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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Eminem-I'm A Soldier (remix) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Cody Boyd has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cody Boyd seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyd looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyd misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a one-two to the body.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Diaz.
Boyd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Boyd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boyd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boyd thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boyd looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Diaz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Boyd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz winds up and cracks Boyd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Boyd's head.
Boyd is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Boyd is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Boyd defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boyd is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz working Boyd over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Boyd tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No joy there for Boyd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cody Boyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has clasped his hands together around Boyd's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boyd down.
Diaz working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Boyd is rocked!
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz advances to mount.
Boyd is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Boyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyd defends it well.
Diaz takes Boyd's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working the ground and pound. Can Boyd escape?
Boyd preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Diaz sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Boyd taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Diaz!
Max Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke drives through and clinches with Njewel against the cage.
Njewel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Njewel gets underhooks to prevent Hawke's takedown attempt.
Njewel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawke ducks under a wild hook from Njewel.
Hawke takes the fight into the clinch.
Njewel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawke lands a damaging elbow.
Njewel avoiding damage as Hawke throws knees to the body.
Njewel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Njewel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawke.
Njewel shoots in for a takedown but Hawke shows good takedown defense.
Hawke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Njewel throws out the jab.
Hawke moves into range and clinches up with Njewel.
Hawke breaks the clinch.
Hawke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hawke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Njewel's defenses.
Njewel lands with a left to the head.
Njewel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawke.
Njewel is trying to stall.
Njewel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Njewel avoiding damage.
Hawke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawke misses with a punch on the inside.
Njewel looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawke misses with a knee to the head.
Hawke wants a takedown.
Njewel can't find room to land a body shot as Hawke controls the action.
Njewel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Njewel wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawke won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel is trying to pull guard but Hawke has him pressed against the cage.
Hawke breaks the clinch.
A jab from Njewel misses.
Kevin Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawke staying out of range there.
Hawke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Njewel.
Hawke moves away from the strike by Njewel.
Njewel throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hawke slips a straight right by Njewel.
Njewel misses with a straight left.
Hawke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Njewel tries to avoid it but Hawke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Njewel to the ground. Njewel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njewel misses with a body shot
and Hawke counters with a big head kick but Njewel shrugs it off.
Hawke clinches up with Njewel and pushes him back against the cage.
Njewel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Njewel has had enough of the clinch but Hawke keeps him there for the moment.
Hawke tries to land a knee to the head but Njewel blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Njewel.
Hawke tries a knee to the head but Njewel blocks it.
A short right from Njewel on the inside.
Njewel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Njewel has a couple of punches blocked by Hawke.
Hawke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Njewel is defending well for now.
Njewel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Njewel is trying to stall.
Njewel misses with the head strike.
Hawke lands a nice elbow.
Njewel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawke tries to land knees in the clinch but Njewel avoids the damage to the body.
Njewel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawke blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawke controls his hands.
Njewel working hard to break the clinch.
Hawke can't get the takedown.
Hawke blocking some punches.
Njewel taking a breather.
Hawke is trying to pull guard but Njewel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Njewel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Njewel.
Njewel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawke gets an underhook and turns Njewel into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Njewel pushes Hawke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawke has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Njewel is trying to keep an underhook but Hawke manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hawke trying to control the action but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Hawke tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Njewel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njewel regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njewel controls Hawke momentarily but Hawke frees himself.
Hawke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Hawke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hawke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawke instigates a clinch.
Hawke takes a shot to the head.
Njewel throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawke.
Hawke blocks an uppercut.
Hawke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Njewel misses with a body punch.
Njewel stalling in the clinch but Hawke improves position.
Njewel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njewel misses with the head strike.
Hawke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Njewel misses with some punches.
Njewel decides to pull guard.
Njewel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Njewel is trying to control the position but Hawke postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke stands and steps away. Njewel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hawke forces Njewel back against the cage and clinches.
Njewel working aggressively here.
Hawke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawke clinches.
Njewel is trying to pull guard but Hawke has him pressed against the cage.
Njewel gets underhooks to prevent Hawke's takedown attempt.
Hawke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Njewel misses with the head strike.
Njewel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Njewel.
Hawke tries to land a knee to the head but Njewel blocks with his arms.
