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Honour FC 13: Gold Cup 3rd Rnd PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hacran Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wicky Funkyama (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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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hacran Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wicky Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funkyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funkyama clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Funkyama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Funkyama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Funkyama has the dominant position.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the ropes.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funkyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Funkyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Funkyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Funkyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Nice elbow from Funkyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Funkyama forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hacran Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Funkyama smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva has Funkyama pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Funkyama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Funkyama.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the ropes.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to pull guard but Funkyama holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funkyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama stalls.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funkyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Funkyama has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Funkyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Funkyama stalling against the ropes.
Funkyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Funkyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Funkyama has double underhooks.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Funkyama has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Funkyama.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Funkyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Funkyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wicky Funkyama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Funkyama throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Funkyama clinches up against the ropes.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Silva tries to pull guard but Funkyama forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Funkyama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with some punches.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Funkyama keeps him there for the moment.
Funkyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Funkyama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hacran Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Funkyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Funkyama is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Funkyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Funkyama.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but Funkyama won't allow it.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Funkyama is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Funkyama has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Funkyama.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Funkyama throws an elbow but misses.
Funkyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Funkyama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the ropes.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Funkyama looking to stall.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Funkyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Wicky Funkyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Funkyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Funkyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Funkyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Funkyama throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to break free but Funkyama has control.
Silva has Funkyama pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Funkyama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wicky Funkyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Funkyama walks into a left hand.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva tries for a takedown but Funkyama manages to get underhooks.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva is working for takedown but Funkyama is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hacran Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Funkyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funkyama lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funkyama missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Funkyama throws an elbow but misses.
Funkyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funkyama blocks a body shot from Silva.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the ropes.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Funkyama won't allow it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Funkyama is struggling to control the position.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Funkyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Funkyama stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funkyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funkyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Funkyama.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Funkyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Funkyama turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Funkyama throws a head punch that misses.
Funkyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funkyama lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Funkyama turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Funkyama lands a nice elbow.
Funkyama lands a damaging elbow.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Funkyama to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Funkyama is sitting in close to Silva's body. Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Funkyama is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Funkyama is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hacran Silva!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hacran Silva waved his t-shirt featuring BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Schlager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Drury will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieter Von Schlager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Drury !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Schlager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Von Schlager stalling away here and it's allowed Drury to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Von Schlager postures up and lands a big shot to Drury 's brow.
Drury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Schlager is controlling him.
Drury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drury is on top in guard.
Drury wanted to stand there but Von Schlager had control of the position.
Von Schlager has his hands on Drury 's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Von Schlager is proving hard to escape from.
Conor Drury has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Von Schlager slips under a jab from Drury .
Drury checks a low kick from Von Schlager.
Drury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Schlager.
Von Schlager fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Schlager dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drury . That did some damage!
Von Schlager looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drury !
Drury sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Von Schlager lands a nice short elbow.
Drury wants to control but Von Schlager is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Schlager not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Schlager passes to full mount!
Drury tries to lock up and control but Von Schlager gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drury is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Schlager has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Schlager sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Von Schlager with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager landing punches.
Von Schlager tries to control but Drury wriggling away.
Drury wants to control but Von Schlager is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Schlager looking to finish Drury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drury !
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Schlager has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Schlager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Schlager dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Von Schlager misses with a low kick.
Drury gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drury .
Von Schlager slows down the pace here.
Drury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drury letting Von Schlager take a breather here.
Drury misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Schlager stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drury lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Schlager has Drury pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Von Schlager pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Drury tumbling to the mat - Von Schlager dives into Drury 's guard.
Drury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dieter Von Schlager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Schlager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drury is looking to stand up but Von Schlager isn't so interested in that idea.
Von Schlager stays in close to Drury 's body and controls the position.
Von Schlager has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Von Schlager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager advances position into side control!
Drury prevents Von Schlager from moving into mount.
Von Schlager fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Von Schlager tries to move to full mount but Drury actually manages to regain half guard.
Von Schlager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Schlager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager thows a huge punch but Drury dodges it nicely.
Von Schlager trying to pass the guard but Drury defending well.
Drury wants to control but Von Schlager is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Von Schlager is taking a breather. Drury says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Conor Drury was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Von Schlager avoids the body shot from Drury .
