.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers lands a nice knee to the body.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Peppers tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Rose has Peppers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peppers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peppers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peppers.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peppers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Peppers pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Peppers blocks an elbow strike.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Brian Peppers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Peppers.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jason Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up but Peppers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose rushes Peppers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peppers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
Peppers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rose blocks a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the cage.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working Peppers over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Peppers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rose is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peppers to the mat. Peppers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers looking for subs off his back but Rose has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
Peppers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose with a hook.
Peppers swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose closes the distance and pushes Peppers back into the cage.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Peppers misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppers gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Peppers.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers lands a lovely overhand right.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Peppers sees coming a mile off.
Peppers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose 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.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Rose misses with a low kick as Peppers jumps back.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Peppers's belly button to the back.
Peppers has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Peppers avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Rose working aggressively here.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Peppers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rose.
Peppers lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Peppers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peppers pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
A short right from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peppers landing knees to the body.
Peppers is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peppers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Peppers tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers lands with a right to the head.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peppers lands with a good body shot.
Peppers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Donk. Rose catches Peppers right on the button with a cross.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Peppers.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peppers is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Peppers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peppers's brow.
Peppers connects with a knee to the head.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peppers can't fight it off and eventually Rose manages to take the fight to the floor. Peppers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peppers controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Peppers just wasn't active enough.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Peppers checks a low kick from Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peppers takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose has managed to clinch.
Peppers managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Peppers lands a body punch.
Rose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose wants to slow Peppers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peppers will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose dives in and scores a takedown into Peppers's guard.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Peppers blocks nicely.
Rose postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose trying to control but Peppers is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peppers's hands.
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Peppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Peppers finds it's target.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peppers instigates a clinch.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Peppers in his tracks for a moment.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Peppers - that landed with a thud.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose blocks a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
A nice left hand lands by Peppers.
Rose prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Peppers is trying to stall.
Rose tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose pushes Peppers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
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.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peppers is defending well.
Peppers lands a right hand.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peppers is defending well for now.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rose.
Rose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peppers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peppers avoids it.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Peppers controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Peppers improves position.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peppers 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Brian Peppers!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Brian Peppers!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers wins by unanimous decision!
Brian Peppers is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Brian Peppers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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