Njewel tries to pull guard but Hawke holds him up against the cage and eventually Njewel drops back down to his feet.
Hawke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Njewel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawke backwards.
Hawke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Njewel tries to stall but Hawke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawke blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawke throws an elbow but misses.
Hawke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hawke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Njewel's brow.
Hawke misses with a knee to the head.
Hawke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Njewel with a nice cross.
Hawke closes the distance and clinches.
Hawke lands an elbow that stopped Njewel in his tracks for a moment.
Njewel lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a punch to the body.
Njewel scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawke fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njewel is looking to control Hawke's arms but Hawke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Njewel has his back to the cage.
Hawke jumps into guard, dragging Njewel to the mat.
Njewel wants to control from the top but Hawke keeps moving.
Njewel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Njewel stops Hawke from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Njewel loads up on a big right hand but Hawke slips the punch.
Hawke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Njewel circles away quickly and effectively.
Njewel gets a clinch.
Njewel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Njewel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hawke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawke darts in and clinches Njewel up against the cage.
Hawke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Njewel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Njewel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njewel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Philippe Njewel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Njewel circles away quickly and effectively.
Njewel throws a jab when Hawke was well out of range.
Hawke clinches up with Njewel and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawke misses with a knee to the head.
Njewel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Njewel.
Hawke breaks the clinch.
Hawke pushes Njewel up against the cage in a clinch.
Njewel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawke backwards.
Hawke has Njewel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hawke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Njewel tumbling to the mat - Hawke dives into Njewel's guard.
Hawke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Njewel has control of Hawke's left arm, preventing Hawke from doing any damage.
Njewel is trying to keep Hawke in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Njewel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hawke darts in and clinches Njewel up against the cage.
Njewel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawke blocks a body shot from Njewel.
Hawke pulls guard effortlessly.
Njewel tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawke is retaining full guard.
Njewel trying to control but Hawke is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawke is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Njewel as Hawke shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Njewel.
Hawke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Njewel moves into the clinch.
Hawke misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Njewel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njewel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Njewel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawke backwards.
Hawke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Njewel's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawke controls his hands.
Njewel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawke lands a damaging elbow.
Njewel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njewel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawke or not.
Njewel lands a shoulder strike.
Hawke blocks an uppercut.
Njewel dodges an elbow strike from Hawke.
Njewel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hawke breaks from the clinch.
Hawke instigates a clinch.
Njewel looking to stall.
Hawke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Njewel jumps guard and drags Hawke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke stands up from Njewel's guard - Hawke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Njewel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawke is just out of range.
Njewel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Hawke misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Njewel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawke is defended easily by Njewel.
Njewel closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Njewel on the inside.
Hawke misses with a knee strike.
Njewel avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Philippe Njewel.
I think Njewel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Hawke!
A relieved looking Kevin Hawke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Delon Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Pinca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Pinca 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Delon Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Pinca!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pinca jabs at Moore's body.
Pinca misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinca.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore drops an elbow to the side of Pinca's head.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Pinca taking some punishment here, with Moore in his half guard.
Pinca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moore's back!
Pinca is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Moore has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Moore trying to control the hands but Pinca breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinca looking for the RNC.
Pinca is looking to control Moore but Moore is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pinca throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinca on the ground.
Pinca has managed to slip his arm under Moore's chin. This could be all over... yep, Moore is tapping out! Submission win for Pinca.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Pinca!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes to the cage accompanied by Placebo - Running up that hill. Lazaro Molina is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazaro Molina!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina throws a poor cross that misses
and Sunderland counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Molina is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid body kick from Sunderland.
Molina just misses with a punch to the body.
Sunderland tries to land a front kick but Molina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sunderland misses with a body kick.
Sunderland lands a big head kick that sends Molina tumbling to the mat! Sunderland takes a step backwards and waves Molina back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lazaro Molina has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunderland throws a head kick that misses.
Sunderland slips under a jab from Molina.
Sunderland throws a body kick that misses.
Molina missing with a left hand there. Sunderland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Molina misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
and Sunderland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Molina's knee momentarily.
Sunderland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molina.
Molina looks to land a left hand but Sunderland moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Sunderland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sunderland moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunderland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Molina takes a step back to recover.
Molina misses with a looping right.