Drury doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Schlager circles away.
Drury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Schlager. Von Schlager obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Schlager walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drury takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Schlager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Von Schlager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Schlager seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Schlager dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drury tries to clinch but Von Schlager is having none of it.
Von Schlager misses with a low kick.
Drury misses the jab.
Drury looks to clinch
and Von Schlager counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drury controls Von Schlager momentarily but Von Schlager frees himself.
Von Schlager's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drury wants to stand and escape but Von Schlager is having none of it.
Von Schlager trying to control the position from guard on top but Drury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Von Schlager showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drury .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Schlager. Von Schlager obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Schlager shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drury moves in looking to clinch but Von Schlager pushes him off.
Drury cracks Von Schlager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Schlager throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drury throws a body punch but Von Schlager moves out of range.
Von Schlager throws a leg kick but Drury checks it.
Von Schlager keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Schlager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Von Schlager stalling in the clinch.
Conor Drury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dieter Von Schlager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Schlager misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Schlager.
Von Schlager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Schlager is trying to trip Drury . He has hold of a leg but Drury is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Von Schlager persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Schlager postures up.
Drury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Schlager is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Schlager preventing the sweep.
Von Schlager controlling from the top position.
Von Schlager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Conor Drury hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drury throws an overhand right that lands on Von Schlager's shoulder, as Von Schlager tries to avoid the shot.
Drury tries to clinch but Von Schlager is having none of it.
Drury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Schlager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drury .
Drury punishes Von Schlager's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Schlager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Schlager fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drury checks it well.
Von Schlager lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Schlager 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.
Drury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Schlager throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Schlager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury takes a swing at Von Schlager's ribcage but misses.
Von Schlager throws a leg kick but Drury checks it.
Von Schlager moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Drury .
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Von Schlager showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Schlager has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Von Schlager!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawyers Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Battista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawyers Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovanni Battista!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Money counters with a low kick, right behind Battista 's knee.
Battista ducks under a wild hook from Money.
Money uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battista.
Battista misses with a straight left.
Money gets a clinch.
Battista takes an elbow to the temple.
Money is pressed up against the ropes. Battista has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Money down to the mat. Money avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Battista lands a nice looking body shot.
Money is looking to clinch.
Money is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battista.
Money cracks a nice hook into Battista's ribs.
Battista throws a hook but Money avoids it easily.
Battista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Money was well out of range. Poor timing from Battista.
Battista scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Battista.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Battista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battista throws a shot to the body.
Battista moves away from the strike by Money.
Money looks to land a combination but Battista avoids it well.
Battista throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Money blocks a jab.
Money thows a body shot but no joy.
Money throws the left hand but Battista avoids the punch easily.
Money clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Battista just misses with a elbow thrown towards Money's brow.
Battista wants to take the fight to the mat but Money manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Money lands a hook to the side of the head.
Money tries a body shot but Battista blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Money.
Money misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Money - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money is pressed up against the ropes. Battista has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Money down to the mat. Money avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lawyers Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Battista.
Money scores with a leg kick.
Battista pushes Money up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battista tries to circle away but Money has him pinned against the ropes.
Money stalling in the clinch.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Battista moves into the clinch.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battista goes for a takedown attempt but Money pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Money throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Battista darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money catches Battista with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Money misses with the combination.
Battista takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battista gets tackled into the ropes by Money. Money maintains the clinch.
Battista tries to pull guard but Money forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Money as the two fighters clinch.
Battista is looking to break free of the clinch but Money has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Money.
Money works on Battista's body with a couple of short punches.
Money misses with some punches.
Battista blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battista wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Money keeps control of Battista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battista misses with a hook from the clinch.
Money breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battista scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battista scores with a body shot.
Money throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Money.
Money has closed the distance and engaged Battista in a clinch.
Money gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battista fails to pull guard.
A short left from Battista.
Money is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Money lands an elbow inside that Battista shrugs off.
Money tries to work over Battista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battista wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battista as Money tries to tie him up.
A short right from Money on the inside.
Money lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawyers Money dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Battista lands a nice shot to the body.
Money throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Money displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battista throws out the jab.
Money cracks the inside of Battista's front leg.
