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BCD 84 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Supernatural Warning. Steven Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jeremy Stevens has been cut.
Stevens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevens wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevens scores a takedown into full mount!
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens 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.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson taking shots to the head.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson looks gassed!
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stevens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nelson is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nelson has hold of Stevens's hands but Stevens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens passes to side control.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Stevens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stevens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nelson to see if he's OK.
Stevens cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stevens has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nelson!
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens dominating with strikes here.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stevens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeremy Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
Nelson gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nelson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevens advances position into side control!
Stevens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nelson some visible discomfort.
Stevens lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nelson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Stevens winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens stops Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevens lands a nice short elbow.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but Nelson defending well.
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. Stevens connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Stevens in his half guard.
Stevens is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
Jeremy Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is concentrating on defense, preventing Stevens from advancing position.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stevens scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevens working Nelson over with strikes.
Stevens moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Stevens's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stevens is chipping away with strikes.
Stevens is chipping away with strikes.
Stevens is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stevens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens cracks Nelson with a big elbow.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stevens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nelson was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevens won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Stevens forces his way into half guard.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stevens.
Stevens thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Stevens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stevens stands up over Nelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
Stevens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Nelson is in trouble!
Stevens with a couple of short strikes.
Stevens cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Stevens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stevens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens passes to side control.
Stevens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stevens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevens lands a nice forearm strike.
Stevens lands some shots froms side control.
Nelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stevens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stevens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevens working the ground and pound.
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!
Stevens advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens landing shots from mount.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevens avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Steven Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Stevens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Fraizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Jackson (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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Fraizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Fraizer is out of range.
Fraizer clinches up against the cage.
Jackson has Fraizer pressed against the cage, preventing Fraizer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fraizer wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson prevents Fraizer from breaking the clinch.
Fraizer lands a shot to the body.
Fraizer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Fraizer prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Fraizer keeps him there for the moment.
Fraizer fails to pull guard.
Fraizer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fraizer manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraizer fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Fraizer misses its intended target.
Fraizer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Fraizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraizer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson shoots in but Fraizer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fraizer looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Fraizer closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Fraizer pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fraizer defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Fraizer slips the punch.
Fraizer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fraizer off to one side.
Fraizer blocks a jab.
Fraizer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fraizer on the side of the head.
Owen Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraizer dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Fraizer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Fraizer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraizer moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson throws a hook but Fraizer avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fraizer.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Fraizer slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fraizer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Fraizer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Fraizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Fraizer tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Fraizer saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fraizer.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fraizer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fraizer tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fraizer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Fraizer moved out of range.
Fraizer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraizer. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson cracks Fraizer with a good jab.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fraizer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fraizer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Fraizer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Fraizer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraizer tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a combination. Fraizer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Fraizer shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fraizer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fraizer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Fraizer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Fraizer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson tests Fraizer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Fraizer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Fraizer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fraizer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fraizer gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fraizer cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Fraizer drags him back down.
Fraizer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fraizer off and has taken his back!
Fraizer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Fraizer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fraizer rolls, trying to escape but Jackson keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Fraizer taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Owen Jackson!
Owen Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Your Neck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nunn's choice of entrance music: Drop The World - Lil Wayne. Reece Nunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Nunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooh!!! Nunn has knocked Cruz down with a huge combo! Nunn steps away and waves a wobbly Cruz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Cruz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reece Nunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz is aggressively charging in as Nunn backs up avoiding any damage. Nunn tosses out a jab and Cruz runs right into it face first! Cruz is out cold! Nunn dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cruz's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reece Nunn!
A very excited looking Reece Nunn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Laynpray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laynpray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Estranged by GN'R - all 10 minuets of it. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Laynpray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Laynpray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Laynpray, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Laynpray against the cage but Laynpray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horton tries for a takedown but Laynpray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe Laynpray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laynpray to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Laynpray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laynpray landing with the ground and pound.
Horton is adopting a defensive guard.
Horton trying to keep a closed guard but Laynpray is proving a slippery customer.
Laynpray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Horton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laynpray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laynpray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horton looking for a guillotine here but Laynpray defends easily.