Sunderland throws a push kick but Molina slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunderland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sunderland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sunderland throws a sloppy head kick and Molina moves out of range easily.
Molina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sunderland counters with a head kick that drops Molina to the mat! Molina scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sunderland avoids the body shot from Molina.
Molina misses the jab.
Molina takes a swing at Sunderland's ribcage but misses.
Sunderland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Molina misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Molina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molina connects with a body shot that sends Sunderland's belly button to the back.
Sunderland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sunderland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molina moves in looking to clinch but Sunderland pushes him off.
Molina misses with a straight left.
Molina loads up on a big right hand but Sunderland slips the punch.
Molina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sunderland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sunderland defending well as Molina loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sunderland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
and Sunderland finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Molina looks gassed!
Molina takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Molina misses with an uppercut. Sunderland saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Sunderland.
Molina moves out of range of the body kick from Sunderland.
Sunderland misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunderland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sunderland thumps Molina with a low kick.
Molina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sunderland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazaro Molina's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Molina has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sunderland.
Sunderland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Molina.
Sunderland thows a body kick. Molina tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sunderland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Molina might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sunderland has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunderland delivers a nice body kick.
Molina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sunderland. Sunderland obviously looking to wear him down.
Molina avoids a kick to the body.
Molina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sunderland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Molina. That did some damage!
Molina is breathing heavily.
Sunderland scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sunderland.
Sunderland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sunderland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molina takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunderland. Molina does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sunderland.
Sunderland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sunderland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sunderland lands a big head kick that sends Molina tumbling to the mat! Sunderland takes a step backwards and waves Molina back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Molina is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland keeps Molina at a distance using the push kick.
Molina is still on wobbly legs! Can Sunderland finish him?
Molina gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sunderland gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Sunderland!
James Sunderland took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Blitztkrieg. Adolf Ellenberger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolf Ellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellenberger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ellenberger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temel defending well as Ellenberger loads up on a big left hand.
Ellenberger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Temel connects with a body shot that sends Ellenberger's belly button to the back.
Ellenberger pushes Temel up against the cage in a clinch.
Temel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Temel receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Temel pulls guard.
Temel keeping moving, preventing Ellenberger from controlling successfully.
Temel has Ellenberger pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adolf Ellenberger.
Temel 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.
Temel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellenberger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellenberger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellenberger.
Some bone on bone action there as Temel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Temel takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Temel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Temel.
Ellenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Temel avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temel.
Temel misses with a punch on the inside.
Temel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Temel tries a body shot but Ellenberger blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellenberger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Temel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ellenberger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Temel counters with a nice body shot.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Temel throws a right hand that misses
and Ellenberger counters with a low kick, right behind Temel 's knee.
Temel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellenberger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellenberger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Temel is out of range and Ellenberger settles back down.
Ellenberger misses with a head kick.
Ellenberger has closed the distance and engaged Temel in a clinch.
Temel avoiding damage as Ellenberger throws knees to the body.
Ellenberger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temel's elbow.
Temel lands a body punch.
Ellenberger blocks an uppercut.
Temel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Temel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ellenberger smiles and moves away.
Temel looking to score a takedown here. Ellenberger is defending well but Temel drives through and ends up in Ellenberger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger trying to control the position.
Ellenberger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Temel looking to pass the guard.
Temel passes Ellenberger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temel is trying to control. Ellenberger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellenberger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramazan Temel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Temel blocks the low kick.
Temel lands a nice shot that snaps Ellenberger's head back.
Ellenberger misses with a looping left.
Ellenberger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temel.
Ellenberger throws out a loose jab but Temel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellenberger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellenberger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Temel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Temel blocks an elbow strike from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Temel avoids it.
Temel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ellenberger throws a head punch that misses.
Temel avoiding damage as Ellenberger throws knees to the body.
Temel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Temel avoiding damage as Ellenberger throws knees to the body.
Temel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellenberger walks away with a smile on his face. Temel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Temel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ellenberger throws a hook but Temel avoids it easily.
Ellenberger closes the distance and pushes Temel back into the cage.
Temel managing to block the knees to the body from Ellenberger.
Temel manages to pull guard.
Temel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Temel has a closed guard, preventing Ellenberger from standing up.
Temel trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temel pulls Ellenberger in close to prevent any damage.