Money throws a hook but Battista avoids it easily.
Lawyers Money is winning the standup battle so far.
Battista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Money throws a shot from downtown. Battista moves away and avoids it.
Money throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Money is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battista.
Money throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Battista.
Battista comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Money fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battista throws a shot from downtown. Money moves away and avoids it.
Money clinches up against the ropes.
Battista has Money pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Money manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Battista drops down looking for an ankle pick but Money pulls his leg out and moves away.
Money 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.
Battista moves into range and clinches up with Money.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Money keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battista's efforts to push away.
Money lands with a light punch inside.
Money scores with a shot to the side of Battista's head.
A short left from Money.
Battista tries to pull guard but Money holds him up against the ropes and eventually Battista drops back down to his feet.
Lawyers Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Battista.
Money swings wildly with an uppercut but Battista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Money escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battista throws a sloppy head kick and Money moves out of range easily.
Battista bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Money's head backwards.
Money fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battista, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battista is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Battista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Money takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Money scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battista in his tracks.
Money uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battista.
Money is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battista.
Money tried to score with a low kick but Battista checks it.
Money looks to land a right hand but Battista moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Battista.
Money is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Money moves away.
Some wild striking there from Battista.
Money works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
Battista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Money manages to avoid it.
Battista lands with a shot to the body.
Money is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Battista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Money sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Money takes the fight into the clinch.
Battista is looking to take this one to the mat.
Battista misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money scores a nice knee to the body.
Battista scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Battista has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawyers Money has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Money.
Battista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battista blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Money lands an uppercut.
Battista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money slowing the pace effectively.
Battista misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Money taking a breather.
Battista takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Money crunches a lovely knee into Battista's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawyers Money dominated that second round.
That's time! Money's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Battista throws a shot to the body.
Battista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battista scores with a nice strike.
Money lands with a thumping leg kick.
Battista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Money lands a nice shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Money!
Battista fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battista throws a good cross that connects.
Money lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Battista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Battista as he checks the leg kick.
Battista looks to land a left hand but Money moved out of range nicely.
Battista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Battista finds it's way through Money's defenses.
Battista lands a body shot.
Money throws the left hand but Battista avoids the punch easily.
Money waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battista.
Jab by Money.
Battista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Money has Battista up against the ropes in a clinch.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Battista throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Money tries a knee to the head but Battista blocks it.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battista is trying to break the clinch but Money has him pressed against the ropes.
Money lands an elbow just above Battista 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money swings wildly with an uppercut but Battista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Money.
Good leg kick by Money there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battista clobbers Money with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Battista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Money was well out of range. Poor timing from Battista.
Battista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Money.
Battista looks to land a right hand but Money moved out of range.
Money throws a hook to the side of Battista's head but Battista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Money in his tracks.
Money lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battista. Money does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money throws an off balance right hand
and Battista counters with a straight right hand.
Battista misses with a straight left.
Battista checks a leg kick.
Money takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Money lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battista doesn't seem phased though.
Lawyers Money is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Battista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Money.
Money misses with a wild body shot.
Battista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battista scores with a jab.
Money throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Battista's head.
Money bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battista looks to score with a jab to the body but Money is just out of range.
Money slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money looks for the body kick but Battista saw that one coming.
Battista comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Battista. That snapped Money's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Money.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battista looks to throw the jab but Money is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battista. Money does a little dance to reset his feet.
Money darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Battista looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Money moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Money lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Battista misses.
Battista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giovanni Battista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lawyers Money.
Well Money has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawyers Money!
A victorious Lawyers Money thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malavetti Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malavetti Halo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artist.
Artist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halo lands a high kick!
Halo avoids the body shot from Artist.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist moves into range and clinches up with Halo.
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Artist back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist pushes Halo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo working aggressively here.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Artist back against the ropes.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo works on Artist's body with a couple of short punches.
Halo pushes Artist back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Halo pushes Artist back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist prevents a body shot from Halo.
Artist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist prevents a body shot from Halo.
Artist tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo lands a body punch.
A short left from Artist.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Artist to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Halo.
Artist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Artist scrambles back to his feet.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artist.