Laynpray wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laynpray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laynpray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laynpray chips away with some ground and pound.
Horton wants to sweep here but Laynpray controlling him for the moment.
Laynpray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horton looking for a guillotine here but Laynpray defends easily.
Laynpray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laynpray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laynpray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laynpray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton keeping full guard, as Laynpray tries to pass.
Horton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laynpray.
Horton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Laynpray should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Horton has tightened it up now! Laynpray should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Horton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Sparda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Sparda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Houle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houle with a poor takedown
and Sparda counters with a three punch combo that has Houle backing up. Houle nods at Sparda to acknowledge the strikes.
Houle slips a jab and a cross from Sparda.
A right-left combo lands from Sparda.
A punch combination from Sparda misses.
Sparda works over Houle's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houle shoots in for a double leg but Sparda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Houle tries for a takedown but Sparda circles away easily
and Sparda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Houle thinking.
Dante Sparda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Houle.
Houle with a poor takedown
and Sparda counters with a stiff right hand.
Sparda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sparda.
Sparda swings for the body but Houle moves out of range.
Houle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sparda on his heels. He'll look to pass Sparda's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Houle looking to pass the guard.
Houle pushes down on Sparda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Houle stops Sparda from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houle is looking to take a break and control but Sparda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparda tries to get out of the position.
Houle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Houle is looking to stall here but Sparda recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Devin Houle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Houle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Houle shoots in but no luck this time.
Houle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sparda swivels and escapes.
Devin Houle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Houle looking to sit in guard and control but Sparda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparda won't allow Houle to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle is trying to keep Sparda in close.
Sparda trying to control the position from guard on top but Houle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Sparda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Houle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Houle wants to work for an arm triangle but Sparda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Sparda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Houle with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sparda counter with a right hand.
Houle dives in and scores a takedown into Sparda's guard.
Houle trying to control but Sparda is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houle won't allow Sparda to get back to his feet.
Sparda keeping moving, preventing Houle from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devin Houle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Houle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sparda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houle somewhat.
Sparda scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houle fails with the takedown
and Sparda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dante Sparda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Houle.
Houle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparda counters with a left to the body.
Houle drives through with a takedown into Sparda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Houle content to stall in guard here.
Sparda wants to stand and escape but Houle is having none of it.
Houle trying to control but Sparda is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Devin Houle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Houle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houle tries to move into range but Sparda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Houle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Houle with a poor takedown
and Houle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dante Sparda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparda drops Houle with a beautiful combination! Houle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sparda is looking for the KO!
Houle is rocked!
Houle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sparda's waist but Sparda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houle off to one side.
Houle is still on wobbly legs! Can Sparda finish him?
Houle is breathing heavily.
Houle has his takedown stuffed
and Sparda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Houle seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Sparda has knocked Houle down with a huge combo! Sparda steps away and waves a wobbly Houle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sparda comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Houle falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Houle was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Sparda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Greco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markku Mannersormi's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi fails with the takedown.
Mannersormi misses with a combination
and Greco counters with a nice body kick.
Mannersormi slips a jab and a cross from Greco.
Greco misses with a two punch combination.
Greco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mannersormi.
Horrible takedown by Mannersormi or perhaps it was just good defense by Greco which made him look bad.
Chris Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markku Mannersormi.
Greco cracks Mannersormi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mannersormi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Greco finish him?
Mannersormi is rocked!
It looks like Markku Mannersormi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannersormi shoots in looking for a takedown but Greco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mannersormi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mannersormi is still on wobbly legs! Can Greco finish him?
Mannersormi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mannersormi lands in his opponent's guard.
Mannersormi seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mannersormi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mannersormi postures up in Greco's guard and throws a big left but Greco blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannersormi advances position into side control!
Greco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Greco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mannersormi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greco is not content to let Mannersormi control the position.
Mannersormi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Greco is avoiding damage well.
Greco can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mannersormi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mannersormi is chipping away with strikes.
Greco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mannersormi.
Greco is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannersormi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Greco can't do much from the bottom here.
Greco is looking for a sweep.
Mannersormi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mannersormi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mannersormi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mannersormi is working Greco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mannersormi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi working away.