Ellenberger wants to control from the top but Temel keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Adolf Ellenberger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ellenberger misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellenberger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temel misses with a straight left.
Ellenberger throws a solid leg kick but Temel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ellenberger.
Ellenberger tries a low kick but Temel avoids it.
Temel dips to his left and cracks Ellenberger with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger misses with the combination.
Ellenberger takes the fight into the clinch.
Temel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ellenbergers head.
Temel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Temel is trying to pull guard but Ellenberger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ellenberger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Temel's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Temel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellenberger looking to throw knees to the head but Temel is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temel.
Come on Temel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Temel digs a right hand underneath Ellenberger's ribcage. Ellenberger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellenberger backwards.
Ellenberger can't break the clinch.
Ellenberger missing with knees to the body.
Temel stalling in the clinch.
Temel dodges an elbow strike from Ellenberger.
Temel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Temel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Temel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Temel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellenberger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellenberger misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Temel pushes Ellenberger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adolf Ellenberger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellenberger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Temel finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellenberger's head.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellenberger throws a front kick aimed at Temel's knee but Temel avoids it well.
Ellenberger wants to land a leg kick but Temel is out of range.
Ellenberger 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.
Ellenberger ducks under a wild hook from Temel.
Nice jab there from Temel.
Ellenberger throws a hook to the side of Temel's head but Temel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellenberger counters with a leg kick.
Ellenberger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ellenberger tries to land a leg kick but Temel saw it coming and moves away.
Temel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellenberger.
Temel misses with an uppercut. Ellenberger saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ellenberger. Temel shrugs it off though.
Ellenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Ellenberger misses.
Ellenberger clinches with his opponent.
Ellenberger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adolf Ellenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellenberger is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Temel is able to avoid easily.
Temel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Temel throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger looks to land a combination. Temel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ramazan Temel has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellenberger ducks under a wild hook from Temel.
Ellenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Temel.
Ellenberger tries a low kick but Temel avoids it.
Temel scores with a nice head shot.
Ellenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellenberger tries to land a leg kick but Temel saw it coming and moves away.
Ellenberger 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.
Temel blocks a low kick nicely.
Ellenberger drives through and clinches with Temel against the cage.
Temel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellenberger's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Temel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ellenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temel is defending well for now.
Temel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ellenberger blocking some punches.
Ellenberger misses with some punches.
Ellenberger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ellenberger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Temel pulls Ellenberger into guard.
Temel wants to sweep but no luck.
Temel seems keen to control Ellenberger's posture.
Temel keeping moving, preventing Ellenberger from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger looking to pass the guard.
Temel looking for a sweep. Not yet Temel, not yet.
Temel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellenberger defends well.
Ellenberger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Temel manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Temel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temel won't allow Ellenberger to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Ellenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellenberger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Ellenberger!
Adolf Ellenberger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between EvanB Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McGrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn McGrim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EvanB Shea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn McGrim!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shea tries to clinch but McGrim moves out of range.
McGrim has a takedown stuffed.
McGrim misses with the combination.
McGrim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGrim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shea tries to clinch but McGrim moves out of range.
McGrim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shea moves into the clinch.
McGrim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGrim misses with a two punch combination.
McGrim swats away the attempt to clinch by Shea.
McGrim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shea circles away.
Shea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGrim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shea sizes up McGrim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shea tries to clinch up but McGrim circles away and keeps his distance.
McGrim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shea moves in looking to clinch but McGrim pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shawn McGrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shea tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
EvanB Shea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shea throws a right and a left that McGrim avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGrim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGrim looks gassed!
Shea moves into the clinch.
Shea prevents McGrim from breaking the clinch.
McGrim tries to break free but Shea pushes him back against the cage.
Shea tries to break the clinch but McGrim is controlling the position.
McGrim keeps control of Shea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shea is trying to break the clinch but McGrim has him pressed against the cage.
McGrim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shea digs a good hook to McGrim's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shea tries to clinch but McGrim is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shea's corner calls for a 1-2. Shea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Shawn McGrim has been cut.
Shea misses with a wild combination.
Shea is looking to clinch.
Shea tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shea cracks McGrim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shea pounces like a tiger and cracks McGrim with a vicious hook! McGrim is down but not out! Shea follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). EvanB Shea!