Artist misses with a body shot.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Halo throws a good cross that connects.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Artist misses with a hook.
Artist avoids a kick to the body.
Artist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo misses with a hook. Artist ducked under it nicely.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo thumps Artist with a low kick.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Artist tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Artist lands a jab.
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Artist throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malavetti Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A low kick from Artist is predictable there
and Halo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malavetti Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo staying out of range there.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Artist throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo counters with a thumping low kick.
Halo with a jab.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Artist.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick
and Halo counters with a series of strikes that sends Artist to the canvas! Halo follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Artist is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Artist trying to control the position here.
Oh Artist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Artist is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artist looking for a sweep. Not yet Artist, not yet.
Artist seems to have got his legs back now.
Artist controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unkind Artist wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Artist connects with an inside leg kick.
Artist tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Artist looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Artist misses.
Artist bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Artist misses.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Artist tries to clinch
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Artist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Artist lands.
Artist throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Artist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
A cross from Halo lands.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a looping left.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Halo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo moves away from the strike by Artist.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
Artist connects with a right hand. Halo shakes it off.
Artist lands a jab to the nose.
A solid body kick from Artist.
A clash of legs there as Artist blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist scores with a kick to the midsection.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malavetti Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Artist takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo moves out of range as Artist throws a body kick.
Halo looks to throw a body kick
and Artist finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Halo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Artist.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Artist's torso.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artist.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Artist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Artist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Artist looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
Halo blocks the body kick.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Artist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artist throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Artist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halo scrambles back to his feet.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Halo lands a front kick.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Artist throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist closes the distance but Halo moves to the side
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Artist throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Halo dips to his left and cracks Artist with an uppercut!
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Artist takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Artist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo looks to land a combination but Artist avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
Halo throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Halo there.
Halo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Artist stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Halo follows into mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist gets back to half guard.
Halo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Artist controls his leg.
Halo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Halo checks a low kick from Artist.
Unkind Artist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo scores with a jab to the head.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Artist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Artist tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Artist.
Halo tries to work over Artist's front leg with a kick but Artist checks it.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Artist tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Malavetti Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab by Artist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malavetti Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malavetti Halo!
After winning the bout, Malavetti Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
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158 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn throws a head kick but Hodges moves out of range.
Damn needs to keep his hands up - Hodges had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Hodges as he checks the leg kick.
Damn throws a leg kick but Hodges moved away.
Damn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Damn lands with a light punch inside.
Damn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hodges.
Hodges moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damn throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hodges.
Damn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damn with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hodges. Hodges obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Hodges.
Damn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Hodges finds it's way through Damn's defenses.
Hodges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hodges.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses.
Hodges looks for the body kick but Damn saw that one coming.
Hodges is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damn.
Hodges misses with a head kick.
Hodges blocks a low kick nicely.
Damn lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hodges can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Damn and Hodges drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Damn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gee Damn!
After winning the bout, Gee Damn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cash - Aint no Grave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes throws a lazy right hand but Baaden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baaden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magalhaes.
A combination from Magalhaes does no damage.
Baaden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Baaden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baaden moves away from the strike by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baaden staying out of range there.
Magalhaes swings widly with a right hand
and Baaden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magalhaes is trying to pull guard but Baaden turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Baaden breaks from the clinch.
Vinicius Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes just misses with a punch to the body.
Baaden wants to clinch.
Magalhaes misses with a body shot.
Baaden looks to clinch
letting Magalhaes counter with a right hand.
Magalhaes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden pushes Magalhaes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baaden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magalhaes lands a jab to the nose.
Baaden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magalhaes. Magalhaes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baaden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magalhaes scores with a hook.
Baaden is looking to clinch.
Baaden connects with a jab.
Baaden blocks a jab.
Magalhaes keeps the fight on the outside.
Magalhaes swings for the body but Baaden moves out of range.
Baaden moves to clinch but Magalhaes breaks away
letting Magalhaes counter with a right hand.
Baaden throws a series of punches but Magalhaes avoids them all with ease.
Baaden tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Magalhaes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baaden tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaden gets a clinch.
Baaden breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magalhaes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baaden circles away.
Baaden has managed to clinch.
Baaden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magalhaes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaden blocks a jab.