Mannersormi cracks Greco with a big right hand but Greco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mannersormi working the ground and pound from side control.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mannersormi on the ground.
Greco tries to buck Mannersormi off but Mannersormi is having none of it.
Mannersormi trying to control the action but Greco is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Greco tries to roll over but Mannersormi keeps him under control.
Mannersormi controlling the action here.
Mannersormi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greco defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi wants to free his trapped foot but Greco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Greco is looking for a sweep. Mannersormi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mannersormi.
Greco is concentrating on defense, preventing Mannersormi from advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannersormi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Greco!
Mannersormi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mannersormi with a couple of short strikes.
Greco tries to lock up and control but Mannersormi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mannersormi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greco is looking to escape.
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 Chris Greco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Markku Mannersormi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mannersormi looks to throw a body kick
and Greco counters with a crisp one two that drops Mannersormi! Greco thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mannersormi to his feet! Mannersormi is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greco stuffs the takedown.
Chris Greco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mannersormi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greco cracks Mannersormi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mannersormi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Greco finish him?
Greco is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mannersormi hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Greco!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Greco made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Josten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fro Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josten comes to the cage accompanied by Never To Late. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fro Rogan enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Josten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fro Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan with a poor takedown
and Josten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fro Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan fails with the takedown
and Josten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Erik Josten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fro Rogan.
Horrible takedown by Rogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Josten which made him look bad.
Josten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogan wants to take the fight to the mat but Josten manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Josten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogan is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Josten.
Josten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogan.
Josten misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Josten.
Rogan is trying to trip Josten. He has hold of a leg but Josten is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rogan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Josten wants to sweep here but Rogan controlling him for the moment.
Rogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Josten wants to stand and escape but Rogan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josten working a defensive guard here.
Rogan has gone for a leg lock! Josten slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogan's guard.
Josten is in close to Rogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Josten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogan has his foot on Josten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Josten works his way back into a safe position though.
Josten trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Josten landing with the ground and pound.
Rogan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Josten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josten looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Josten with a nice head shot there.
Rogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Josten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Josten passes into side control.
Rogan tries to buck Josten off but Josten is having none of it.
Josten landing a few strikes.
Josten lands an elbow.
Josten decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Josten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Josten throws a leg kick which misses Rogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogan tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josten tries a head kick but it misses.
Josten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Josten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rogan looks gassed!
Josten rushes Rogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Josten.
Josten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Josten.
Josten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Josten lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Josten.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Josten obliges.
Josten lands an uppercut.
Josten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Josten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Josten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Josten.
Josten lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
Josten scores with a knee to the head.
Josten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josten working Rogan over with knees to the body.
Josten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Josten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Josten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Josten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Josten connects with a knee to the head.
Rogan takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Josten.
Josten crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Josten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Josten on the inside.
Josten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Josten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Josten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Josten.
Rogan takes a shot to the head.
Josten prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Josten.
Josten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Josten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left and a right from Josten both land. Nice combination.
Rogan is rocked!
Rogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Josten is fending him off so far but Rogan persists. Nope, Josten circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Josten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Josten finish him?
Josten lands a big shot that drops Rogan! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Josten is looking to stand up but Rogan won't let him.
Josten cracks Rogan with a solid left hand.
Josten decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Josten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Josten throws a leg kick which misses Rogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogan tries to avoid it.
Rogan ducks straight into an uppercut from Josten and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Rogan manages to regain guard straight away.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Josten wanted to stand there but Rogan had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josten decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Josten with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Rogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Josten which made him look bad.
Erik Josten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fro Rogan.
Rogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Josten pinned against the cage. Josten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Josten. Josten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogan with a poor takedown
and Josten counters by moving into the clinch.
Josten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Josten.
Josten lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Rogan has Josten pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Josten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Josten lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fro Rogan has been cut.
Josten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Josten lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Josten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Josten.
Josten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Josten.
Josten pushes Rogan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Josten presses Rogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Josten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Josten lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Josten.
Josten lands a nice knee to the body.
Josten crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
Josten lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
Josten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogan's defenses.
Josten pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rogan! Josten unloads with more strikes and Rogan sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Josten!