EvanB Shea decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evaldas Skarnulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarnulis comes to the cage accompanied by Face the pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evaldas Skarnulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
Sonnen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skarnulis quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Skarnulis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonnen is working away from the top position though.
Skarnulis is trying to stand.
Sonnen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skarnulis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skarnulis is defending against the submission attempts here by Sonnen.
Skarnulis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonnen is working away from the top position though.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking for a kimura here.
Skarnulis trying to control here.
Sonnen seems to be working for a kimura but Skarnulis defends the submission attempt.
Skarnulis is looking to escape.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Skarnulis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarnulis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skarnulis tries to roll over but Sonnen keeps him under control.
Sonnen is looking for a kimura but Skarnulis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sonnen to get the leverage.
Sonnen is looking for a kimura but Skarnulis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sonnen to get the leverage.
Sonnen is thwarting Skarnulis's attempts to control the position.
Skarnulis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sonnen trying to move into half guard but instead Skarnulis has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarnulis is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonnen has wrist control.
Sonnen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sonnen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sonnen looks gassed!
Skarnulis distracts Sonnen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Skarnulis is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonnen has wrist control.
Skarnulis is looking to stand up but Sonnen won't let him.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Skarnulis is controlling him.
Skarnulis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sonnen tries to strike from the bottom.
Skarnulis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sonnen's head.
Skarnulis throws an elbow that misses. Sonnen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skarnulis's guard. Nice move by Sonnen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen passes Skarnulis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen looks to land a strike but Skarnulis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Skarnulis wriggles free and stands up.
Sonnen walks into a stiff left hand from Skarnulis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skarnulis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skarnulis sprawls well. Skarnulis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
Skarnulis leaves Sonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evaldas Skarnulis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evaldas Skarnulis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Skarnulis. Skarnulis maintains the clinch.
Sonnen can't get the takedown.
Skarnulis wants to break free but Sonnen has control.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarnulis looks for a takedown but Sonnen sprawls well.
Evaldas Skarnulis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skarnulis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonnen's sensitive parts.
Sonnen gets a takedown into half guard.
Skarnulis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Skarnulis is trying is best to control the position here.
Skarnulis gets full guard.
Skarnulis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skarnulis prevents it.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Skarnulis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarnulis misses with a body shot.
Skarnulis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skarnulis throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Skarnulis misses with a series of wild punches.
Skarnulis tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skarnulis as he jumps to the side.
Evaldas Skarnulis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
Skarnulis shoots in for a takedown but Sonnen shows good takedown defense.
Skarnulis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skarnulis but Skarnulis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Skarnulis. Skarnulis maintains the clinch.
Sonnen is trying to drag Skarnulis to the mat but Skarnulis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sonnen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skarnulis after a bit of a struggle.
Skarnulis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonnen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skarnulis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skarnulis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl out of it but Skarnulis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonnen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarnulis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sonnen is fending him off so far but Skarnulis persists. Nope, Sonnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Skarnulis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl out of it but Skarnulis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonnen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarnulis moves into the clinch successfully.
Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Skarnulis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skarnulis throws a head punch that misses.
Skarnulis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarnulis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skarnulis throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen moves out of range as Skarnulis strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Skarnulis as Sonnen shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skarnulis.
Skarnulis tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Skarnulis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sonnen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Skarnulis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sonnen but great work by Skarnulis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarnulis throws a strike aimed at the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Skarnulis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Skarnulis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sonnen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sonnen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Evaldas Skarnulis is winning the standup battle so far.
Skarnulis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sonnen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skarnulis's waist but Skarnulis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonnen off to one side.
Skarnulis scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarnulis dives in and grabs Sonnen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonnen pushes down on Skarnulis's head and hops out.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.
Skarnulis throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evaldas Skarnulis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sonnen is defended easily by Skarnulis.
Skarnulis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonnen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skarnulis circles away.
Skarnulis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sonnen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skarnulis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sonnen somewhat.
Evaldas Skarnulis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
Skarnulis instigates a clinch.
Skarnulis lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Skarnulis.
Skarnulis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Skarnulis.
Skarnulis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skarnulis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarnulis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarnulis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Skarnulis with a nice head shot there.
Sonnen is rocked!
Skarnulis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonnen is still in real trouble! Can Skarnulis finish him?