Baaden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magalhaes looking to score a takedown here. Baaden is defending well but Magalhaes drives through and ends up in Baaden's guard.
Baaden keeping moving, preventing Magalhaes from controlling successfully.
Magalhaes is standing up over Baaden. Baaden looks to escape but Magalhaes dives into side control.
Baaden wants to get back to his feet but Magalhaes drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Magalhaes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baaden is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Magalhaes is controlling him well.
Magalhaes tries to advance position but instead Baaden slips a leg back in to half guard.
Baaden is trying to stand back up but Magalhaes is controlling him
Magalhaes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Baaden trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baaden has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Baaden is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baaden looks gassed!
Magalhaes looking to isolate an arm here. Baaden doesn't see it coming and as Magalhaes extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Magalhaes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinicius Magalhaes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gable Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theoran Fleury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleury has chosen Oh Canada! as his entrance music. Gable Bot had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gable Bot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theoran Fleury!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleury is looking to chop away at Bot's legs.
Nice body kick there by Fleury.
Gable Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fleury fakes the leg kick and cracks Bot in the body.
Fleury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot throws a sloppy head kick
and Fleury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fleury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bot is breathing heavily.
Fleury connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Gable Bot has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fleury.
Fleury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fleury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bot. That did some damage!
Fleury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fleury moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fleury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bot on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleury. That's going to slow Bot down.
Fleury lands a leg kick that knocks Bot off balance momentarily.
Fleury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleury pushes Bot away with a front kick.
Bot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bot's calf.
Bot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fleury dips to his left and cracks Bot with an uppercut!
Gable Bot's cut is getting worse.
Fleury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fleury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fleury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fleury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bot's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fleury.
Theoran Fleury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleury dips to his left and cracks Bot with an uppercut!
Fleury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fleury lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bot falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fleury dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theoran Fleury!
Theoran Fleury is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Theoran Fleury 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hinuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
156 lbs
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29
153 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hinuri!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Hinuri.
Phillips connects with the punch.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Hinuri moves away and avoids it.
Hinuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hinuri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Hinuri settles back down.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Hinuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hinuri misses with a head kick.
Hinuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hinuri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinuri punishes Phillips's body with a nice straight punch.
Hinuri tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips lands a jab.
Phillips misses with a looping left.
Hinuri misses with a straight left.
Phillips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Hinuri misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinuri. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips throws a good cross that connects.
Hinuri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinuri looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Hinuri misses with a looping left.
Hinuri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Hinuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Hinuri misses with a looping right.
Hinuri lands a right hook to the body.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips lands a glancing blow to the side of Hinuri's head.
Hinuri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinuri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hinuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hinuri to the ground. Phillips is now in Hinuri's guard.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips wants to free his trapped foot but Hinuri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hinuri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hinuri.
Hinuri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hinuri looking for a guillotine here but Phillips defends easily.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Hinuri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phillips prevents Hinuri from getting back to his feet.
Phillips passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Phillips tries to score with some ground and pound. Hinuri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hinuri can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips working the ground and pound but Hinuri is defending the strikes.
Hinuri dodges the ground and pound from Phillips.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Hinuri is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hinuri is looking to reverse the position.
Hinuri tries to escape but Phillips is in control.
Hinuri is trying to improve his position.
Phillips is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips trying to mount his opponent but Hinuri defends it.
Phillips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hinuri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phillips seems to be looking for submissions.
Hinuri is trying to get back to full guard.
Hinuri manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinuri controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phillips throws a body punch but Hinuri moves out of range.
Hinuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Hinuri is out of range.
Phillips takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Hinuri is out of range.
Hinuri ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Hinuri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phillips finds it's way round the side to connect with Hinuri's head.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Hinuri.
Hinuri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hinuri is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Hinuri.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Hinuri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phillips.
Ian Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Hinuri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phillips eats them both and turns towards Hinuri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Hinuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Hinuri saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hinuri. Hinuri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Hinuri.
Hinuri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hinuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Phillips finds it's way through Hinuri's defenses.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Hinuri's ribs.
Hinuri slips under a jab from Phillips.
Hinuri misses with a straight right.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Phillips blocks the low kick.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Hinuri is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Phillips.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinuri manages to avoid it.
Hinuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Hinuri throws a head kick that misses.
Hinuri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hinuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Hinuri slips a straight right by Phillips.
Hinuri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hinuri.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips connects with a crisp jab.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Hinuri misses with an uppercut.
Hinuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinuri.
Hinuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Hinuri saw that one coming.
Phillips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hinuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips slips a jab from Hinuri.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Phillips throws a hook but Hinuri avoids it easily.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinuri throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Hinuri tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips connects with a looping right hand.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinuri lands a nice shot to the body.
Hinuri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phillips. Phillips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hinuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Hinuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinuri misses with a head kick.
Hinuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinuri jabs at Phillips's body.
Hinuri throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Phillips blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Hinuri's head back.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hinuri.
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!
Phillips misses with a hook. Hinuri ducked under it nicely.
Jack Hinuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phillips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinuri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hinuri misses with a low kick.
Phillips lands with an uppercut that bounces Hinuri off the ropes and back into range.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hinuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Hinuri moved out of range.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phillips throws a hook but Hinuri avoids it easily.
Hinuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Phillips lands.
Hinuri staying out of range there.
Hinuri throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinuri throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips connects with a single shot there.
Hinuri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phillips staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinuri. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinuri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips lands a jab to Hinuri's midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Hinuri.
Phillips cracks Hinuri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Hinuri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hinuri throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Hinuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Hinuri's ribs.
Hinuri ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Hinuri loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Hinuri lands a body shot.
Hinuri misses with a body kick.
Hinuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Hinuri's ribs.
Hinuri moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Hinuri throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hinuri swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hinuri.
Hinuri ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Hinuri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinuri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinuri. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinuri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phillips throws a hook but Hinuri avoids it easily.
Hinuri throws a leg kick but Phillips moved away.
Hinuri ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Hinuri looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Phillips.
Hinuri moves away from the strike by Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinuri thuds a left hand into Phillips's body.
Hinuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Hinuri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hinuri misses with a low kick as Phillips jumps back.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hinuri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phillips moves out of range as Hinuri strikes.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips catches Hinuri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hinuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hinuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Hinuri.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Hinuri looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Hinuri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
Hinuri throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Hinuri's shoulder, as Hinuri tries to avoid the shot.
Hinuri connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinuri.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Hinuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hinuri 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 Phillips has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phillips and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hinuri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phillips to score with a decent uppercut.
Hinuri misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ian Phillips did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hinuri misses with a head kick.
Hinuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hinuri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hinuri loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips lands a body shot.
Hinuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinuri staying out of range there.
Hinuri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinuri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hinuri takes one on the button.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hinuri misses with a wild combination.
Phillips drops his hands momentarily and Hinuri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phillips cracks Hinuri with an open hand slap.
Hinuri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hinuri scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips cracks Hinuri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phillips blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri lands a really nice looking cross but Phillips seems unphased.
Hinuri avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Hinuri's shoulder, as Hinuri tries to avoid the shot.
Hinuri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hinuri misses the shot to the body.
Phillips throws the left hand but Hinuri avoids the punch easily.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Hinuri.
Phillips takes a swing at Hinuri's ribcage but misses.
Hinuri scores with a head kick. Phillips tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Hinuri misses.
Phillips lands a jab to the nose.
Hinuri thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hinuri.
Jab, jab by Phillips - just one landing.
Hinuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips throws a body punch but Hinuri moves out of range.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Hinuri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinuri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Hinuri.
Phillips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips just misses with a punch 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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hinuri enables Phillips to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hinuri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Phillips stops Hinuri from standing up.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinuri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Hinuri is retaining full guard.
Hinuri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hinuri keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hinuri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Hinuri.
Hinuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Hinuri saw that one coming.
Hinuri lands with a shot to the body.
Hinuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hinuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Hinuri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinuri slips under a jab.
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Hinuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hinuri misses with a body shot.
Phillips slips a straight right by Hinuri.
Hinuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Hinuri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phillips lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Phillips.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phillips misses with a body punch
and Hinuri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hinuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hinuri moves away.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips had his way with Jack Hinuri in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Hinuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hinuri cracks Phillips with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hinuri throws a front kick aimed at Phillips's knee but Phillips avoids it well.