Erik Josten took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hopsin - Ill Mind Of Hopsin 4. Rashad Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buddy Barnett's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a wild body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barnett enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barnett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Jones lying in Barnett's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Barnett decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Jones taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buddy Barnett!
Buddy Barnett retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Buddy Barnett 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but Megani avoids it.
Megani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gorbachoff counters with a low kick, right behind Megani 's knee.
Gorbachoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Megani misses with a right hand
and Gorbachoff counters with a straight right hand.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab from Megani.
Gorbachoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Megani misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff scores with a jab.
Megani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorbachoff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorbachoff moves out of range as Megani strikes.
Megani throws the left hand but Gorbachoff avoids the punch easily.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown but Megani shows good takedown defense.
Megani throws the left hand but Gorbachoff avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megani misses with an uppercut.
Megani moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Megani misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani misses with a looping left.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Megani.
Megani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Megani misses with a hook. Gorbachoff ducked under it nicely.
Megani slips under a jab.
A big right from Megani misses.
A slow jab from Megani misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff missing with a left hand there. Megani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorbachoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorbachoff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megani.
Gorbachoff fails to land the takedown.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachoff.
Megani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megani throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachoff's shoulder, as Gorbachoff tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachoff shoots in but Megani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makahlen Gorbachoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megani 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.
Gorbachoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Megani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megani throws the left hand but Gorbachoff avoids the punch easily.
Megani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorbachoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Megani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megani wants to pass to mount but Gorbachoff is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Megani seems content to control.
Gorbachoff is refusing to be controlled, as Megani sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani wants to free his trapped foot but Gorbachoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Megani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorbachoff is not content to let Megani control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Megani trying to mount his opponent but Gorbachoff defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is not content to let Megani control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luigi Megani.
A shot to the body from Gorbachoff misses
and Megani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luigi Megani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megani shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gorbachoff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Megani lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Megani dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Megani scores with a punch to the head.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorbachoff throws a body kick that misses.
Gorbachoff lands with a good body shot.
Gorbachoff scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorbachoff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Megani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gorbachoff tries to score with a low kick but Megani moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorbachoff misses the target.
Gorbachoff throws a front kick aimed at Megani's knee but Megani avoids it well.
Gorbachoff takes a swing at Megani's ribcage but misses.
Megani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Megani looking for a sweep. Not yet Megani, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is fighting to break Megani's control of his arms but Megani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Megani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makahlen Gorbachoff has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Megani throws a right hand that misses
and Gorbachoff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Megani throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws out a powerful jab.
Gorbachoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megani moves away.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick but Megani checks it.
Megani misses with a straight right.
Megani throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachoff counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makahlen Gorbachoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Megani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megani looks to land a left hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Megani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megani avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
Megani misses with a looping left.
Megani throws a hook but Gorbachoff avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff looks to land a right hand but Megani moved out of range.
Megani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gorbachoff is fending him off so far but Megani persists. Nope, Gorbachoff circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab.
Gorbachoff tries a low kick but Megani avoids it.
Gorbachoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gorbachoff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gorbachoff is defending well.
Makahlen Gorbachoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Megani.
Gorbachoff gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Megani.
Gorbachoff crunches a lovely knee into Megani's ribcage.
Megani tries for a takedown but Gorbachoff manages to get underhooks.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Megani blocks it with crossed arms.
Megani is looking to take this one to the mat.
Megani blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Megani tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorbachoff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani goes for a takedown attempt but Gorbachoff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Megani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbachoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Megani pinned against the cage. Megani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gorbachoff moves away from the strike by Megani.
Megani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorbachoff slips a straight right by Megani.
Megani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff 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.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
Gorbachoff slaps away a takedown attempt from Megani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorbachoff pushes Megani up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachoff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meganis head.
Gorbachoff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Megani or not.
Megani goes for a takedown attempt but Gorbachoff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gorbachoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Megani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megani loads up on a big right hand but Gorbachoff slips the punch.
Gorbachoff tries to clinch there but Megani circles away.
Gorbachoff tries to clinch there but Megani circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorbachoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gorbachoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorbachoff throws a big shot that misses.
Megani throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megani.