Skarnulis is working Sonnen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skarnulis stands up over Sonnen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skarnulis with a nice head shot there.
Skarnulis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skarnulis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarnulis is in close to Sonnen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skarnulis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Skarnulis is having none of it.
Skarnulis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skarnulis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skarnulis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sonnen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skarnulis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skarnulis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Skarnulis stands and steps away. Sonnen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sonnen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Skarnulis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slips a jab from Skarnulis.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skarnulis but Skarnulis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Skarnulis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sonnen looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skarnulis lands strikes from half guard.
Skarnulis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Skarnulis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sonnen has one foot on Skarnulis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sonnen shoots in and drives through. Skarnulis sprawls well.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Skarnulis shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skarnulis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonnen scrambles back to his feet.
Sonnen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Skarnulis is working from the bottom.
Skarnulis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sonnen trying to control from half guard but Skarnulis is working away.
Evaldas Skarnulis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skarnulis pushes Sonnen off and gets back to his feet.
Sonnen dives in and scores a takedown into Skarnulis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen throws a strike but Skarnulis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sonnen is on top in guard.
Sonnen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Skarnulis blocks nicely.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brian Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarnulis looking for a sweep. Not yet Skarnulis, not yet.
Sonnen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evaldas Skarnulis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skarnulis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evaldas Skarnulis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skarnulis 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evaldas Skarnulis!
A victorious Evaldas Skarnulis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Aconte!
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, Kevin Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte shoots and misses
enabling Coryatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Coryatt thuds a left hand into Aconte's body.
Coryatt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aconte takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coryatt.
Coryatt connects with a body shot that sends Aconte's belly button to the back.
Coryatt lands with an overhand left.
Coryatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aconte's sensitive parts.
Coryatt connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aconte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coryatt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt connects with a body shot that sends Aconte's belly button to the back.
Aconte doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Coryatt counter with a right hand.
Coryatt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a low kick, right behind Aconte 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aconte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coryatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aconte is breathing heavily.
Coryatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aconte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aconte takes one to the side of the head.
Aconte fails with the takedown
enabling Coryatt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aconte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coryatt.
Aconte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aconte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Coryatt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aconte if he has to take too many more of those.
Coryatt lands a head kick. Aconte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coryatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coryatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aconte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coryatt can pounce on him.
Coryatt with a jab.
Aconte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt fakes the leg kick and cracks Aconte in the body.
Good shot there by Coryatt.
Coryatt jabs at Aconte's body.
Nice cross by Coryatt.
Coryatt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aconte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt lands a head shot.
Coryatt lands a right hook to the body.
Coryatt throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aconte. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Coryatt scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aconte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coryatt.
A good leg kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Coryatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coryatt scores with a head kick.
Coryatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aconte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aconte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coryatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aconte has his takedown stuffed
and Aconte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aconte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coryatt - that will leave a mark!
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coryatt. That's going to slow Aconte down.
Coryatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Coryatt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coryatt cracks the inside of Aconte's front leg.
Aconte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aconte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coryatt counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt thuds his shin into the meat of Aconte's side.
Coryatt cracks the inside of Aconte's front leg.
Coryatt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aconte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coryatt tests Aconte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coryatt cracks a nice hook into Aconte's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aconte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aconte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Coryatt - the referee stops the clock and Aconte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Coryatt. Aconte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aconte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coryatt scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt scores with a spinning back kick!
Coryatt connects with a looping right hand.
Coryatt scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coryatt.
Coryatt scores with a push kick.
Coryatt lands a jab to Aconte's midsection.
Coryatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coryatt digs a good hook to Aconte's body.
Coryatt lands with a slapping head kick.
Aconte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coryatt. That one must have hurt.
Kevin Coryatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Coryatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coryatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coryatt cracks a nice hook into Aconte's ribs.
Coryatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coryatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Coryatt finds it's target.
Coryatt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt lands a jab to the nose.
Aconte is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coryatt pushes Aconte away with a front kick.
Magnus Aconte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coryatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aconte. That did some damage!
Aconte takes one to the chin there.
Coryatt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aconte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aconte shoots and misses
letting Coryatt counter with a right hand.
Kevin Coryatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coryatt scores with a hook.
Coryatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coryatt cracks the inside of Aconte's front leg.