Phillips throws a lazy uppercut
and Hinuri counters with a nice uppercut.
Hinuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Hinuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Hinuri takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Hinuri lands a lovely overhand right.
Phillips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hinuri can pounce on him.
Phillips throws a right hand that misses
and Hinuri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hinuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Hinuri moved out of range.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Hinuri counters with a stiff right hand.
Hinuri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hinuri throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinuri tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinuri to the ground. Hinuri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hinuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinuri misses with a head kick.
Hinuri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hinuri moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Nice jab there from Hinuri.
Hinuri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinuri.
Hinuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips blocks the body kick.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hinuri.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Hinuri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Hinuri lands a two punch combo.
Ian Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Hinuri is out of range.
Jab from Hinuri.
The fighters circling - Hinuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hinuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Hinuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hinuri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips postures up.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Hinuri trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Phillips manages to pass to mount!
Phillips trying to control but Hinuri is having none of it.
Ian Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips avoids the attempt from Hinuri to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hinuri can't escape the position.
Hinuri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jack Hinuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips controlling the position easily from mount.
Hinuri wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinuri is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ian Phillips.
Well Phillips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Phillips!
Ian Phillips retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ian Phillips thanked Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
St James moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St James is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St James seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
St James slows the pace down in half guard.
St James uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
St James unloading with bombs!
St James with good strikes from the mount here!
St James breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gracie is now in St James's guard. A big mistake from St James there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from St James.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St James is on top in guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
St James is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St James working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie prevents St James from getting the reversal.
St James gets back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St James has managed to free his arm - good work.
St James is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James is looking to improve his position.
St James regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! St James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to sweep here but St James controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie controls St James momentarily but St James frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St James connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St James, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St James misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from St James finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St James throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
St James blocks a jab.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. St James should have avoided that one.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Revan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St James is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, St James circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but St James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St James throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gracie swings for the body but St James moves out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab from St James.
St James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St James throws a body kick that misses.
St James misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
St James throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with St James, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes St James against the ropes but St James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St James misses with a kick to the body.
St James clinches with his opponent.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie blocks a body shot from St James.
A short uppercut from St James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing St James back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from St James.
St James struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but St James is controlling the position.
St James tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St James misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from St James.
St James misses with a body punch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but St James is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
St James lands a right hand.
St James lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St James misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but St James has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St James gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St James controlling the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
St James is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
St James stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
St James works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
St James trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - St James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, St James seems content to control.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as St James sits in half guard.
St James works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by St James!
St James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie swings for the body but St James moves out of range.
St James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
St James takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
St James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St James somewhat.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St James was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but St James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St James connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that St James sees coming a mile off.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie walks into a jab.
St James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cameron St James is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and St James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
St James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James tries to advance position but instead Gracie slips a leg back in to half guard.
St James works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
St James lands a decent elbow from side control.
St James trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Cameron St James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St James lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
St James working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gracie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St James asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St James working the body and head with strikes.
St James trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to control but St James is having none of it.
St James tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie won't allow St James to pass to mount.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
St James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St James moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
St James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St James scores with a decent looking hook.
St James throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by St James. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
St James blocks a jab.
Gracie throws a right and a left that St James avoids nicely.
St James lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and St James counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and St James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
St James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
St James landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St James landing shots from mount.
St James trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! St James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
St James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St James lands a heavy elbow.
St James with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. St James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding St James's attempts to control the action.
St James is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St James with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
St James lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St James looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can St James finish him?
St James has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
St James controlling the pace for now.
St James raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St James lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James had his way with Revan Gracie in that round.
That's time! St James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St James misses with a body kick.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Gracie misses.
St James clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St James throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St James was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
St James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from St James.
St James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
St James is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
St James wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
St James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron St James.
St James scores with a leg kick.
St James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St James fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and St James counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St James scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St James moves away.
St James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St James misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
St James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into St James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St James working a defensive guard here.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St James will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!
Cameron St James retains his bantamweight title!
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