Megani misses with a hook.
Gorbachoff lands a right hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Megani.
Makahlen Gorbachoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Megani.
Gorbachoff tries to clinch there but Megani circles away.
Gorbachoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gorbachoff tries to clinch but Megani is having none of it.
Megani avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Megani throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick
and Megani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorbachoff lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megani looks to land a left hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range nicely.
Megani looks to land a right hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range.
Gorbachoff lands with a shot to the body.
Gorbachoff instigates a clinch.
Gorbachoff landing knees to the body.
Gorbachoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Megani has him pressed against the cage.
Megani blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff prevents a takedown attempt there.
Megani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Megani prevents a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Megani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gorbachoff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gorbachoff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Megani.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gorbachoff throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gorbachoff obliges.
Gorbachoff misses with a body punch.
Gorbachoff slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff missing with knees to the body.
Gorbachoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Megani.
Megani is looking for a takedown.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorbachoff tries a body shot but Megani blocks it.
Gorbachoff tries to land knees in the clinch but Megani avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megani.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gorbachoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Megani's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gorbachoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Megani controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Megani tries for a takedown but Gorbachoff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Megani.
Gorbachoff missing with a left hand there. Megani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Megani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Gorbachoff misses.
Megani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorbachoff misses with a head kick.
Gorbachoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Gorbachoff shoots in and gets a takedown into Megani's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megani pulls Gorbachoff in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control but Megani is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Makahlen Gorbachoff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gorbachoff throws a series of punches but Megani avoids them all with ease.
Megani misses with a right hand
and Gorbachoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megani throws a lazy uppercut
and Gorbachoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Megani - just one landing.
Megani throws a looping overhand right but Gorbachoff ducks down to avoid it.
Megani missing with a left hand there. Gorbachoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorbachoff ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Gorbachoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megani was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachoff.
Megani misses with a looping right.
Megani throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Megani throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff scores with a hook to the body. Megani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gorbachoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Megani pinned against the cage. Megani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megani shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gorbachoff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Megani passes Gorbachoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Megani manages to move to mount!
Gorbachoff taking shots to the head.
Gorbachoff is working to get back to half guard.
Megani working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Megani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Megani with a couple of short strikes.
Megani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Megani landing shots from mount.
Megani cracks Gorbachoff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gorbachoff is squirming around, avoiding Megani's attempts to control the action.
Megani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megani trying to control but Gorbachoff is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Megani 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!
Megani misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
Gorbachoff connects with a leg kick. Megani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Megani swings widly with a right hand
and Gorbachoff counters with a stiff right hand.
Megani keeps the fight on the outside.
Megani checks the leg kick.
Gorbachoff throws a big shot that misses.
Megani looks to throw the jab but Gorbachoff is out of range.
Megani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megani loads up on a big right hand but Gorbachoff slips the punch.
Megani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gorbachoff staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani misses with a straight right.
Gorbachoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gorbachoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Megani stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Gorbachoff misses.
Gorbachoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megani.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
Megani loads up on a big right hand but Gorbachoff slips the punch.
Megani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gorbachoff defends it nicely.
Gorbachoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff blocks a jab.
Megani throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorbachoff stuffs the takedown.
Makahlen Gorbachoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Megani.
Gorbachoff blocks a jab.
Gorbachoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Megani if he has to take too many more of those.
Megani shoots in and drives through. Gorbachoff sprawls well.
Megani is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Megani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice leg kick.
Megani tries for a takedown but Gorbachoff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff moves out of range as Megani strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megani throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachoff.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Megani misses the target.
Gorbachoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Megani was covering up waiting for the punch and Gorbachoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gorbachoff wants to stand but Megani is controlling his posture from full guard.
Megani looking for a sweep. Not yet Megani, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Makahlen Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but Megani moves out of range easily.
A jab from Megani misses.
Gorbachoff wants to land a leg kick but Megani is out of range.
Megani moves out of range as Gorbachoff strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorbachoff thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Megani misses.
Megani throws a hook but Gorbachoff blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makahlen Gorbachoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gorbachoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makahlen Gorbachoff!
Makahlen Gorbachoff is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked BioPharm Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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