Coryatt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coryatt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aconte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coryatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Coryatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coryatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coryatt with a hook.
Coryatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coryatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt thuds his right hand into Aconte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coryatt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Aconte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coryatt lands with a shot to the body.
Aconte shoots and misses
and Coryatt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aconte's knee momentarily.
Coryatt scores with a kick to the body.
Aconte seems to have got his legs back now.
Coryatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Coryatt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coryatt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aconte.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coryatt.
Coryatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt scores with a spinning back kick!
Coryatt lands a body shot.
Coryatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aconte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coryatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coryatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coryatt thumps Aconte with a low kick.
Aconte tries for a takedown but Coryatt circles away easily
and Coryatt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aconte thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coryatt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Coryatt.
Coryatt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aconte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coryatt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coryatt!
Nice jab there from Coryatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coryatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aconte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coryatt throws a good cross that connects.
Aconte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Coryatt lands.
Aconte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coryatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coryatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aconte takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coryatt lands a leg kick that knocks Aconte off balance momentarily.
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a good low kick that Aconte was not able to check.
Coryatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Coryatt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aconte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coryatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aconte. That did some damage!
Aconte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Coryatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aconte's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Coryatt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aconte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coryatt lands with a slapping head kick.
Aconte shoots and misses
and Coryatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coryatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coryatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aconte with a poor takedown
and Coryatt counters with a three punch combo that has Aconte backing up. Aconte nods at Coryatt to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coryatt scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coryatt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aconte if he has to take too many more of those.
Coryatt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coryatt connects with a nice short shot to Aconte's temple.
Coryatt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aconte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coryatt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aconte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aconte gets back to full guard.
Aconte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coryatt passes into side control.
Coryatt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aconte misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Coryatt scoring with punches from side control.
Coryatt cracks Aconte with a big right hand but Aconte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coryatt tries to advance to mount but Aconte denies him.
Aconte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coryatt tries to move to mount but Aconte blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt is looking to take a break and control but Aconte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aconte misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Coryatt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aconte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aconte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coryatt off and has taken his back!
Coryatt turns into Aconte and is now in his guard.
Coryatt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aconte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coryatt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coryatt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aconte looking for a guillotine here but Coryatt defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Coryatt dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aconte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coryatt.
Coryatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coryatt lands a slapping body shot.
Aconte tries for a takedown but Coryatt circles away easily
and Coryatt counters with a body kick that stops Aconte in his tracks momentarily.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Aconte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Coryatt works Aconte's body with a nice hook.
Coryatt feints and then cracks Aconte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aconte down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coryatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a right hook to the body.
Coryatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Coryatt. That snapped Aconte's head back.
Coryatt feints and then cracks Aconte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aconte down.
Coryatt thuds his right hand into Aconte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coryatt with a jab.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Coryatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coryatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coryatt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aconte.
Coryatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coryatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coryatt scores with a leg kick.
Coryatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aconte's calf.
Coryatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Coryatt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Coryatt lands a jab.
Coryatt scores with a one two! Aconte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Coryatt counters with a low kick, right behind Aconte 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands a big head kick that sends Aconte tumbling to the mat! Coryatt takes a step backwards and waves Aconte back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aconte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coryatt counters with a low kick, right behind Aconte 's knee.
Aconte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aconte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aconte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magnus Aconte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coryatt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aconte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coryatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aconte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coryatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Coryatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coryatt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 42:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Coryatt!
Kevin Coryatt is the new lightweight champion!
Kevin Coryatt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ossss Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossss Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loompa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steve.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Loompa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Loompa. No joy for Steve on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steve.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossss Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loompa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loompa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steve will feel that in the morning.
Loompa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Loompa.
Loompa connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loompa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loompa looking to pass the guard.
Loompa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steve seems keen to control Loompa's posture.
Loompa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steve's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loompa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Loompa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loompa working the head and body with strikes.
Loompa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
Steve is looking to control Loompa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steve avoid being mounted?
Loompa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loompa seems to be looking for submissions.
Steve wants to get back to his feet.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Steve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa uses his free foot to push down on Steve's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steve.
Steve working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Loompa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loompa lands a big elbow - Steve is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Steve is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Oompa Loompa!
Oompa Loompa is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Oompa Loompa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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